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Kunwar Naveed Jamil

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Kunwar Naveed Jamil
کنور نوید جمیل
Jamil in 2019
Member of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh
In office
13 August 2018 – 11 August 2023
ConstituencyPS-127 (Karachi Central-V)
In office
2002–2005
ConstituencyPS-106 (Karachi-XVIII)
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
In office
29 April 2015 – 31 May 2018
ConstituencyNA-246 (Karachi-VIII)
5th Mayor of Hyderabad
In office
17 October 2005 – 17 February 2010
Preceded byDr Makhdoom Rafik Zaman
Succeeded byTayyab Hussain
Personal details
Born(1964-03-15)15 March 1964
Died17 August 2023(2023-08-17) (aged 59)
Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
NationalityPakistani
Political party MQM (2006-2023)

Kunwar Naveed Jamil (Urdu: کنور نوید جمیل; 15 March 1964 – 17 August 2023) was a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh from August 2018 to August 2023. Previously, he had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from April 2015 to May 2018.

Education

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Jamil held the degrees of Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Science.[1]

Political career

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Jamil was elected to the Provincial Assembly of Sindh as a candidate of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) from Constituency PS-106 (Karachi-XVIII) in 2002 Pakistani general election. He received 24,581 votes and defeated Islamuddin Ayubi, a candidate of Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA).[2] In November 2005, he resigned from the Provincial Assembly of Sindh.[3]

In November 2005, he was elected as the mayor of district Hyderabad.[4]

Jamil was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of MQM from Constituency NA-246 (Karachi-VIII) in a by-election held in 2015. He received 95,644 votes and defeated Imran Ismail, a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).[5][6][7]

Jamil was re-elected to Provincial Assembly of Sindh as a candidate of MQM from Constituency PS-127 (Karachi Central-V) in 2018 Pakistani general election.[8]

Death

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Kunwar Naveed Jamil died in Karachi on 17 August 2023, at the age of 59. He had suffered a brain hemorrhage in June and was admitted to a local hospital.[9]

References

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  1. ^ "Profile". www.pas.gov.pk. rovincial Assembly of Sindh. Archived from the original on 13 October 2016. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
  2. ^ "2002 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 January 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  3. ^ Ghori, Habib Khan (16 November 2005). "KARACHI: 15 file papers for three PA seats". DAWN.COM. Archived from the original on 12 April 2017. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
  4. ^ Khan, Mohammad Hussain (20 November 2015). "Muttahida wins battle for Hyderabad". Archived from the original on 2 January 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
  5. ^ Dawn.com (24 April 2015). "NA-246: Official results announced, MQM regains seat by huge margin". Archived from the original on 28 August 2016. Retrieved 27 August 2016.
  6. ^ "NA-246: Official results announced, MQM regains seat by huge margin". DAWN.COM. 24 April 2015. Archived from the original on 12 April 2017. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
  7. ^ Ghori, Habib Khan (28 April 2015). "PTI walkout, new province controversy mar jubilant PA session". DAWN.COM. Archived from the original on 12 April 2017. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
  8. ^ "Pakistan election 2018 results: National and provincial assemblies". Samaa TV. Archived from the original on 29 July 2018. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
  9. ^ "Kunwar Naveed Jamil passes away in Karachi". Pakistan Observer. 17 August 2023. Retrieved 18 August 2023.