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Arif Alvi
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
Assumed office
13 August 2018
ConstituencyNA-247 (Karachi South-II)
In office
1 June 2013 – 31 May 2018
Preceded byKhushbakht Shujaat
ConstituencyNA-250 (Karachi-XII)
Personal details
Born (1949-07-29) 29 July 1949 (age 75)
NationalityPakistani
Political partyPakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf

Arif ur Rehman Alvi (Urdu: عارف الرحمان علوی; born 29 July 1949) is a Pakistani politician who has been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan since August 2018. Previously he was a member of the National Assembly from June 2013 to May 2018.

On 18 August 2018, he was nominated by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf as its candidate for President of Pakistan.

Early life and education

He was born in a Punjabi migrated family (Mahajir) on 29 July 1949.[1]

He received a degree of Bachelor of Dental Surgery from De'Montmorency College of Dentistry. He completed his Masters in prosthodontics from the University of Michigan in 1975 and Masters in orthodontics in 1984.[2]

Alvi is a dentist by profession[3] and served as the president of the Asia-Pacific Dental Federation[4] and of the Pakistan Dental Association.[5]

Political career

Alvi started his political career as a polling agent, he joined a religious party Jamate Islami [5]

While studying at De'Montmorency College of Dentistry, he was an active member of the student unions.[6] He was affiliated with the Islami Jamiat Talaba, a student wing of Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan (JI)[7] and served as president of the student union.[8]

He decided to run for a seat of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh as a candidate of the JI from a constituency in Karachi in 1979.[9][6]

In 1996 he joined Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)[6] and become was one of the founding members of party.[10][5] He remained a member of the PTI central executive council for a year before becaming president of PTI Sindh in 1997.[11]

Alvi ran for the seat of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh as a candidate of PTI from Constituency PS-89 (Karachi South-V) in Pakistani general election, 1997, but was unsuccessful.[11] He received 2,200 votes and lost the seat to Saleem Zia.[12]

In 2001, he became vice president of PTI.[11]

He ran for the seat of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh as a candidate of PTI from Constituency PS-90 (Karachi-II) in Pakistani general election, 2002, but was unsuccessful.[11] He secured 1,276 votes and lost the seat to Umer Sadiq, a candidate of the Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA).[13]

He served as the secretary general of PTI from 2006 to 2013.[11][14][15]

He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of PTI from Constituency NA-250 (Karachi-XII) in Pakistani general election, 2013.[16][17] He received 77,659 votes and defeated Khushbakht Shujaat.[18] Upon his successful election, he became the only PTI member to win a National Assembly seat from Sindh in the 2013 general elections.[19]

In 2016, he was made president of PTI Sindh chapter.[10]

He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PTI from Constituency NA-247 (Karachi South-II) in Pakistani general election, 2018.[20]

On 18 August 2018, he was nominated by PTI as its candidate for the office of President of Pakistan.[21]

References

  1. ^ "Detail Information". 21 April 2014. Archived from the original on 21 April 2014. Retrieved 11 July 2017. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ "The cleric, the lawyer and the partyman | The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 4 September 2018. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
  3. ^ "Imran Khan: the myth and the reality". DAWN.COM. 6 November 2011. Archived from the original on 27 February 2017. Retrieved 5 April 2017. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ "KARACHI: Reserved seats for girls in medical colleges likely". DAWN.COM. 31 July 2006. Archived from the original on 27 February 2017. Retrieved 26 February 2017. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  5. ^ a b c "Extraordinary Pakistanis: Dr Arif Alvi - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 25 June 2015. Archived from the original on 26 February 2017. Retrieved 26 February 2017. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  6. ^ a b c "Profiles: Pakistan's presidential candidates". Geo News. 4 September 2018. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
  7. ^ "Alvi set to grab presidency in a three-way race - Daily Times". Daily Times. 4 September 2018. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
  8. ^ "Who is Dr Arif Alvi?". The News. 4 September 2018. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
  9. ^ "Arif Alvi set to be elected President today". The Nation. 4 September 2018. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
  10. ^ a b "Political reshuffle Dr Arif Alvi new PTI Sindh president - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 9 August 2016. Archived from the original on 26 February 2017. Retrieved 26 February 2017. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  11. ^ a b c d e Mansoor, Hasan (19 August 2018). "Arif Alvi: The 'founder' of PTI also rises". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  12. ^ "Sindh Assembly election results 1988-97" (PDF). ECP. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  13. ^ "2002 election results" (PDF). ECP. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  14. ^ "Arif Alvi's name being considered for new president: Imran Ismail". www.pakistantoday.com.pk. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  15. ^ "Imran Khan's party nominates Dr Arif Alvi for Pak president's post". Business Standard India. 18 August 2018. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  16. ^ "Karachi partial re-polling: PTI's Arif Alvi wins NA-250 seat - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 20 May 2013. Archived from the original on 27 February 2017. Retrieved 26 February 2017. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  17. ^ "NA-250 PTI candidate Arif Alvi wins". DAWN.COM. 20 May 2013. Archived from the original on 27 February 2017. Retrieved 26 February 2017. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  18. ^ "2013 election results" (PDF). ECP. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  19. ^ "Pyrrhic victory? The battle for NA-250". DAWN.COM. 21 May 2013. Archived from the original on 27 February 2017. Retrieved 26 February 2017. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  20. ^ "Call for probe into more discarded ballot papers". Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  21. ^ "Dr Arif Alvi nominated by PTI for president's post". DAWN.COM. 18 August 2018. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
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