Syed Waseem Hussain

Syed Waseem Hussain (Urdu: سید وسیم حسین; born 11 April 1972) is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan, from June 2013 to May 2018.

Syed Waseem Hussain
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
In office
1 June 2013 – 31 May 2018
ConstituencyNA-220 (Hyderabad-II)
Personal details
Born (1972-04-11) April 11, 1972
NationalityPakistani

Early life

He was born on 11 April 1972.[1]

Political career

He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) from Constituency NA-220 (Hyderabad-II) in 2013 Pakistani general election.[2][3][4][5][6] He received 135,886 votes and defeated Abul khair Mohammad Zubair, a candidate of Jamiat Ulema-e-Pakistan (Noorani).[7]

In March 2018, he quit MQM and joined Pak Sarzameen Party.[8][9]

References
  1. "Detail Information". 11 July 2017. Archived from the original on 11 July 2017. Retrieved 11 July 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. "Impressive turnout: Seventy-two National Assembly members-elect bag 20% of total votes - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 18 May 2013. Archived from the original on 5 March 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  3. "Hyderabad: no one's land when it comes to election". DAWN.COM. 7 May 2013. Archived from the original on 7 March 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  4. "Muttahida fields old, new faces". DAWN.COM. 19 April 2013. Archived from the original on 7 March 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  5. "National Assembly seats from Sindh". DAWN.COM. 14 May 2013. Archived from the original on 7 March 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  6. "Feeling threatened: MNA Waseem Hussain fears for his life - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 21 August 2016. Archived from the original on 7 March 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  7. "2013 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 February 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  8. "MQM-Pakistan suffers another blow as two more leaders jump ship - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 4 April 2018. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
  9. "MQM-P MNA Waseem Hussain jumps ship to PSP - Daily Times". Daily Times. 1 April 2018. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
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