Syed Ali Raza Abidi

Syed Ali Raza Abidi (Urdu: سید علی رضا عابدی‎; 6 July 1972 – 25 December 2018) was a Pakistani politician who was a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from June 2013 to May 2018.

Syed Ali Raza Abidi
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
In office
1 June 2013 – 31 May 2018
ConstituencyNA-251 (Karachi-XIII)
Personal details
Born(1972-07-06)6 July 1972
Karachi, Pakistan
Died25 December 2018(2018-12-25) (aged 46)
Karachi, Pakistan
NationalityPakistani
Political partyMuttahida Qaumi Movement

Early life

He was born on 6 July 1972[1] in Karachi, Pakistan[2] to Syed Ikhlaq Hussain Abidi.[3][4]

Political career

He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) from Constituency NA-251 (Karachi-XIII) in 2013 Pakistani general election.[5][3][6][7][8][9] He received 81,603 votes and defeated Raja Azhar Khan, a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).[10]

He ran for the seat of the National Assembly as a candidate of MQM Pakistan from Constituency NA-243 (Karachi East-II) in 2018 Pakistani general election but was unsuccessful. He received 24,082 votes and lost the seat to Imran Khan.[11]

Death

He was shot dead in Karachi on 25 December 2018. The targeted gun attack took place outside his residence.[12][13]

References
  1. "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)
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  3. "After biryani, Ali Raza Abidi tries his hand at politics - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 22 April 2013. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  4. "Muttahida expels MNA Abidi". DAWN. 5 December 2016. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  5. "MQM decides to sit in opposition in national, provincial assemblies". Express Tribune. 29 May 2013. Archived from the original on 11 January 2015. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
  6. "MQM-Pakistan expels Ali Raza Abidi from party - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 4 December 2016. Archived from the original on 7 March 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  7. "National Assembly seats from Sindh". DAWN.COM. 14 May 2013. Archived from the original on 7 March 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  8. "Muttahida expels MNA Abidi". DAWN.COM. 5 December 2016. Archived from the original on 7 March 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  9. "Announced results show PPP wins five NA, 21 PA seats in Sindh". DAWN.COM. 13 May 2013. Archived from the original on 7 March 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  10. "2013 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 February 2018. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
  11. "NA-243 Results - Election 2018 Results - - Candidates List - Constituency Details - Geo.tv". www.geo.tv. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
  12. Imtiaz Ali; Mairaj Akhter (25 December 2018). "Former MQM leader Ali Raza Abidi shot dead in Karachi's DHA". DAWN.COM.
  13. "Former MQM-P MNA Ali Raza Abidi gunned down in Karachi". The Express Tribune. 25 December 2018. Retrieved 25 December 2018.


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