Arshad Abdullah Vohra Explained

Predecessor2:Nasreen Jalil
Successor2:Arshad Hassan
Party:MQM-P (2023-present)
Order1:Pakistani Parliamentarian from PS-115 from Sindh
Birth Date:17 July 1958
Birth Place:Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
Residence:D-225, KDA Scheme No. 1-A, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
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
Term Start1:August 30, 2016
Term End1:March 13, 2019
Office:Vice-Chairman of Pak Sarzameen Party
Office2:28th Deputy mayor of Karachi
Termstart2:May 2013
Termend2:December 2015
Termend:12 January 2023
Termstart:October 2017
Otherparty:PSP (2017-2023)
Office3:Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
Term Start3:29 February 2024
Constituency3:NA-240 Karachi South-II

Arshad Abdullah Vohra (Urdu: {{nq|ارشد عبدُﷲ ووہرہ; born July 17, 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.

Personal life

Vohra was born on 17 July 1958 in Karachi, Pakistan, to a Urdu-speaking Gujarati Sunni Vohra family.

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

Provincial Assembly of Sindh

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

He was elected deputy mayor of Karachi on August 24, 2016. He took oath in his office on August 30, 2016.[3]

Departure from MQM and joining PSP

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: "We plan to make Karachi a smart city" – Dr Arshad Abdullah Vohra, Deputy Mayor, Karachi Newsline. 3 October 2016.
  2. Web site: Welcome to the Website of Provincial Assembly of Sindh. pas.gov.pk. 30 August 2016.
  3. Web site: MQM's jailed Waseem Akhtar takes oath as Karachi mayor. Dawn.com. August 30, 2016. 30 August 2016.
  4. Web site: Dawn.com. Imran Ahad . 2017-10-29. Karachi Deputy Mayor Arshad Vohra leaves MQM-P for Mustafa Kamal's PSP. 2020-11-02. DAWN.COM. en.