Syed Haider Abbas Rizvi ( ur, سيد حیدر عباس رضوی ), (born, January 1, 1968, in Karachi) is the former
deputy parliamentary leader of
MQM MQM may refer to:
* Muttahida Qaumi Movement – London (MQM)
* Muttahida Qaumi Movement – Pakistan (MQM-P)
* Muhajir Qaumi Movement – Haqiqi (MQM-H)
* Mardin Airport, Turkey (IATA: MQM)
* South Marquesan language
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who had been the
member of
National Assembly of Pakistan from 2008 to 2012. Previously, he served as
member of
National Assembly of Pakistan from 2002 to 2008.
Education
Rizvi has completed his M.Sc. degree in
Applied Chemistry in 1992 from the
University of Karachi
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and
M.Sc. Chemical Engineering
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in 1998 from
University of Detroit Mercy
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, U.S.A. He is an Engineering Management Consultant by profession. He is also qualified as a lead Auditor for ISO 9000, Lead Auditor for ISO 14000 and has attended a wide range of management training courses. He was also a former Director of
Pakistan National Shipping Corporation (PNSC).
Political career
He was first elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of
Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) from constituency
NA-244 (Karachi-VI) in
2002 Pakistani general election by receiving by 54,101 votes.
He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of
MQM MQM may refer to:
* Muttahida Qaumi Movement – London (MQM)
* Muttahida Qaumi Movement – Pakistan (MQM-P)
* Muhajir Qaumi Movement – Haqiqi (MQM-H)
* Mardin Airport, Turkey (IATA: MQM)
* South Marquesan language
Marquesan is a collection o ...
from constituency
NA-253 (Karachi-XV) in
2008 Pakistani general election
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In mathematics
8 is:
* a composite number, its proper divisors being , , and . It is twice 4 or four times 2.
* a power of two, being 2 (two cubed), and is the first number of ...
receiving 96,973 votes.
He resigned from his National Assembly seat in December 2012 due to having dual nationality.
Personal life
Haidar Abbas Rizvi has two sons and two daughters. He has travelled to the Georgia, Tanzania, Estonia and Ivory Coast. His interests include reading Urdu literature, writing Urdu poetry, playing cricket and chess. He is a member of Young Parliamentarians Forum (YPF) Pakistan.
Awards
References
Living people
1969 births
Muhajir people
Muttahida Qaumi Movement politicians
Pakistani Shia Muslims
Pakistani emigrants to Canada
University of Karachi alumni
University of Detroit Mercy alumni
Politicians from Karachi
Naturalized citizens of Canada
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