Sufiyan Yousuf
Sufiyan Yousuf | |
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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 Pakistani general election, 2008.[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 Pakistani general election, 2013.[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
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