Makhdoomzada Muhammad Zain Hussain Qureshi () is a

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politician who has been a member of the

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since February 2024 and previously served in this position from August 2018 to April 2022. He was also a Member of the

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from July 2022 to January 2023.

Political career

Qureshi was elected to the

from Constituency

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as a candidate of the

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(PTI) in the

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. On 27 September 2018, Prime Minister

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appointed him as Federal Minister for Finance. He served till 10 April 2022, when he resigned from the assembly alongside other PTI members. He was elected to the

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from PP-218 Multan-VI as a candidate of the PTI in the 2022 Punjab provincial by-election. He took oath on 18 July 2022. He was re-elected to the National Assembly from

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as an independent candidate supported by PTI in the

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. He received 126,775 votes and defeated Javed Akhtar, a candidate of

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(PML(N)).

Professional career

In 2009, Qureshi interned as a legislative fellow in the office of U.S. Senator

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. Following his time in the

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, he worked as a relationship manager at MCB Bank from 2009 to 2012.

Personal life

Qureshi is the son of a former Pakistani foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Qureshi, Zain Living people Pakistani MNAs 2018–2023 Pakistani MNAs 2024–2029 Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf MPAs (Punjab) Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf politicians Politicians from Multan Zain Pakistani expatriates in the United States 1985 births