Abdul Qadir Patel ( ur, عبدالقادر پٹیل ; born 8 August 1968) is a Pakistani politician who represents

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(PPP) in the National Assembly of Pakistan. He became a youngest parliamentarian at the age of 25. He served as chairman Standing Committee on the Interior in the National Assembly of Pakistan. He elected as MNA in 2018 General elections in

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from newly established

NA-248 (Karachi West-I) NA-243 (Keamari-II) () is a constituency for the National Assembly of Pakistan. The Kiamari Town is represented by Constituency NA-239 of National Assembly of Pakistan. While PS-89 and PS-90 represents in Sindh Assembly. Members of Parliament S ...

constituency.

Early life and education

Patel was born in Memon Society Hospital in

Lyari Town Lyari Town ( sd, لیاری ٽاؤن , ur, ) is named after the historic locality of Lyari. Lyari Town was the smallest borough (called "town" in Karachi) by area, but also the most densely populated one. Lyari Town was formed in 2001 as par ...

in a prominent Kutchi family in

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on 8 August 1968. He is the eldest child of the former district chairman of Keamari Town, Hussain Patel. He started working at the age of fifteen. He attended K.P.T secondary school in Keamari Town,

, before gaining his higher education from

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. In 1991 he obtained his

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degree from

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where he served as president of Sindh People's Youth, a student wing of

. He married grand daughter of senior parliamentarian Haji Wali Muhammad Jamot.

Political career

Patel entered politics as a member of the 10th Provincial Assembly of Sindh on 18 October 1993 at the age of twenty five, which was the minimum age required by the

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, during the by-election for constituency PS-86 Karachi (

) when he defeated Ali Mohammad Hingoro who was than member provincial assembly of Sindh and very strong candidate from

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Preceded by MPA Ali Muhammad Hingoro from PS-86
9th Provincial Assembly of Sindh Previous Members (1990 - 1993) however in election for 11th Provincial Assembly of Sindh he was succeeded by Muhammad Farooq Awan from constituency of PS 86.Succeeded by Muhammad Farooq Awan from PS 86
11th Provincial Assembly of Sindh Previous Members (1997 - 1999) Later he was elected to the 13th National Assembly of Pakistan in February 2008 for the NA-239 (Karachi-I)

Kemari Town Keamari Town ( ur, ) lies in the southern part of the city that was named after the historic seaside municipality of Keamari. Kemari Town was formed in 2001 as part of The Local Government Ordinance 2001, and was subdivided into 11 union counc ...

seat in the general election on a

ticket after defeating than member national assembly Hakim Qari Gul Rahman of

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.Hakim Qari Gul Rahman
Pakistan Elections He appears on political talk shows in

as a representative of the

. He has been associated with different departments and

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within the

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such as the Department of Ports and Shipping, Foreign Affairs, Railways, and Labour. He serves as a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan as well as Chairman of the Standing Committee on the Interior. On 3 June 2012 he was appointed as President of the

division of the

and as political adviser to

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. Patel took oath as federal Minister for

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19 April 2022 in newly formed

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federal cabinet after

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Peacekeeping in Karachi

Patel has contributed to conflict resolution in

, especially in

Kiamari Town Keamari Town ( ur, ) lies in the southern part of the city that was named after the historic seaside municipality of Keamari. Kemari Town was formed in 2001 as part of The Local Government Ordinance 2001, and was subdivided into 11 union counc ...

and

. He lost his close friend and political coordinator Edhi Amin Khaskheli in target killings in Karachi.

Court Trial

Patel had to face the trail for a case that was registered under Karachi registry of the anti-terrorism court (ATC) while he was in

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. He was accused allegedly getting criminals treated at a local hospital which was found to be a false case against him. He came back to Pakistan and surrendered voluntarily by the court of law as he presented himself for self-arrest in July 2016. Patel arrived at ATC and filed a plea, seeking bail in Dr. Asim case. The court approved bail plea and accepted the petition over surety bond of Rs 2 lac till 17 April but bail was rejected and he surrendered himself. He was released on permanent bail after four months of detention in November 2017. His case is under the process of anti-terrorism court (ATC) in

Conflict with Pakistan Peoples Party leadership

He tendered his resignation from the post of president Karachi division and set himself out of media attention for several months due to conflict with the higher leadership of Pakistan Peoples Party. However, after five months his conflicts with higher leadership were resolved and he had a meeting with Chairman PPP Bilawal Bhutto Zardari in April 2018.

General elections 2018

He secured 35076 votes from newly established

constituency in 2018 General elections in

representing

and defeated

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by a narrow margi

He became member of List of members of the 15th National Assembly of Pakistan, 15th National Assembly of Pakistan on 13 August 2018.328 MNAs sworn in to 15th National Assembly
Dawn News Retrieved 13 Aug 2018

References

External links

Qadir Patel Official YouTube ChannelQadir Patel Facebook
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