Arshad Abdullah Vohra | |
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Vice-Chairman of Pak Sarzameen Party | |
In office October 2017 – 12 January 2023 | |
Pakistani Parliamentarian from PS-115 from Sindh | |
In office August 30, 2016 – March 13, 2019 | |
28th Deputy mayor of Karachi | |
In office May 2013 – December 2015 | |
Preceded by | Nasreen Jalil |
Succeeded by | Arshad Hassan |
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan | |
Assumed office 29 February 2024 | |
Constituency | NA-240 Karachi South-II |
Personal details | |
Born | Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan | July 17, 1958
Political party | MQM-P (2023-present) |
Other political affiliations | PSP (2017-2023) |
Residence(s) | D-225, KDA Scheme No. 1-A, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan |
Education | MSc in Textile Technology and Polymer Materials Science and Engineering – University of Manchester; BSc in Chemical Engineering, NED University of Engineering & Technology |
Occupation | Businessman, politician |
Arshad Abdullah Vohra ( Urdu: ارشد عبدُﷲ ووہرہ; born July 17, 1958) is a Pakistani politician who has been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan since February 2024. He was the vice Chairman of Pak Sarzameen Party. He is a former deputy mayor of Karachi and ex parliamentarian of Sindh. He is a professional engineer with a doctorate and a businessman.
Vohra was born on 17 July 1958 in Karachi, Pakistan, to a Urdu-speaking Gujarati Sunni Vohra family.[ citation needed]
Arshad was elected twice as the chairman of SITE Association, in 2001–02 and 2012–13. He also served as the chairman of All-Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) in 2005–2006. [1]
He was elected Member Provincial Assembly of Sindh in May 2013, he resigned from his post after he was nominated deputy mayor of Karachi from MQM. [2]
He was elected deputy mayor of Karachi on August 24, 2016. He took oath in his office on August 30, 2016. [3]
In October 2017, Arshad Vohra left Muttahida Qaumi Movement and joined the Pak Sarzameen Party. He said in a press conference, with Anis Kaimkhani, that MQM-P "had no vision" which was a major reason as to why he left MQM. [4]
Arshad Abdullah Vohra | |
---|---|
Vice-Chairman of Pak Sarzameen Party | |
In office October 2017 – 12 January 2023 | |
Pakistani Parliamentarian from PS-115 from Sindh | |
In office August 30, 2016 – March 13, 2019 | |
28th Deputy mayor of Karachi | |
In office May 2013 – December 2015 | |
Preceded by | Nasreen Jalil |
Succeeded by | Arshad Hassan |
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan | |
Assumed office 29 February 2024 | |
Constituency | NA-240 Karachi South-II |
Personal details | |
Born | Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan | July 17, 1958
Political party | MQM-P (2023-present) |
Other political affiliations | PSP (2017-2023) |
Residence(s) | D-225, KDA Scheme No. 1-A, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan |
Education | MSc in Textile Technology and Polymer Materials Science and Engineering – University of Manchester; BSc in Chemical Engineering, NED University of Engineering & Technology |
Occupation | Businessman, politician |
Arshad Abdullah Vohra ( Urdu: ارشد عبدُﷲ ووہرہ; born July 17, 1958) is a Pakistani politician who has been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan since February 2024. He was the vice Chairman of Pak Sarzameen Party. He is a former deputy mayor of Karachi and ex parliamentarian of Sindh. He is a professional engineer with a doctorate and a businessman.
Vohra was born on 17 July 1958 in Karachi, Pakistan, to a Urdu-speaking Gujarati Sunni Vohra family.[ citation needed]
Arshad was elected twice as the chairman of SITE Association, in 2001–02 and 2012–13. He also served as the chairman of All-Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) in 2005–2006. [1]
He was elected Member Provincial Assembly of Sindh in May 2013, he resigned from his post after he was nominated deputy mayor of Karachi from MQM. [2]
He was elected deputy mayor of Karachi on August 24, 2016. He took oath in his office on August 30, 2016. [3]
In October 2017, Arshad Vohra left Muttahida Qaumi Movement and joined the Pak Sarzameen Party. He said in a press conference, with Anis Kaimkhani, that MQM-P "had no vision" which was a major reason as to why he left MQM. [4]