Syed Firdous Shamim Naqvi is a

Pakistani Pakistanis (, ) are the citizens and nationals of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. Pakistan is the fifth-most populous country, with a population of over 241.5 million, having the second-largest Muslim population as of 2023. As much as ...

politician who served as the Leader of the Opposition in the

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from 24 September 2018 to 8 January 2021. He had been a member of the

from August 2018 to August 2023. He has served as a member of the Core Committee of

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) is a political party in Pakistan established in 1996 by cricketer and politician Imran Khan, who served as the country's prime minister from 2018 to 2022. The party is led by Gohar Ali Khan since late 2023. ...

since 1996. He has also served from 2015 to 2019 in the Karachi Municipal Corporation as Union Council Chairman for UC-18

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Early life and education

Naqvi was born on 10 May 1956 in

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, Pakistan. He received a degree of Bachelor of Engineering in Civil from the

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and degree of Masters in Construction Management and Masters in Highways & Design Material from the

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Political career

He joined PTI as a founding member in 1996 and worked closely with Imran Khan in building the party. Naqvi became a member Central executive of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf when it was founded by Imran Khan in 1996. He was appointed its spokesperson in 2007. Naqvi also chaired party's Manifesto Committee for 2013 elections. Naqvi serves as the member of the Central Executive Committee and spokesperson on Commerce & Industry of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf. One of Tehreek-e-Insaf's most prominent members from Karachi. Naqvi still remains Member in Core Committee of Tehreek-e-Insaf since 1996. He was President of PTI Karachi chapter during elections 2018. Under his leadership PTI won 14 out 21 National Assembly seats and 21 out of 44 Provincial Assembly seats. He was elected to the

as a candidate of

(PTI) from Constituency PS-101 (Karachi East-III) 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 ...

. In September 2018, he resigned as president of PTI chapter in

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. On 5 September 2018, PTI nominated him as leader of the opposition in the

. On 24 September, he was declared as Leader of Opposition. On 8 January 2021, he resigned as leader of Opposition of Sindh Assembly.

References

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