| Ali Haider Zaidi | |
| Office: | Federal Minister for Maritime Affairs |
| Term Start: | 11 September 2018 |
| Term End: | 10 April 2022 |
| President: | Arif Alvi |
| Primeminister: | Imran Khan |
| Predecessor: | Mir Hasil Khan Bizenjo |
| Office1: | Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan |
| Term Start1: | 13 August 2018 |
| Term End1: | 17 January 2023 |
| Constituency1: | NA-244 (Karachi East-III) |
| Birth Date: | 11 September 1952 |
| Birth Place: | Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan |
| Successor: | Faisal Subzwari |
| Office2: | President of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Sindh |
| Term Start2: | 25 December 2021 |
| 1Blankname2: | Chairman |
| 1Namedata2: | Imran Khan |
| Term End2: | 27 May 2023 |
| Party: | IPP (2023–present) |
| Otherparty: | PTI (2002–2022) |
| Predecessor2: | Haleem Adil Sheikh |
| Successor2: | Haleem Adil Sheikh |
Syed Ali Haider Zaidi (Urdu: {{Nastaliq|علی حیدر زیدی) (born 11 September, 1952) is a Pakistani politician who served as the Federal Minister for Maritime Affairs from 11 September 2018 to 10 April 2022. He previously served as the President of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf's Sindh chapter until he joined Jahangir Khan Tareen's Istehkam-e-Pakistan Party (IPP) party.[1] He has been previously also remained a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from August 2018 to January 2023.[2]
In 2002, Zaidi joined PTI
He ran for the seat of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh as a candidate of PTI from Constituency PS-116 (Karachi-XXVIII) in the 2002 general elections, but was unsuccessful. He received 2,941 votes and lost the seat to Nasrullah Khan, a candidate of the MMA.[3]
He ran for the seat of the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of PTI from Constituency NA-252 (Karachi-XIV) and from Constituency NA-208 (Jacobabad) in the 2013 general elections[4] but was unsuccessful. He received 49,622 votes from NA-252 (Karachi-XIV) and lost to Abdul Rashid Godil). He received 7,589 votes from NA-208 (Jacobabad) and lost the seat to Aijaz Hussain Jakhrani.[5]
On 25 December 2014, he was appointed as president of PTI's Karachi chapter.[6] In December 2015, he announced that he would resign as president of PTI's Karachi chapter in the aftermath of party's poor performance in local government elections.[7]
He was elected to the National Assembly from the Constituency NA-244 (Karachi East-III) as a candidate of PTI in 2018 general elections.[8]
On 11 September 2018, he was inducted into the federal cabinet of Prime Minister Imran Khan[9] and was appointed as Federal Minister for Maritime Affairs.[10] [11]
In 2019, An investigative journalist Rauf Klasra broke a story of Zaidi's corruption. Klasra shared documentary proofs in his tweet[12] regarding the kick bags Zaidi received from his friend named Atif Rais Khan, CEO & Chairman, LMKR.[13] Klasra claimed that Zaidi helped his friend in getting $84million Peshawar Metro contract and also the he was living at the residence provided by Rais.[14]
Ali Zaidi was appointed as PTI's Sindh Chapter president by Imran Khan on 25 December 2021.[15]
On 20 April 2023, A judicial magistrate in Karachi’s Malir District granted bail to Ali Zaidi in a PKR 180 Million fraud case after he reached an “out-of-court settlement” with the complainant.[16]
On 27 May 2023, he left the PTI due to the 2023 Pakistani protests.[17]
In July 2017, Saleem Safi accused Zaidi of working against Saudi Arabia and in favor of Iranian lobby groups. Zaidi rejected the allegations and sent a legal notice to Saleem claiming in damages.[18]