Kunwar Naveed Jamil Explained

Kunwar Naveed Jamil
Native Name:کنور نوید جمیل
Native Name Lang:ur
Office:Member of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh
Term Start:13 August 2018
Term End:11 August 2023
Constituency:PS-127 (Karachi Central-V)
Term Start1:2002
Term End1:2005
Constituency1:PS-106 (Karachi-XVIII)
Office2:Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
Term Start2:29 April 2015
Term End2:31 May 2018
Constituency2:NA-246 (Karachi-VIII)
Office3:5th Mayor of Hyderabad
Term Start3:17 October 2005
Term End3:17 February 2010
Predecessor3:Dr Makhdoom Rafik Zaman
Party: MQM (2006-2023)
Nationality:Pakistani
Successor3:Tayyab Hussain
Birth Date:1964 3, df=yes
Death Place:Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan

Kunwar Naveed Jamil (; 15 March 1964 – 17 August 2023) was a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh from August 2018 to August 2023. Previously, he had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from April 2015 to May 2018.

Education

Jamil held the degrees of Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Science.[1]

Political career

Jamil was elected to the Provincial Assembly of Sindh as a candidate of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) from Constituency PS-106 (Karachi-XVIII) in 2002 Pakistani general election. He received 24,581 votes and defeated Islamuddin Ayubi, a candidate of Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA).[2] In November 2005, he resigned from the Provincial Assembly of Sindh.[3]

In November 2005, he was elected as the mayor of district Hyderabad.[4]

Jamil was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of MQM from Constituency NA-246 (Karachi-VIII) in a by-election held in 2015. He received 95,644 votes and defeated Imran Ismail, a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).[5] [6] [7]

Jamil was re-elected to Provincial Assembly of Sindh as a candidate of MQM from Constituency PS-127 (Karachi Central-V) in 2018 Pakistani general election.[8]

Death

Kunwar Naveed Jamil died in Karachi on 17 August 2023, at the age of 59. He had suffered a brain hemorrhage in June and was admitted to a local hospital.[9]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Profile. www.pas.gov.pk. rovincial Assembly of Sindh. 11 April 2017. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20161013153624/http://www.pas.gov.pk/index.php/members/profile/en/9/168. 13 October 2016.
  2. Web site: 2002 election result. ECP. 12 May 2018. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20180126141507/https://www.ecp.gov.pk/ge/ge2002vol2.pdf. 26 January 2018.
  3. News: Ghori. Habib Khan. KARACHI: 15 file papers for three PA seats. 11 April 2017. DAWN.COM. 16 November 2005. en. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170412062233/https://www.dawn.com/news/165690. 12 April 2017.
  4. Web site: Muttahida wins battle for Hyderabad. Khan. Mohammad Hussain. 20 November 2015. 27 August 2016. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20160102042259/http://www.dawn.com/news/1220869. 2 January 2016.
  5. Web site: NA-246: Official results announced, MQM regains seat by huge margin. Dawn.com. 24 April 2015. 27 August 2016. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20160828102520/http://www.dawn.com/news/1177752. 28 August 2016.
  6. News: NA-246: Official results announced, MQM regains seat by huge margin. 11 April 2017. DAWN.COM. 24 April 2015. en. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170412062613/https://www.dawn.com/news/1177752. 12 April 2017.
  7. News: Ghori. Habib Khan. PTI walkout, new province controversy mar jubilant PA session. 11 April 2017. DAWN.COM. 28 April 2015. en. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170412062642/https://www.dawn.com/news/1178637. 12 April 2017.
  8. News: Pakistan election 2018 results: National and provincial assemblies . 3 September 2018 . Samaa TV . https://web.archive.org/web/20180729083521/https://www.samaa.tv/news/2018/07/live-pakistan-election-2018-results/ . 29 July 2018 . live .
  9. Web site: 17 August 2023 . Kunwar Naveed Jamil passes away in Karachi . 18 August 2023 . Pakistan Observer . en-US.