Ali Haider Zaidi

Syed Ali Haider Zaidi is a Pakistani politician who is the current Federal Minister for Maritime Affairs, in office since 11 September 2018. He has been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan since August 2018.[1]

For other people with the same name, see Ali Zaidi.

Ali Haider Zaidi
Ali Haider Zaidi
Federal Minister for Maritime Affairs
Assumed office
11 September 2018
PresidentArif Alvi
Prime MinisterImran Khan
Preceded byMir Hasil Khan Bizenjo
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
Assumed office
13 August 2018
ConstituencyNA-244 (Karachi East-III)
Personal details
BornKarachi, Sindh, Pakistan
Nationality Pakistani
Political partyPakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf

Political career

Zaidi joined Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) in 1999.[2]

He ran for the seat of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh as a candidate of PTI from Constituency PS-116 (Karachi-XXVIII) in 2002 general election but was unsuccessful. He received 2,941 votes and lost the seat to Nasrullah Khan, a candidate of Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA).[3]

He ran for the seat of the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of PTI from Constituency NA-252 (Karachi-XIV) and from Constituency NA-208 (Jacobabad) in 2013 general election[4][2] but was unsuccessful. He received 49,622 votes from NA-252 (Karachi-XIV and lost the seat to Abdul Rashid Godil). He received 7,589 votes from NA-208 (Jacobabad) and lost the seat to Aijaz Hussain Jakhrani.[5]

On 25 December 2014, he was appointed as president of PTI's Karachi chapter.[4][2] In December 2015, he announced to resign as president of PTI Karachi in the aftermath of party's poor performance in local government elections.[6]

In July 2017, Saleem Safi accused Zaidi of working against Saudi Arabia and in favor of Iranian lobby groups. Zaidi rejected the allegations.[7]

He was elected to the National Assembly from Constituency NA-244 (Karachi East-III) as a candidate of PTI in 2018 general election.[8]

On 11 September 2018, he was inducted into the federal cabinet of Prime Minister Imran Khan[9] and was appointed as Federal Minister for Maritime Affairs.[10][11]

References
  1. APP (24 November 2019). "Ali Zaidi to address 31st session of IMO Assembly as a guest Speaker". Brecorder. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  2. "Party politics: PTI's new local leader upsets old members | The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 1 January 2015. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
  3. "2002 election result - Sindh" (PDF). ECP. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
  4. "Cracks emerge in PTI Karachi ‹ The Friday Times". The Friday Times. 2 January 2015. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
  5. "2013 election result" (PDF). ECP. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
  6. "PTI's Ali Zaidi tenders resignation from party position | The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 7 December 2015. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
  7. "PTI's Ali Zaidi sends legal notice to journalist Saleem Safi claiming Rs 300 million in damages over allegations of working for Iranian lobby". Daily Pakistan Global. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
  8. "Ali Haider Zaidi of PTI wins NA-244 election". Associated Press Of Pakistan. 26 July 2018. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
  9. "PM Imran's cabinet expanded by six | The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 11 September 2018. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  10. Reporter, The Newspaper's Staff (13 September 2018). "State ministers for revenue, frontier regions notified". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  11. "Govt announces portfolios of new ministers". www.pakistantoday.com.pk. 13 September 2018. Retrieved 13 September 2018.


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