Sufiyan Yousuf
Sufiyan Yousuf | |
|---|---|
| Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan | |
| In office 2008 – 31 May 2018 | |
| Constituency | NA-247 (Karachi-IX) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 June 1978 |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Political party | Muttahida Qaumi Movement |
Sufiyan Yousuf (Urdu: سفیان یوسف; born 28 June 1978) is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan, from 2008 to May 2018.
Early life
He was born on 28 June 1978.[1]
Political career
He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) from Constituency NA-246 (Karachi-VIII) in 2008 Pakistani general election.[2] He received 186,933 votes and defeated Sohail Ansar, a candidate of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP).[3]
He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of MQM from Constituency NA-247 (Karachi-IX) in 2013 Pakistani general election.[4][5][6][7][8] He received 126,263 votes and defeated Rashid Siddiqui, a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).[9]
In 2016, he announced to resign from his National Assembly seat.[7] However, as of February 2018, he remained a member of the legislature. MQM asked Election Commission of Pakistan to de-seat him.[10]
References
- ^ "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) - ^ "Security concerns hit election campaign in district central". DAWN.COM. 6 May 2013. Archived from the original on 10 April 2017. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
- ^ "2008 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 January 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
- ^ "PTI candidates remain runners up in Karachi's 15 constituencies". www.thenews.com.pk. Archived from the original on 7 March 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
- ^ "138 MNAs either paid no income tax, or FBR has no such data". www.thenews.com.pk. Archived from the original on 3 February 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
- ^ "MQM in unique record of five-figure score in 12 NA constituencies". www.thenews.com.pk. Archived from the original on 7 March 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
- ^ a b "MQM MNA resigns; sends resignation to London office". www.thenews.com.pk. Archived from the original on 6 March 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
- ^ "MQM's Sufyan Yousaf remains top vote getter in NA-246 so far". www.thenews.com.pk. Archived from the original on 7 March 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
- ^ "2013 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 February 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
- ^ "MQM-P trying to get disgruntled MPs 'deseated'". The Nation. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
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