Syed Mustafa Kamal

Syed Mustafa Kamal
27th Mayor of Karachi
In office
October 17, 2005 – February 19, 2010
Preceded by Naimatullah Khan
Succeeded by Waseem Akhtar
IT Minister from Sindh
In office
2003–2005
Pakistani Senator from Sindh
In office
March 12, 2013 – April 21, 2014
Personal details
Born (1971-12-27) 27 December 1971
Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
Political party

Muttahida Qaumi Movement (1990 - 2014)

Pak Sarzameen Party (2016 - onwards)
Parents Anis Ahmed and Jamila Khatoon
Residence Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
Alma mater MBA, University of Wales
Occupation Politician

Syed Mustafa Kamal (Urdu:سید مصطفىٰ کمال‬) (born 27 December 1971) is a Pakistani politician who is founder and current leader of Pak Sarzameen Party. He was the Senator in the Senate of Pakistan and served as the Mayor (Nazim) of the Pakistan's largest city of Karachi, Pakistan.[1] He was previously affiliated with the Mohajir nationalist party Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM)

Ministry of Information Technology

He served as the IT Minister for the Sindh province from 2003 to 2005.

Mayor of Karachi

He was chosen for Mayor Karachi by MQM leader and he worked hard under lines of Party policy and became very successful. He was shortlisted for the World Mayor Prize in 2010.[2]

In 2008, some Pakistani newspapers published articles claiming that foreignpolicy.com had named Karachi’s mayor, Mustafa Kamal, "the second best mayor in the world.". Foreignpolicy make clarified that they did not name Kamal as 2nd best mayor. [3]

Senator

In 2013, he was elected to the Pakistani Senate from Sindh.[4]

Differences with MQM and departure

Syed Mustafa Kamal left Pakistan after developing differences with Altaf Hussain. The Muttahida Qaumi Movement announced that Syed Mustafa Kamal submitted his resignation from Senate seat and left Pakistan due to personal and family reasons. Later in Dubai Mustafa Kamal join Malik Riaz's Behria Town and started managing Behria Town's construction business from Dubai.[5]

He after leaving the political party, joined Malik Riaz’s company Bahria Town.[6]

Comeback and formation of PakSarzameen Party

After leaving Pakistan in August 2013, he returned from Dubai to Karachi, Pakistan on March 3, 2016, accompanying Anis Kaimkhani and holding a press conference in a rented house in Karachi's posh area at Khayabane Sahar in Defence phase 6 Karachi on the same day at 3:00 PM.

In his famous press conference, Mustafa Kamal opened up about his lifelong personal experiences as a prominent member of Muttahida Qaumi Movement and what made him leave the country even when he was serving as a senator at the time. He discussed several controversies surrounding MQM, the leader Altaf Hussain and his behavior towards the party members.

In the conference, Mustafa Kamal also disclosed the vision of a new party he is laying foundations of, the name of which is not decided yet. According to him, "Today we are laying the foundation of an organisation, you may call it a party. We are just two individuals, myself and Anees Kaimkhani." He also revealed the flag of his party which turned out to be the Flag of Pakistan. In his support several individual have contacted and showed support and also few more members from MQM joined Mustafa Kamal's team. According to Anees Qaimkhani they will continue to welcome people. In regards to future plans Mustafa Kamal disclosed that they will organize a public speech at Bagh-e-Jinnah near Mazar-e-Qaid Karachi.[7][8][9][10]

Later in a press conference Mustafa Kamal announced the name of party as Pak Sarzameen party.[11][12]

Election 2018

Kamal contested the general election 2018 for one national assembly and two provincial assemblies however; he failed to make it despite his claim to win the seat. [13]

Personal life

Both of his parents Anis Ahmed and his mother Jamila Khatoon belonged to the Urdu-speaking Muhajir family migrated from Bihar, India and settled in Karachi.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Mr Syed Mustafa Kamal's Biography". The "I Own Karachi" Campaign website. Archived from the original on 2011-06-28.
  2. ↑ "Syed Mustafa Kamal - Former Mayor of Karachi". City Mayors website. External link in |publisher= (help)
  3. ↑ What FP didn’t say about the mayor of Karachi
  4. ↑ http://www.senate.gov.pk/en/profile.php?uid=790. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. ↑ Syed Kamal left due to personal and domestic reasons: MQM Rabita Committee
  6. ↑ Mustafa Kamal ready to reveal important things in Islamabad
  7. ↑ 1JTT6SiRas4 Mustafa Kamal Full Press Conference 3 March 2016 on YouTube
  8. ↑ Dawn.com (2016-03-03). "Mustafa Kamal decimates MQM chief Altaf, announces new political party". www.dawn.com. Retrieved 2016-03-03.
  9. ↑ "Mustafa Kamal launches no-holds-barred tirade against MQM chief - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 2016-03-03.
  10. ↑ "Mustafa Kamal lashes out at Altaf, announces new party". www.geo.tv. Retrieved 2016-03-03.
  11. ↑ "Kamal & Co announce 'Pak Sarzameen Party'". Retrieved 2016-04-04.
  12. ↑ "Mustafa Kamal names new political movement 'Pak Sarzameen Party' - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 2016-04-04.
  13. ↑ "Mustafa Kamal's 'dolphin' fails to swim in Sindh".
Preceded by
Naimatullah Khan		 Mayors of Karachi Succeeded by
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