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Arif Alvi
13th President of Pakistan
Elect
Assuming office
9 September 2018
Prime MinisterImran Khan
SucceedingMamnoon Hussain
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
SpouseSamina Alvi[1]

Arif-ur-Rehman Alvi (Urdu: عارف الرحمان علوی; born 29 July 1949) is a Pakistani politician who is the President-elect of Pakistan and will assume on office on 9 September 2018.[2]

He 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. A founding member of Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI), Alvi was elected as President of Pakistan on 4 September 2018 following presidential elections.

Early life and education

He was born in a migrated Punjabi family (Muhajir) on 29 July 1949.[3][4][5] His father, Habib ur Rehman Elahi Alvi, was politically affiliated with Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan.[3]

He came to Lahore in 1967 for education.[3] 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.[6] He received Masters degree in orthodontics in 1984 from the University of the Pacific.[7]

Alvi is a dentist by profession[8] and served as the president of the Asia-Pacific Dental Federation[9] and of the Pakistan Dental Association.[10]

Alvi is married to Samina Alvi. The couple has four married children.[1]

Political career

Alvi began his political career as a polling agent, and joined a religious party.[10]

While studying at De'Montmorency College of Dentistry, he became an active member of the student unions.[11] He became politically affiliated with Islami Jamiat Talaba, a student wing of Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan (JI)[12] and went on to become president of the student union.[13][1] During his early days, he was a critic of the Ayub Khan regime and was shot twice whilst participating in a protest; the bullets remained lodged in his body.[10]

He ran for a seat of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh as a candidate of the JI from a constituency in Karachi in 1979[14][15][11] but was unsuccessful.[3] In 1988, he quit JI and left politics.[3] According to Alvi, he left the party because he had become disillusioned with their narrow focus on politics and had "always felt honest leadership is the real solution to Pakistan’s problems".[10]

In 1996, he joined Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)[11] and became one of the founding members of party.[16][10] He remained a member of the PTI central executive council for a year before becaming president of PTI's Sindh chapter in 1997.[17]

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.[17] He received 2,200 votes and lost the seat to Saleem Zia.[18][3]

In 2001, he became vice president of PTI.[17]

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.[7][17] He secured 1,276 votes and lost the seat to Umer Sadiq, a candidate of the Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA).[19]

In 2006, he became secretary general of PTI, a position he served in until 2013.[17][20][21]

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.[22][23] He received 77,659 votes and defeated Khushbakht Shujaat.[24] Upon his successful election, he became the only PTI member to win a National Assembly seat from Sindh in the 2013 general elections.[25]

In 2016, he was made president of PTI Sindh chapter.[16]

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.[26][27] He received 91,020 votes and defeated Syed Zaman Ali Jaffery, a candidate of Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan.[28]

On 18 August 2018, he was nominated by PTI as its candidate for the office of President of Pakistan.[29] On 4 September 2018, he was elected as 13th President of Pakistan in Pakistani presidential election, 2018.[30] He received 212 votes votes and defeated Fazal-ur-Rehman and Aitzaz Ahsan who secured 131 and 81 votes, respectively.[31]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Dr Arif ur Rehman Alvi - 10 things to know about the newly elected 13th President of Pakistan". Dunya News. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
  2. ^ "Arif Alvi elected 13th president of Pakistan". Express Tribune. 4 September 2018.
  3. ^ a b c d e f {is{cite news |title=ڈاکٹر عارف الرحمان علوی نے سیاسی سفر کا آغاز جماعت اسلامی سے کیا |url=https://www.nawaiwaqt.com.pk/03-Sep-2018/897941 |accessdate=4 September 2018 |work=Nawaiwaqt |date=3 September 2018 |language=ur-PK}}
  4. ^ "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)
  5. ^ "قومی خبریں - نو منتخب صدر عارف علوی کے بارے میں آپ کیا جانتے ہیں؟ - Latest News | Daily Jang". Jang. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
  6. ^ "The cleric, the lawyer and the partyman | The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 4 September 2018. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
  7. ^ a b "Who is Arif Alvi?". Dunya News. 4 September 2018. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
  8. ^ "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)
  9. ^ "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)
  10. ^ a b c d e "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)
  11. ^ a b c "Profiles: Pakistan's presidential candidates". Geo News. 4 September 2018. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
  12. ^ "Alvi set to grab presidency in a three-way race - Daily Times". Daily Times. 4 September 2018. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
  13. ^ "Who is Dr Arif Alvi?". The News. 4 September 2018. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
  14. ^ "پروفائلز: صدر پاکستان کے امیدوار کون ہیں؟". Geo News. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
  15. ^ "Arif Alvi set to be elected President today". The Nation. 4 September 2018. Archived from the original on 4 September 2018. Retrieved 4 September 2018. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  16. ^ 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)
  17. ^ a b c d e Mansoor, Hasan (19 August 2018). "Arif Alvi: The 'founder' of PTI also rises". DAWN.COM. Archived from the original on 19 August 2018. Retrieved 19 August 2018. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  18. ^ "Sindh Assembly election results 1988-97" (PDF). ECP. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  19. ^ "2002 election results" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 January 2018. Retrieved 18 August 2018. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  20. ^ "Arif Alvi's name being considered for new president: Imran Ismail". www.pakistantoday.com.pk. Archived from the original on 18 August 2018. Retrieved 18 August 2018. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  21. ^ "Imran Khan's party nominates Dr Arif Alvi for Pak president's post". Business Standard India. 18 August 2018. Archived from the original on 18 August 2018. Retrieved 18 August 2018. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  22. ^ "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)
  23. ^ "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)
  24. ^ "2013 election results" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 February 2018. Retrieved 18 August 2018. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  25. ^ "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)
  26. ^ "PTI's Arif Alvi elected new Pakistan president: Reports". The Economic Times. 4 September 2018. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
  27. ^ "Call for probe into more discarded ballot papers". Archived from the original on 3 August 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2018. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  28. ^ "NA-247 Result - Election Results 2018 - Karachi South 2 - NA-247 Candidates - NA-247 Constituency Details - thenews.com.pk". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
  29. ^ "Dr Arif Alvi nominated by PTI for president's post". DAWN.COM. 18 August 2018. Archived from the original on 18 August 2018. Retrieved 18 August 2018. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  30. ^ "Arif Alvi elected 13th president of Pakistan | The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 4 September 2018. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
  31. ^ "PTI's Dr Arif Alvi elected 13th President of Pakistan: unofficial results". DAWN.COM. 4 September 2018. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
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