Arshad Abdullah Vohra
Arshad Abdullah Vohra | |
|---|---|
| Vice-Chairman of Pak Sarzameen Party | |
| In office 12 October 2017 – 12 January 2023 | |
| Pakistani Parliamentarian from PS-115 from Sindh | |
| In office 30 August 2016 – 13 March 2019 | |
| 28th Deputy mayor of Karachi | |
| In office May 2013 – December 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Nasreen Jalil |
| Succeeded by | Arshad Hassan |
| Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan | |
| Assumed office 29 February 2024 | |
| Constituency | NA-240 Karachi South-II |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 July 1958 Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan |
| Political party | MQM-P (2023-present) |
| Other political affiliations | PSP (2017-2023) MQM-L (2013-2016) |
| Residence | Karachi |
| Education | MSc in Textile Technology and Polymer Materials Science and Engineering – University of Manchester; BSc in Chemical Engineering, NED University of Engineering & Technology |
| Occupation | Businessman, politician |
Arshad Abdullah Vohra (Urdu: ارشد عبدُﷲ ووہرہ; born 17 July 1958) is a Pakistani politician who has been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan since February 2024. He was the vice Chairman of Pak Sarzameen Party. He is a former deputy mayor of Karachi and ex parliamentarian of Sindh. He is a professional engineer with a doctorate and a businessman.[citation needed]
Personal life
[edit]Vohra was born on 17 July 1958 in Karachi, Pakistan, to a Urdu-speaking Gujarati Sunni Vohra family.[citation needed]
Arshad was elected twice as the chairman of SITE Association, in 2001–02 and 2012–13. He also served as the chairman of All-Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) in 2005–2006.[1]
Political career
[edit]Provincial Assembly of Sindh
[edit]He was elected Member Provincial Assembly of Sindh in May 2013, he resigned from his post after he was nominated deputy mayor of Karachi from MQM.[2]
Deputy mayor of Karachi
[edit]He was elected deputy mayor of Karachi on 24 August 2016. He took oath in his office on 30 August 2016.[3]
Departure from MQM and joining PSP
[edit]In October 2017, Arshad Vohra left Muttahida Qaumi Movement and joined the Pak Sarzameen Party. He said in a press conference, with Anis Kaimkhani, that MQM-P "had no vision" which was a major reason as to why he left MQM.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ ""We plan to make Karachi a smart city" – Dr Arshad Abdullah Vohra, Deputy Mayor, Karachi | Newsline". Retrieved 3 October 2016.
- ^ "Welcome to the Website of Provincial Assembly of Sindh". pas.gov.pk. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
- ^ Dawn.com (30 August 2016). "MQM's jailed Waseem Akhtar takes oath as Karachi mayor". Retrieved 30 August 2016.
- ^ Dawn.com, Imran Ahad | (29 October 2017). "Karachi Deputy Mayor Arshad Vohra leaves MQM-P for Mustafa Kamal's PSP". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
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