Muhammad Muzammil Qureshi
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
In office
1 June 2013 – 31 May 2018
ConstituencyNA-253 (Karachi-XV)
Personal details
Born (1979-02-09) February 9, 1979
Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
Political party Pakistan People's Party (2023-present)
Other political
affiliations		 MQM (2008-2018)
Pak Sarzameen Party (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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. 1 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. 2023-11-21. Retrieved 2023-11-21.


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