Kunwar Naveed Jamil

Kunwar Naveed Jamil (Urdu: کنور نوید جمیل; 15 March 1964 – 17 August 2023) was a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh from August 2018 to August 2023. Previously, he had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from April 2015 to May 2018.

Kunwar Naveed Jamil
کنور نوید جمیل
Jamil in 2019
Member of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh
In office
13 August 2018 – 11 August 2023
ConstituencyPS-127 (Karachi Central-V)
In office
2002–2005
ConstituencyPS-106 (Karachi-XVIII)
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
In office
29 April 2015 – 31 May 2018
ConstituencyNA-246 (Karachi-VIII)
5th Mayor of Hyderabad
In office
17 October 2005 – 17 February 2010
Preceded byDr Makhdoom Rafik Zaman
Succeeded byTayyab Hussain
Personal details
Born(1964-03-15)15 March 1964
Died17 August 2023(2023-08-17) (aged 59)
Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
NationalityPakistani
Political partyMuttahida Qaumi Movement

Education

Jamil held the degrees of Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Science.[1]

Political career

Jamil was elected to the Provincial Assembly of Sindh as a candidate of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) from Constituency PS-106 (Karachi-XVIII) in 2002 Pakistani general election. He received 24,581 votes and defeated Islamuddin Ayubi, a candidate of Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA).[2] In November 2005, he resigned from the Provincial Assembly of Sindh.[3]

In November 2005, he was elected as the mayor of district Hyderabad.[4]

Jamil was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of MQM from Constituency NA-246 (Karachi-VIII) in a by-election held in 2015. He received 95,644 votes and defeated Imran Ismail, a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).[5][6][7]

Jamil was re-elected to Provincial Assembly of Sindh as a candidate of MQM from Constituency PS-127 (Karachi Central-V) in 2018 Pakistani general election.[8]

Death

Kunwar Naveed Jamil died in Karachi on 17 August 2023, at the age of 59. He had suffered a brain hemorrhage in June and was admitted to a local hospital.[9]

References
  1. "Profile". www.pas.gov.pk. rovincial Assembly of Sindh. Archived from the original on 13 October 2016. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
  2. "2002 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 January 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  3. Ghori, Habib Khan (16 November 2005). "KARACHI: 15 file papers for three PA seats". DAWN.COM. Archived from the original on 12 April 2017. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
  4. Khan, Mohammad Hussain (20 November 2015). "Muttahida wins battle for Hyderabad". Archived from the original on 2 January 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
  5. Dawn.com (24 April 2015). "NA-246: Official results announced, MQM regains seat by huge margin". Archived from the original on 28 August 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
  6. "NA-246: Official results announced, MQM regains seat by huge margin". DAWN.COM. 24 April 2015. Archived from the original on 12 April 2017. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
  7. Ghori, Habib Khan (28 April 2015). "PTI walkout, new province controversy mar jubilant PA session". DAWN.COM. Archived from the original on 12 April 2017. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
  8. "Pakistan election 2018 results: National and provincial assemblies". Samaa TV. Archived from the original on 29 July 2018. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
  9. "Kunwar Naveed Jamil passes away in Karachi". Pakistan Observer. 17 August 2023. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
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