Ali Khursheedi is a Pakistani politician who is a member of the

Provincial Assembly of Sindh The Provincial Assembly of Sindh is a unicameral legislature of elected representatives of the Pakistani province of Sindh, and is located in Karachi, its provincial capital. It was established under Article 106 of the Constitution of Pakis ...

and is currently serving as the Leader of Opposition in the

since March 2024. He contested as the candidate for

Chief Minister of Sindh The chief minister of Sindh (, —), is the elected head of government of Sindh and serves alongside the Chief Secretary. Murad Ali Shah is the current Chief Minister of Sindh, serving since 26 February 2024. The chief minister is the head of ...

for the

Muttahida Qaumi Movement – Pakistan Muttahida Qaumi Movement (Pakistan) ( MQM-P) is a social liberal, Muhajir nationalist, and secularist political party. The leader of the party is Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui. The party's symbol is the kite. It is mostly active in Karachi where t ...

(MQM-P) in the

2024 Sindh provincial election Provincial elections were held in Sindh on 8 February 2024 to elect a new provincial legislature. On 5 August 2023, after the approval of the results of the 2023 digital census by the Council of Common Interests headed by Prime Minister Shehbaz ...

against

Murad Ali Shah Sayyid, Syed Murad Ali Shah (; born 8 November 1962) is a Pakistani politician and structural engineer who is currently serving as the Chief Minister of Sindh province of Pakistan and a member of the Sindh Assembly. It is his third term as Chi ...

of the

Pakistan Peoples Party The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) is a political party in Pakistan and one of the three major List of political parties in Pakistan, Pakistani political parties alongside the Pakistan Muslim League (N) and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf. With a Cent ...

. Following the election, Murad Ali Shah won a third term, while Khursheedi's party nominated him as the Opposition Leader in

Sindh Assembly The Provincial Assembly of Sindh is a unicameral legislature of elected representatives of the Pakistani province of Sindh, and is located in Karachi, its provincial capital. It was established under Article 106 of the Constitution of Pakistan ...

in March 2024.

Political career

He was elected to the

as a candidate of

from Constituency PS-119 (Karachi West-VIII) in the

2018 Pakistani general election General elections were held in Pakistan on 25 July 2018 to elect the members of the 15th National Assembly and the four Provincial Assemblies. The three major parties were Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), led by Imran Khan, the Pakistan Muslim ...

. He was officially nominated by the MQM-P to be candidate for the position of Chief Minister of Sindh in the

, though was defeated by the

Pakistan People's Party The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) is a political party in Pakistan and one of the three major Pakistani political parties alongside the Pakistan Muslim League (N) and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf. With a centre-left political position, it is cu ...

(PPP). He was elected to the 16th Provincial Assembly of Sindh as a candidate of the MQM-P from constituency PS-119 Karachi West-IV in the 2024 Sindh provincial election. He was nominated by the MQM-P for the slot of opposition leader in the

against the PPP government.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Khursheedi, Ali Living people Muttahida Qaumi Movement MPAs (Sindh) Year of birth missing (living people)