Ali Haider Zaidi Explained

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 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 (2002–2023)
Predecessor2:Haleem Adil Sheikh
Successor2:Haleem Adil Sheikh

Syed Ali Haider Zaidi (ur|{{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 also served as the President of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf's Sindh chapterHe remained a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from August 2018 to January 2023.[1]

Political career

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.[2]

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[3] 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.[4]

On 25 December 2014, he was appointed as president of PTI's Karachi chapter.[5] 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.[6]

He was elected to the National Assembly from the Constituency NA-244 (Karachi East-III) as a candidate of PTI in 2018 general elections.[7]

On 11 September 2018, he was inducted into the federal cabinet of Prime Minister Imran Khan[8] and was appointed as Federal Minister for Maritime Affairs.[9] [10]

Ali Zaidi was appointed as PTI's Sindh Chapter president by Imran Khan on 25 December 2021.[11]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: APP. 2019-11-24. Ali Zaidi to address 31st session of IMO Assembly as a guest Speaker. 2020-06-28. Brecorder. en.
  2. Web site: 2002 election result - Sindh . ECP . 8 September 2018 . 13 April 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180413164733/https://ecp.gov.pk/Documents/General%20Election%202002/Sind.pdf . dead .
  3. News: Party politics: PTI's new local leader upsets old members The Express Tribune . 8 September 2018 . The Express Tribune . 1 January 2015.
  4. Web site: 2013 election result . ECP . 8 September 2018 . 1 February 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180201140612/https://ecp.gov.pk/Documents/General%20Elections%202013%20report/Election%20Report%202013%20Volume-II.pdf . dead .
  5. News: Cracks emerge in PTI Karachi ‹ The Friday Times . 8 September 2018 . The Friday Times . 2 January 2015.
  6. News: PTI's Ali Zaidi tenders resignation from party position The Express Tribune . 8 September 2018 . The Express Tribune . 7 December 2015.
  7. News: Ali Haider Zaidi of PTI wins NA-244 election . 8 September 2018 . Associated Press Of Pakistan . 26 July 2018 . 22 October 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181022033539/http://www.app.com.pk/ali-haider-zaidi-of-pti-wins-na-244-election/ . dead .
  8. News: PM Imran's cabinet expanded by six The Express Tribune . 11 September 2018 . The Express Tribune . 11 September 2018.
  9. News: Reporter . The Newspaper's Staff . State ministers for revenue, frontier regions notified . 13 September 2018 . DAWN.COM . 13 September 2018.
  10. News: Govt announces portfolios of new ministers . 13 September 2018 . www.pakistantoday.com.pk . 13 September 2018.
  11. Web site: Ali Zaidi appointed as PTI Sindh President . 25 December 2021 .