Faisal Vawda

Faisal Vawda
Federal Minister for Water Resources
Assumed office
5 October 2018
President Arif Alvi
Prime Minister Imran Khan
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
Assumed office
13 August 2018
Constituency NA-249 (Karachi West-II)
Personal details
Nationality Pakistani
Political party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf

Faisal Vawda is a Pakistani politician who is the current Federal Minister for Water Resources, in office since 5 October 2018. He has been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan since August 2018.

Political career

Vawda was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan from Constituency NA-249 (Karachi West-II) as a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf in Pakistani general election, 2018. He received 35,344 votes and defeated Shahbaz Sharif.[1][2] Following his successful election, a petition was submitted in the Sindh High Court seeking the disqualification of Vawda for not disclosing the details of his foreign bank accounts and properties in the affidavit submitted to the Election Commission of Pakistan.[3]

On 5 October 2018, he was inducted into the federal cabinet of Prime Minister Imran Khan[4] and was appointed as Federal Minister for Water Resources.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "LIVE UPDATES: PTI leads in election 2018 results". www.pakistantoday.com.pk. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  2. ↑ "Imran Khan's PTI on top as election results come in". Geo. 26 July 2018. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
  3. ↑ "Petition seeking Faisal Vawda's disqualification filed in SHC | The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 9 August 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  4. ↑ Reporter, The Newspaper's Staff (6 October 2018). "Six federal ministers administered oath". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
  5. ↑ "Notification - 5 October 2018" (PDF). Cabinet Division. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
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