Faisal Vawda

Faisal Vawda is a Pakistani politician who is the current Federal Minister for Water Resources, in office since 5 October 2018. He has been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan since August 2018.

Faisal Vawda
Federal Minister for Water Resources
Assumed office
5 October 2018
PresidentArif Alvi
Prime MinisterImran Khan
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
Assumed office
13 August 2018
ConstituencyNA-249 (Karachi West-II)
Personal details
BornWashington
NationalityAmerican[1]
Pakistani
Political partyPakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf
OccupationPolitician, Businessman

Political career

Vawda was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan from Constituency NA-249 (Karachi West-II) as a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf in 2018 Pakistani general election. He received 35,344 votes and defeated Shahbaz Sharif.[2][3] Following his successful election, a petition was submitted in the Sindh High Court seeking the disqualification of Vawda for not disclosing the details of his foreign bank accounts and properties in the affidavit submitted to the Election Commission of Pakistan.[4]

On 5 October 2018, he was inducted into the federal cabinet of Prime Minister Imran Khan[5] and was appointed as Federal Minister for Water Resources.[6]

Properties

As of 2010, Faisal Vawda is owner of Faisal Vawda Group.[7]

In 2016, the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) summoned Vawda for an inquiry pertaining to fraudulent allotment of amenity plots. In a notice issued by the NAB said that hundreds of amenity plots have been allotted to Faisal Vawda Group, a company owned by Vawda himself.[8]

In 2019, Saudi Pak Leasing Company Limited filed a plea against Vawda and his father for not returning the loan taken for business purposes.[9]

In 2020, the Federal Board of Revenue released its 2018 tax directory for parliamentarians which noted Vawda did not paid any taxes, which he later denied by posting his tax returns on his twitter feed.[10]

References
  1. "FIA's report puts dual national candidates of political parties in a tough spot - Pakistan Today". www.pakistantoday.com.pk.
  2. "LIVE UPDATES: PTI leads in election 2018 results". www.pakistantoday.com.pk. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  3. "Imran Khan's PTI on top as election results come in". Geo. 26 July 2018. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
  4. "Petition seeking Faisal Vawda's disqualification filed in SHC | The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 9 August 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  5. Reporter, The Newspaper's Staff (6 October 2018). "Six federal ministers administered oath". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
  6. "Notification - 5 October 2018" (PDF). Cabinet Division. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
  7. "EGIBL`s merger with Al Baraka challenged". DAWN.COM. 22 June 2010. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  8. "Corruption case: Faisal Vawda summoned by NAB". The Express Tribune. 25 August 2016. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  9. "Faisal Vawda summoned by SHC over unpaid loan". Daily Times. 19 April 2019. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  10. "Shahid Khaqan paid most in taxes; Vawda, Buzdar among lawmakers who paid none: FBR 2018 data". DAWN.COM. 18 September 2020. Retrieved 18 September 2020.


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