Rauf Siddiqui

Muhammad Abdur Rauf Siddiqui is a Pakistani politician who had been a Member of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh, since August 2013. Previously he had been a Member of the Provincial Sindh Assembly from 2002 to 2013 and remained a member of the Sindh provincial cabinet in various positions between 2002 and 2012.

Rauf Siddiqui
Member of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh
In office
August 2013 – 28 May 2018
In office
2008–2013
In office
2002–2007
Personal details
Born (1961-04-15) 15 April 1961
Shaheed Benazirabad District
NationalityPakistani
Political partyMuttahida Quami Movement Pakistan

Early life and education

He was born on 15 April 1961 in Shaheed Benazirabad District.[1]

He has a degree of Bachelors of Arts from University of Karachi.[1] He earned the degree of Bachelor of Science from American Global International University,[2] a fake diploma mill.[3]

Political career

He joined Mutahida Quami Movement (MQM) in 1988.[4]

He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of MQM from Constituency NA-242 (Karachi-IV) in 2002 Pakistani general election.[5] In the same election, he was also elected to the Provincial Assembly of Sindh as a candidate of MQM from Constituency PS-115 Karachi-XXVII.[6][4] He relinquished his National Assembly seat and retained the Sindh Assembly seat.[4] In January 2003, he was inducted into the Sindh provincial cabinet and was appointed as Provincial Minister of Sindh for Excise and Taxation[4] where he served until March 2004.[2] In July 2004, he was made Provincial Minister of Sindh for Home[7] where he remained until August 2006.[2][4] In September 2006, he was made Provincial Minister of Sindh for tourism, culture and social welfare[8] where he served until November 2007.[2][4]

He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of Sindh as a candidate of MQM from Constituency PS-114 Karachi-XXVI in 2008 Pakistani general election.[4][9] In May 2008, he was inducted into the Sindh provincial cabinet and was made Provincial Minister of Sindh for industry and commerce[10] where he remained until resigning in June 2011.[4][11] In October 2011, he was re-inducted into the provincial Sindh cabinet and was re-appointed as Provincial Minister of Sindh for industry and commerce.[4] In September 2012, he resigned from the Sindh provincial cabinet following the 2012 Pakistan factory fires.[12][13]

He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of Sindh as a candidate of MQM from Constituency PS-103 Karachi-XV in by-polls held in August 2013.[14] In April 2014, he was inducted into the Sindh provincial cabinet as Provincial Minister of Sindh.[15]

In January 2018, he was declared accused in 2012 Pakistan factory fires.[16] In February 2018, he was indicted by an anti-terrorism court in the case.[17]

Personal life

He married for the first time in April 2018 in Saudi Arabia[18] at the age of 56.[19][20]

References
  1. "Welcome to the Website of Provincial Assembly of Sindh". www.pas.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 15 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  2. "Welcome to the Website of Provincial Assembly of Sindh". www.pas.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 8 June 2017. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
  3. Rashid, Sanaa Maadad And Mohsen. "US varsity cries foul over `fake' Dubai institute". www.khaleejtimes.com. Archived from the original on 15 February 2018. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
  4. "Rauf Siddiqui". DAWN.COM. 29 April 2013. Archived from the original on 15 February 2018. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
  5. Ghori, Habib Khan (12 October 2002). "KARACHI: MMA makes inroads into Muttahida's vote bank". DAWN.COM. Archived from the original on 15 February 2018. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
  6. "Profile". www.pas.gov.pk. Provincial Assembly of Sindh. Archived from the original on 8 June 2017. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
  7. "Ministers' portfolios announced". DAWN.COM. 9 July 2004. Archived from the original on 27 February 2017. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
  8. "Home minister changed in Sindh reshuffle". DAWN.COM. 23 September 2006. Archived from the original on 15 February 2018. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
  9. "KARACHI: MQM major election winner in city, PPP distant second". DAWN.COM. 20 February 2008. Archived from the original on 29 July 2015. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
  10. "MQM joins Sindh Cabinet". The Nation. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
  11. Newspaper, the (28 June 2011). "14 ministers of MQM tender resignation". DAWN.COM. Archived from the original on 13 September 2015. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
  12. "Rauf Siddiqui resigns over Karachi factory fire". www.pakistantoday.com.pk. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
  13. Newspaper, the (14 September 2012). "Factory owner gets protective bail; Minister resigns over Karachi fire". DAWN.COM. Archived from the original on 3 April 2017. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
  14. "ECP announces official by-election results". DAWN.COM. 23 August 2013. Archived from the original on 5 March 2017. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  15. "MQM joins Sindh govt, two ministers take oath". DAWN.COM. 22 April 2014. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
  16. Tanoli, Ishaq (7 January 2018). "Rauf Siddiqui declared accused in Baldia factory fire case, told to face trial in ATC". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
  17. Tanoli, Ishaq (15 February 2018). "MPA Rauf Siddiqui, nine others indicted in Baldia factory fire case". DAWN.COM. Archived from the original on 15 February 2018. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
  18. "MQM-P leader Rauf Siddiqui ties the knot - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 6 April 2018. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
  19. "MQM's Rauf Siddiqui ties the knot in Makkah". www.geo.tv. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
  20. "MQM leader Rauf Siddiqui ties knot in Holy Kaaba". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
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