Haider Abbas Rizvi Explained

Haider Abbas Rizvi
Honorific-Suffix:NI
Constituency:NA-253 (Karachi-XV)
Office:Member of National Assembly of Pakistan
Majority:96,973 votes
Term Start:February 2008
Term End:December 2012
Predecessor:Asadullah Bhutto
Successor:Muhammad Muzammil Qureshi
Term Start1:2002
Term End1:2008
Successor1:Sheikh Salahuddin
Constituency1:NA-244 (Karachi-VI)
Birth Date:1 January 1968
Birth Place:Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
Birthname:Syed Haidar Abbas Rizvi
Spouse:Nusrat
Party:MQM-P (2023-present)
Children:Rajal Rizvi, Sabika Rizvi, Zyra Rizvi, Salaar Rizvi
Nationality:Pakistani
Alma Mater:University of Karachi, Pakistan
University of Detroit
Occupation:Politician
Profession:Engineering Management Consultant
Education:Chemical Engineering
Awards: Nishan-e-Imtiaz

Syed Haider Abbas Rizvi (Urdu: سيد حیدر عباس رضوی ), (born, January 1, 1968, in Karachi) is the former deputy parliamentary leader of MQM who had been the member of National Assembly of Pakistan from 2008 to 2012. Previously, he served as member of National Assembly of Pakistan from 2002 to 2008.

Education

Rizvi has completed his M.Sc. degree in Applied Chemistry in 1992 from the University of Karachi and M.Sc. Chemical Engineering in 1998 from University of Detroit Mercy, U.S.A. He is an Engineering Management Consultant by profession. He is also qualified as a lead Auditor for ISO 9000, Lead Auditor for ISO 14000 and has attended a wide range of management training courses. He was also a former director of Pakistan National Shipping Corporation (PNSC).

Political career

He was first elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) from constituency NA-244 (Karachi-VI) in 2002 Pakistani general election by receiving by 54,101 votes.[1]

He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of MQM from constituency NA-253 (Karachi-XV) in 2008 Pakistani general election receiving 96,973 votes.[2]

He resigned from his National Assembly seat in December 2012 due to having dual nationality.[3]

Personal life

Haidar Abbas Rizvi has two sons and two daughters. He has travelled to the Georgia, Tanzania, Estonia and Ivory Coast. His interests include reading Urdu literature, writing Urdu poetry, playing cricket and chess. He is a member of Young Parliamentarians Forum (YPF) Pakistan.[4] He currently is employed as an Uber driver in Canada.[5]

Awards

!Year!Award!Result!Note!Ref.
2011Nishan-e-ImtiazAwarded by Asif Ali Zardari (President)[6]

Notes and References

  1. News: Election Result NA-244 Karachi-VI Sindh - Pakistan - geo.tv. Geo News. 9 December 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20150110200808/http://election2013.geo.tv/constituency/results/244/NA-244.html. 10 January 2015. live. dmy-all.
  2. News: Election Result NA-253 Karachi-XV Sindh - Pakistan. Geo News. 9 December 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20150924050425/http://www.geo.tv/election2008/result/na253.html. 24 September 2015. dead. dmy-all.
  3. News: Now four MQM 'dual nationals' quit National Assembly. The Nation (newspaper). 9 December 2021.
  4. Web site: Muttahidda Qaumi Movement - SYED HAIDER ABBAS RIZVI's Profile . 2009-05-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20101122200710/http://elections.com.pk/candidatedetails.php?id=1735 . 2010-11-22 . dead .
  5. Web site: Web Desk . 2018-06-04 . Is MQM's Haider Abbas Rizvi driving Uber taxi in Canada? . 2023-09-03 . ARY NEWS . en-US.
  6. News: Nishan-e-Imtiaz for PCCR members. 24 March 2011. 9 December 2021. The Nation (newspaper).