Iqbal Qadri

Iqbal Qadri (Urdu: اقبال قادری‎; born 21 November 1948) is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan, from 2008 to May 2018. Previously he had been a member of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh from 2002 to 2007.

Iqbal Qadri
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
In office
2008 – 31 May 2018
ConstituencyNA-241 (Karachi-III)
Personal details
Born (1948-11-21) November 21, 1948
NationalityPakistani
Political partyMuttahida Qaumi Movement

Early life and education

He was born on 21 November 1948.[1]

He has the degree of Bachelor of Laws and Master of Arts.[2]

Political career

Qadri is a lawyer by profession and has been a member of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) since 1992.[3]

He was elected to the Provincial Assembly of Sindh as a candidate of MQM from Constituency PS-96 (Karachi-VIII) in 2002 Pakistani general election. He received 22,534 votes and defeated Amanullah Khan Niazi, a candidate of Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA).[4]

He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of MQM from Constituency NA-241 (Karachi-III) in 2008 Pakistani general election.[5] He received 93,617 voted and defeated Zarbali Syed, a candidate of Awami National Party (ANP).[6]

He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of MQM from Constituency NA-241 (Karachi-III) in 2013 Pakistani general election.[7][8] He received 95,584 votes and defeated Saeed Ahmed Afridi, a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).[9]

References
  1. "Detail Information". 19 April 2014. Archived from the original on 19 April 2014. Retrieved 11 July 2017.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. "Welcome to the Website of Provincial Assembly of Sindh". www.pas.gov.pk. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
  3. "The kite, the scale and the lantern are frontrunners for NA-241". Express Tribune. 1 May 2013. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
  4. "2002 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 January 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  5. "KARACHI: EU observers stand by report despite MQM's displeasure". DAWN.COM. 19 April 2008. Archived from the original on 10 April 2017. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
  6. "2008 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 January 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  7. "Profile". Business Recorder. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
  8. "MQM wins from NA-241, NA-243, NA-252, NA-255, NA-256 and NA-257". Dawn. 12 May 2013. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 10 January 2015.
  9. "2013 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 February 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2018.


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