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Iqbal Qadri

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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) 21 November 1948 (age 76)
NationalityPakistani

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.

Early life and education

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He was born on 21 November 1948.[1]

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

Political career

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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

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  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. ^ "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.