Khawaja Izharul Hassan | |
Office: | Leader of the Opposition of Sindh Assembly |
Predecessor: | Shahryar Khan Mahar |
Successor: | Firdous Naqvi |
Term Start: | 29 April 2015 |
Term End: | 28 May 2018 |
Constituency: | PS-99 (Karachi-XI) |
Office2: | Member of Sindh Assembly |
Term Start2: | 13 August 2018 |
Term End2: | 11 August 2023 |
Constituency2: | PS-124 (Karachi Central-II)[1] |
Term Start3: | 2013 |
Term End3: | 2018 |
Successor3: | Himself |
Constituency3: | PS-99 (Karachi-XI) |
Term Start4: | 2008 |
Term End4: | 2013 |
Birth Date: | 26 October 1971 |
Birth Place: | Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan |
Nationality: | Pakistani |
Education: | MBA, PIMSAT LL.B., University of Karachi BSc, University of Karachi |
Profession: | Politician, businessperson |
Party: | MQM-P (2016-present) |
Committees: | Standing Committee on Cooperatives (Chairperson) Standing Committee on Information and Archives Standing Committee on Katchi Abadies Standing Committee on Planning, Development and Special Initiatives |
Office5: | Member of National Assembly of Pakistan |
Term Start5: | 29 February 2024 |
Constituency5: | NA-247 Karachi Central-I |
Native Name Lang: | ur |
Native Name: | خواجہ اظہار الحسن |
Khawaja Izharul Hassan (Urdu: {{URDU|خواجہ اظہار الحسن; born 26 October 1971) is a Pakistani politician from the Muttahida Qaumi Movement Pakistan (MQM) and was the leader of the opposition in the 12th Sindh Assembly.[2] [3] He has been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan since February 2024. He was also a member of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh from August 2018 to August 2023.
He is married and has three children. He won the PS-99 (Karachi-XI) seat in the 2008[4] and 2013 Pakistani general elections. Hassan served as the chairperson of the Standing Committee on Cooperatives in the 12th Sindh Assembly. He is also a member of the standing committees on Kachi Abadies; Information and Archives; and Planning, Development and Special Initiatives.[3]
Early morning on 2 September 2017, he escaped unhurt in an assassination attempt following the Eid ul Adha prayer in Buffer Zone, Karachi by terrorist group Ansarul Sharia Pakistan.[5] A police constable from Hassan's police guards and a 13-year-old boy were killed in the attack and at least four others were injured. One of the attackers was shot dead in retaliatory firing, while the second was injured but managed to flee.[6] The police recovered as many as 27 bullet casings of 9mm pistol from the scene.[7]