Abdul Rashid Godil

Abdul Rashid Godil (Urdu: عبد الرشید گوڈیل‎; born 7 September 1960) is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of National Assembly of Pakistan, from 2008 to May 2018.

Abdul Rashid Godil
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
In office
2008 – 31 May 2018
Personal details
Born (1960-09-07) 7 September 1960[1]
Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
NationalityPakistani

Early life

Godil was born in Karachi on September 7, 1960.[1] Another report suggest he was born on 17 September 1960.[2]

Political career

In 1991, he was elected as a member of the All Pakistan Memon Federation and later, was elected as its president.[1]

He began his political career in 2005 and became union council nazim.[1]

He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan from NA-252 (Karachi) on ticket of Muttahida Qaumi Movement in 2008 Pakistani general election.[1][3][4]

He was re-elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan from NA-252 (Karachi) on ticket of Muttahida Qaumi Movement in 2013 Pakistani general election.[1][5][4]

In June 2018, he quit MQM and joined Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf.[6]

References
  1. "Abdul Rashid Godil: A profile". DAWN.COM. 18 August 2015. Archived from the original on 12 April 2017. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
  2. "Detail Information". 19 April 2014. Archived from the original on 19 April 2014. Retrieved 11 July 2017.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. "Godil replaces Sattar as MQM parliamentary leader in NA - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 29 April 2014. Archived from the original on 12 April 2017. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
  4. "MQM MNA Rashid Godil fights for life after gun attack - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 19 August 2015. Archived from the original on 12 April 2017. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
  5. Ali, Imtiaz (18 August 2015). "MQM's Rashid Godil critical after Karachi attack". Dawn. Archived from the original on 12 April 2017. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
  6. "Former MQM-P MNA Rashid Godil defects to PTI". Geo News. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
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