Sufiyan Yousuf Explained

Sufiyan Yousuf
Office:Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
Term Start:2008
Term End:31 May 2018
Birth Date:28 June 1978
Party:Muttahida Qaumi Movement
Nationality:Pakistani

Sufiyan Yousuf (; born 28 June 1978) is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan, from 2008 to May 2018.

Early life

He was born on 28 June 1978 in Karachi.Early education get from Habib Public School Karachi.HSC from DJ Science College BE Civil Engineering From Sir Syed University Karachi.MBA in Humen Resources from United KingdomMasters in Roads & HighwayFrom United Kingdom.

Political career

He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) from Constituency NA-246 (Karachi-VIII) in 2008 Pakistani general election.[1] He received 186,933 votes and defeated Sohail Ansar, a candidate of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP).[2]

He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of MQM from Constituency NA-247 (Karachi-IX) in 2013 Pakistani general election.[3] [4] [5] [6] [7] He received 126,263 votes and defeated Rashid Siddiqui, a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).[8]

In 2016, he announced to resign from his National Assembly seat.[6] However, as of February 2018, he remained a member of the legislature. MQM asked Election Commission of Pakistan to de-seat him.[9]

Notes and References

  1. News: Security concerns hit election campaign in district central. 29 June 2017. DAWN.COM. 6 May 2013. en. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170410051450/https://www.dawn.com/news/812247. 10 April 2017.
  2. Web site: 2008 election result. ECP. 12 May 2018. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20180105060230/https://ecp.gov.pk/Documents/General%20Elections%202008/Report,%20General%20Election%202008,%20Vol-II.pdf. 5 January 2018.
  3. News: PTI candidates remain runners up in Karachi's 15 constituencies. 6 March 2017. www.thenews.com.pk. en. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170307050104/https://www.thenews.com.pk/archive/print/432441-pti-candidates-remain-runners-up-in-karachis-15-constituencies. 7 March 2017.
  4. News: 138 MNAs either paid no income tax, or FBR has no such data. 6 March 2017. www.thenews.com.pk. en. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170203161224/https://www.thenews.com.pk/archive/print/631317-138-mnas-either-paid-no-income-tax,-or-fbr-has-no-such-data. 3 February 2017.
  5. News: MQM in unique record of five-figure score in 12 NA constituencies. 6 March 2017. www.thenews.com.pk. en. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170307045814/https://www.thenews.com.pk/archive/print/430647-mqm-in-unique-record-of-five-figure-score-in-12-na-constituencies. 7 March 2017.
  6. News: MQM MNA resigns; sends resignation to London office. 6 March 2017. www.thenews.com.pk. en. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170306180240/https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/151812-MQM-MNA-resigns-sends-resignation-to-London-office. 6 March 2017.
  7. News: MQM's Sufyan Yousaf remains top vote getter in NA-246 so far. 6 March 2017. www.thenews.com.pk. en. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170307050244/https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/36840-mqms-sufyan-yousaf-remains-top-vote-getter-in-na-246-so-far. 7 March 2017.
  8. Web site: 2013 election result. ECP. 12 April 2018. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20180201140612/https://ecp.gov.pk/Documents/General%20Elections%202013%20report/Election%20Report%202013%20Volume-II.pdf. 1 February 2018.
  9. News: MQM-P trying to get disgruntled MPs 'deseated'. 4 February 2018. The Nation.

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