Zain Qureshi Explained

Zain Qureshi
Office:Parliamentary Secretary for Finance
Term Start:27 September 2018
Term End:10 April 2022
President:Arif Alvi
Minister:Shaukat Tarin
Office1:Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
Term Start1:29 February 2024
Term Start2:13 August 2018
Term End2:18 July 2022
Term Start3:18 July 2022
Term End3:14 January 2023
Constituency1:NA-150 Multan-III
Birth Date:1985 10, df=yes
Birth Place:Multan, Punjab, Pakistan
Nationality:Pakistani
Father:Shah Mahmood Qureshi
Party:PTI (2018-present)
Predecessor1:Shah Mehmood Qureshi
Predecessor2:Malik Abdul Gafar Dogar
Predecessor3:Muhammad Salman Naeem
Relations:Sajjad Hussain Qureshi (grandfather)
Zahoor Hussain Qureshi (cousin)
Constituency2:NA-157 (Multan-IV)
Constituency3:PP-217 Multan-VII
Office3:Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab
Native Name Lang:ur
Native Name:زین قریشی

Makhdoomzada Muhammad Zain Hussain Qureshi is a Pakistani politician who has been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan since February 2024 and previously served in this position from August 2018 to April 2022. He was also a Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from July 2022 to January 2023.

Political career

Qureshi was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan from Constituency NA-157 (Multan-IV) as a candidate of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) in 2018 Pakistani general election.[1] [2]

On 27 September 2018, Prime Minister Imran Khan appointed him as Federal Parliamentary Secretary for Finance.[3] He served till 10 April 2022, when he resigned from the assembly alongside other PTI members.

He was elected to the Provincial Assmebly of Punjab from PP-217 Multan-VII as a candidate of the PTI in the 2022 Punjab provincial by-election. He took oath on 18 July 2022.

He was re-elected to the National Assembly from NA-150 Multan-III as an independent candidate supported by PTI in the 2024 Pakistani general election. He received 126,775 votes and defeated Javed Akhtar, a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML(N)).[4]

Professional career

In 2009, Qureshi interned as a legislative fellow in the office of U.S. Senator John Kerry.[5] [6] Following his time in the United States, he worked as a relationship manager at MCB Bank from 2009 to 2012.

Personal life

Qureshi is the son of a former Pakistani foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi.[5]

Notes and References

  1. News: Imran Khan's PTI on top as election results come in . 26 July 2018.
  2. News: LIVE UPDATES: PTI leads in election 2018 results . 4 August 2018 . www.pakistantoday.com.pk.
  3. News: 15 MNAs appointed as parliamentary secretaries . 30 September 2018 . www.pakistantoday.com.pk . 27 September 2018.
  4. Web site: Election Commission of Pakistan . 2024-07-17 . ecp.gov.pk.
  5. News: Pak FM's son served as Kerry's intern. The Daily Star. 21 October 2009. 4 May 2020.
  6. News: Pak minister faces criticism over son working for Kerry. Times of India. 22 October 2009. 4 May 2020. Chidanand. Rajghatta.