Syed Ali Haider Zaidi ( ur, ) is a Pakistani politician who served as the
Federal Minister for Maritime Affairs from 11 September 2018 to 10 April 2022. He is the President of
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf
The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI; ur, , ) is a political party in Pakistan. It was founded in 1996 by Pakistani cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan, who served as the country's prime minister from 2018 to 2022. The PTI is one of the thre ...
Sindh chapter. He has been previously also remained a member of the
National Assembly of Pakistan from August 2018 to January 2023.
Political career
In 1999, Zaidi joined
PTI
He ran for the seat of the
Provincial Assembly of Sindh
The Provincial Assembly of Sindh ( ur, ) is a unicameral legislature of elected representatives of the Pakistani province of Sindh, and is located in Karachi, the provincial capital. It was established under Article 106 of the Constitution o ...
as a candidate of
PTI from
Constituency PS-116 (Karachi-XXVIII)
PS-102 Karachi East-VI () is a constituency of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh
The Provincial Assembly of Sindh ( ur, ) is a unicameral legislature of elected representatives of the Pakistani province of Sindh, and is located in Karachi, th ...
in the
2002 general elections, but was unsuccessful. He received 2,941 votes and lost the seat to Nasrullah Khan, a candidate of the
MMA.
He ran for the seat of the
National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of
PTI from Constituency
NA-252 (Karachi-XIV)
NA-252 (Karachi-XIV) ( ur, این اے-۲۵۲، کراچی-۱۴) was a constituency for the National Assembly of Pakistan. After the 2018 delimitations, its area has been divided between NA-243 (Karachi East-II) and NA-244 (Karachi East-III), whil ...
and from Constituency
NA-208 (Jacobabad) in the
2013 general elections but was unsuccessful. He received 49,622 votes from
NA-252 (Karachi-XIV)
NA-252 (Karachi-XIV) ( ur, این اے-۲۵۲، کراچی-۱۴) was a constituency for the National Assembly of Pakistan. After the 2018 delimitations, its area has been divided between NA-243 (Karachi East-II) and NA-244 (Karachi East-III), whil ...
and lost to
Abdul Rashid Godil). He received 7,589 votes from NA-208 (Jacobabad) and lost the seat to
Aijaz Hussain Jakhrani.
On 25 December 2014, he was appointed as president of
PTI's Karachi chapter.
In December 2015, he announced that he would resign as president of
PTI's Karachi chapter in the aftermath of party's poor performance in local government elections.
He was elected to the National Assembly from the Constituency
NA-244 (Karachi East-III)
NA-237 Karachi East-III () is a constituency for the National Assembly of Pakistan.
Area
The constituency primarily consists of Faisal Cantonment, Defence View, Kashmir Colony, Akhtar Colony, Manzoor Colony, Azam Basti, Chanesar Goth, Mehmoodabad ...
as a candidate of PTI in
2018 general elections.
On 11 September 2018, he was inducted into the federal cabinet of Prime Minister
Imran Khan
Imran Ahmed Khan Niazi ( ur}; born 5 October 1952) is a Pakistani politician and former Cricket captain who served as the 22nd Prime Minister of Pakistan from August 2018 to until April 2022, when he was ousted through a no-confidenc ...
and was appointed as
Federal Minister for Maritime Affairs.
Ali Zaidi was appointed as
PTI's Sindh Chapter president by Imran Khan on 25th Dec 2021.
Controversy
In July 2017,
Saleem Safi
Saleem Safi (Urdu, ps, ; born 7 March 1968) is a Pakistani journalist, columnist talk show host. He specializes in foreign policy, terrorism, Kashmir conflict, Afghanistan conflict and the politics of Pakistan. He is associated with Jang Medi ...
accused Zaidi of working against
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia, officially the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), is a country in Western Asia. It covers the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and has a land area of about , making it the List of Asian countries by area, fifth-largest country in Asia ...
and in favor of
Iranian
Iranian may refer to:
* Iran, a sovereign state
* Iranian peoples, the speakers of the Iranian languages. The term Iranic peoples is also used for this term to distinguish the pan ethnic term from Iranian, used for the people of Iran
* Iranian lan ...
lobby groups. Zaidi rejected the allegations and sent a legal notice to Saleem claiming in damages.
External Link
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More Reading
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List of members of the 15th National Assembly of Pakistan
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References
Living people
Pakistani MNAs 2018–2023
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf MNAs
Year of birth missing (living people)
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