Muhammad Muzammil Qureshi

Muhammad Muzammil Qureshi
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
In office 1 June 2013 – 31 May 2018
Constituency	NA-253 (Karachi-XV)
Personal details
Born	(1979-02-09) 9 February 1979 (age 45) Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
Political party	PPP (2023-present)
Other political affiliations	MQM-L (2008-2018) PSP (2018-2023) MQM-P (2023-2023)

Muhammad Muzammil Qureshi (Urdu: محمد مزمل قریشی; born 9 February 1979) is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan, from June 2013 to May 2018. Previously he had been a member of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh from 2008 to 2013.

Early life and education

He was born on 9 February 1979[1] in Karachi.[2]

He has done Master of Arts in Political Science from the Federal Urdu University and Bachelor of Arts from the University of Karachi.[2]

Political career

He was elected to the Provincial Assembly of Sindh as a candidate of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) from Constituency PS-118 (Karachi-XXX) in the 2008 Sindh provincial election. He received 44,811 votes and defeated Qazi Iftikhar Ahmed Qureshi, a candidate of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP).[3]

He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of MQM from Constituency NA-253 (Karachi-XV) in the 2013 Pakistani general election.[4][5][6][7][8] He received 101,386 votes and defeated Muhammad Ashraf Jabbar Qureshi, a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).[9]

In April 2018, he quit MQM and joined Pak Sarzameen Party (PSP).[10][11]

On 12 January 2023, joined Muttahida Qaumi Movement – Pakistan (MQM-P) when the PSP was merged into the party.[12]

On 21 November 2023, he left the MQM-P and joined the PPP.[13]

References

1. "Detail Information". 19 April 2014. Archived from the original on 19 April 2014. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
2. "Welcome to the Website of Provincial Assembly of Sindh". www.pas.gov.pk. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
3. "2008 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 January 2018. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
4. "Key races on four NA, seven PA seats in city". DAWN.COM. 11 May 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. "MWM candidate for NA-253 kidnapped: reports". DAWN.COM. 11 May 2013. Archived from the original on 7 March 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
7. "MQM wins NA-253 election in Karachi". DAWN.COM. 12 May 2013. Archived from the original on 7 March 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
8. "NA-253: MQM, JI make room for MWM - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 4 May 2013. Archived from the original on 7 March 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
9. "2013 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 February 2018. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
10. "MQM-P MNA Muzammil Qureshi joins PSP". www.pakistantoday.com.pk. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
11. "MQM-Pakistan suffers another blow as two more leaders jump ship - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 4 April 2018.
12. "MQM factions reunite ahead of local govt elections in Karachi, Hyderabad". Dawn (newspaper). 12 January 2023. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
13. "Ex-MQM lawmakers Muzammil Qureshi, Wasim Qureshi pledge allegiance to PPP as party eyes more desertions". DAWN.COM. 21 November 2023. Retrieved 21 November 2023.