Sufiyan Yousuf (; born 28 June 1978) is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the

National Assembly of Pakistan The National Assembly of Pakistan, also referred to as ''Aiwān-ē-Zairīñ'', is the lower house of the bicameralism, bicameral Parliament of Pakistan, with the upper house being the Senate of Pakistan, Senate. As of 2023, the National Assem ...

, from 2008 to May 2018.

Early life

He was born on 28 June 1978 in Karachi. Early education get from Habib Public School Karachi. HSC from DJ Science College BE Civil Engineering From Sir Syed University Karachi. MBA in Humen Resources from United Kingdom Masters in Roads & Highway From United Kingdom.

Political career

He was elected to the

as a candidate of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) from Constituency NA-246 (Karachi-VIII) in the

2008 Pakistani general election General elections were held in Pakistan on 18 February 2008 to elect members of the 13th National Assembly and the four Provincial Assemblies. On 3 November 2007 President Pervez Musharraf enacted a state of emergency; elections were initia ...

. He received 186,933 votes and defeated Sohail Ansar, a candidate of

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 ...

(PPP). He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of MQM from Constituency NA-247 (Karachi-IX) in the

2013 Pakistani general election General elections were held in Pakistan on Saturday 11 May 2013 to elect the members of the List of members of the 14th National Assembly of Pakistan, 14th National Assembly of Pakistan, National Assembly and the four Subdivisions of Pakistan, Pr ...

. He received 126,263 votes and defeated Rashid Siddiqui, a candidate 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. ...

(PTI). In 2016, he announced to resign from his National Assembly seat. However, as of February 2018, he remained a member of the legislature. MQM asked Election Commission of Pakistan to de-seat him.

References

Living people Muttahida Qaumi Movement politicians Pakistani MNAs 2013–2018 Politicians from Karachi Muttahida Qaumi Movement MNAs 1978 births Pakistani MNAs 2008–2013 {{Pakistan-MNA-stub