Muhammad Ali Saif

Muhammad Ali Khan Saif (Pashto: محمد علی خان سیف) belongs to Swabi, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa,[1] He is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of Senate of Pakistan, from March 2015 to March 2021. He served as Federal Minister for tourism, and Youth Affairs from November 2007 to March 2008 in the caretaker federal cabinet of Prime Minister Muhammad Mian Soomro.

Muhammad Ali Khan Saif
Member of the Senate of Pakistan
In office
March 2015 – March 2021
Personal details
NationalityPakistani
Political partyPakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf
MQM(until 2021)

Education

He completed his LLB (Honors) from the University of Buckingham in 1991 and LLM in Human Rights Law from the University of Essex in 1993. In 1995, he received LL.M in International Law from the University of London.[2]

In addition, he also holds two PhDs, one from the University of Wales in Law, and another from Quaid-e-Azam University in Anthropology (Suicide Terrorism). Besides, he is a doctoral candidate at the University of Halle, Germany in South Asian Studies.[3]

Political career

In November 2007, he was inducted into the caretaker federal cabinet of Prime Minister Muhammad Mian Soomro and was appointed as Federal Minister for Tourism with the additional ministerial portfolio of Youth Affairs.[4] He served as Minister for tourism, and youth affairs until 25 March 2008.[5]

He was elected to the Senate of Pakistan as a candidate of Muttahida Qaumi Movement in 2015 Pakistani Senate election.[6][7] He retired on 11 March 2021 as a member of the senate of Pakistan upon his completion of 6 year term.

References
  1. "PROFILE: 'Barrister Doctor Muhammad Ali Saif' Barrister Muhammad Ali Khan Saif".
  2. "Profile of Muhammad Ali Saif". PTDC. Archived from the original on 2018-09-10. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  3. "INTERVIEW: 'Radicalisation is one step short of terrorism' Barrister Muhammad Ali Khan Saif". www.pakistantoday.com.pk. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  4. Khan, Iftikhar A. (17 November 2007). "Soomro, 24-member cabinet sworn in". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  5. "Soomro caretaker cabinet" (PDF). Cabinet. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  6. "46 Senators-elect take oath - Samaa TV". www.samaa.tv. Archived from the original on 24 August 2017. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
  7. "Senate Election: Unofficial Results". www.thenews.com.pk. Archived from the original on 24 August 2017. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
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