Muhammad Yaseen is a Canadian politician who was elected in the

2019 Alberta general election The 2019 Alberta general election was held on April 16, 2019, to elect 87 members to the 30th Alberta Legislature. In its first general election contest, the Jason Kenney-led United Conservative Party (UCP) won 54.88% of the popular vote and 63 ...

to represent the northwest Calgary electoral district of

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in the

30th Alberta Legislature The 30th Alberta Legislative Assembly was constituted after the general election on April 16, 2019. The United Conservative Party (UCP), led by Jason Kenney, won a majority of seats and formed the government. The New Democrats, led by outgoing ...

. He was appointed Parliamentary Secretary for Community

Outreach Outreach is the activity of providing services to any population that might not otherwise have access to those services. A key component of outreach is that the group providing it is not stationary, but mobile; in other words, it involves meetin ...

on October 24, 2022. Previously, he was appointed Associate Minister of Immigration and Multiculturalism on July 8, 2021. Prior to this, Yaseen was appointed Parliamentary Secretary of

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on April 30, 2019. He has served as a member of the Standing Committees on Resource Stewardship, Legislative Offices and the Alberta Heritage Savings Trust Fund. Additionally, he is co-chair of the Caucus Outreach Committee. Prior to serving with the Legislative Assembly, Yaseen worked his entire professional career in the

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. He began his career in 1979 in Rimbey, Alberta and retired after 40 years of service with

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, which is majority-owned by

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. An engineer by profession, he is experienced in reservoir/

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s engineering, and has held various advisory roles in processing, transportation, contracts and projects. He holds a bachelor of science degree in petroleum engineering from the

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, a master's degree in civil engineering from the

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and a master's of business administration from the University of Phoenix. He is a professional engineer and is a member of

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, the

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. Yaseen has been an active member of the Calgary community since the 1970's, volunteering with the

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in November 2012 by then

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, the Honourable Donald S. Ethell.

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