Ali Haider Zaidi
Ali Haider Zaidi | |
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Federal Minister for Maritime Affairs | |
Assumed office 11 September 2018 | |
President | Arif Alvi |
Prime Minister | Imran Khan |
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan | |
Assumed office 13 August 2018 | |
Constituency | NA-244 (Karachi East-III) |
Personal details | |
Nationality | Pakistani |
Political party | Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf |
Syed Ali Haider Zaidi is a Pakistani politician who is the current Federal Minister for Maritime Affairs, in office since 11 September 2018. He has been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan since August 2018.
Political career
Zaidi joined Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) in 1999.[1]
He ran for the seat of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh as a candidate of PTI from Constituency PS-116 (Karachi-XXVIII) in 2002 general election but was unsuccessful. He received 2,941 votes and lost the seat to Nasrullah Khan, a candidate of Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA).[2]
He ran for the seat of the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of PTI from Constituency NA-252 (Karachi-XIV) and from Constituency NA-208 (Jacobabad) in 2013 general election[3][1] but was unsuccessful. He received 49,622 votes from NA-252 (Karachi-XIV and lost the seat to Abdul Rashid Godil. He received 7,589 votes from NA-208 (Jacobabad) and lost the seat to Aijaz Hussain Jakhrani.[4]
On 25 December 2014, he was appointed as president of PTI's Karachi chapter.[3][1] In December 2015, he announced to resign as president of PTI Karachi in the aftermath of party's poor performance in local government elections.[5]
In July 2017, Saleem Safi accused Zaidi of working against Saudi Arabia and in favor of Iranian lobby groups. Zaidi rejected the allegations.[6]
He was elected to the National Assembly from Constituency NA-244 (Karachi East-III) as a candidate of PTI in 2018 general election.[7]
On 11 September 2018, he was inducted into the federal cabinet of Prime Minister Imran Khan[8] and was appointed as Federal Minister for Maritime Affairs.[9][10]
References
- 1 2 3 "Party politics: PTI's new local leader upsets old members | The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 1 January 2015. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
- ↑ "2002 election result - Sindh" (PDF). ECP. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
- 1 2 "Cracks emerge in PTI Karachi ‹ The Friday Times". The Friday Times. 2 January 2015. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
- ↑ "2013 election result" (PDF). ECP. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
- ↑ "PTI's Ali Zaidi tenders resignation from party position | The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 7 December 2015. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
- ↑ "PTI's Ali Zaidi sends legal notice to journalist Saleem Safi claiming Rs 300 million in damages over allegations of working for Iranian lobby". Daily Pakistan Global. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
- ↑ "Ali Haider Zaidi of PTI wins NA-244 election". Associated Press Of Pakistan. 26 July 2018. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
- ↑ "PM Imran's cabinet expanded by six | The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 11 September 2018. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
- ↑ Reporter, The Newspaper's Staff (13 September 2018). "State ministers for revenue, frontier regions notified". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
- ↑ "Govt announces portfolios of new ministers". www.pakistantoday.com.pk. 13 September 2018. Retrieved 13 September 2018.