Syed Mustafa Kamal
| Syed Mustafa Kamal | |
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| File:Syed Mustafa Kamal at the tomb of Quaid-e-Azam.jpg | |
| 25th Mayor of Karachi | |
| In office October 17, 2005 – February 19, 2010 |
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| Preceded by | Naimatullah Khan |
| Succeeded by | Post abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 December 1971 Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan |
| Parents | Anis Ahmed |
| Residence | Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan |
| Alma mater | MBA University of Wales (UK) |
| Occupation | Politician, Mayor |
| Religion | Islam |
Syed Mustafa Kamal (Urdu: سید مصطفى کمال ) was a Senator in the Senate of Pakistan and served as the nazim (mayor) of the city of Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan[1] from 2005 to 2010. Kamal has affiliations with the Pakistani liberalist party Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), Both of his parents Anis Ahmed and his mother Jamila Khatoon belonged to the Urdu-speaking Bihari community (Muhajir) and settled in Karachi. He was shortlisted for the World Mayor Prize in 2010.[2] He has also served as the IT Minister for the Sindh province from 2003 to 2005. Formerly, he was a telephone operator at 90 (MQM headquarter) in Karachi.
According to New York Times,[3] Syed Mustafa Kamal has left Pakistan after developing differences with Altaf Hussain. The Muttahida Qaumi Movement announced that Syed Mustafa Kamal submitted his resignation from Senate seat and left Pakistan due to personal and family reasons.[4]
In 2008 many Pakistani newspapers published articles claiming that foreignpolicy.com had named Karachi’s mayor, Mustafa Kamal, "the second best mayor in the world." Foreign Policy editor Joshua Keating confirmed that reports were not true.[5]
On August 05 2015, It was reported in many media outlets that ex Mayor and former member MQM traveled to Islamabad to attend important meetings. This was reportedly his first come back visit. Mustafa Kamal after leaving the political party, joined Malik Riaz’s company Bahria Town. [6]
See also
References
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- ↑ Pakistan Shaken by Faraway Arrest of Political Boss
- ↑ Syed Kamal left due to personal and domestic reasons: MQM Rabita Committee
- ↑ What FP didn’t say about the mayor of Karachi
- ↑ Mustafa Kamal ready to reveal important things in Islamabad
External links
- Syed Mustafa Kamal Biography
- City district govt official website
- CityMayors profile
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- [2]
- Syed Mustafa Kamal Profile - Member Sindh Assembly 2002-07
| Preceded by | Mayors of Karachi | Succeeded by Post abolished; |
- Pages with broken file links
- Articles containing Urdu-language text
- 1971 births
- Living people
- District nazims of Pakistan
- Mayors of Karachi
- Pakistani politicians
- Muttahida Qaumi Movement politicians
- Muhajir people
- Politics of Karachi
- Alumni of the University of Wales
- Politicians from Karachi
- Pakistani people of Bihari descent
