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Arshad Abdullah Vohra

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Arshad Abdullah Vohra
Vice-Chairman of Pak Sarzameen Party
In office
12 October 2017 – 12 January 2023
Pakistani Parliamentarian from PS-115 from Sindh
In office
30 August 2016 – 13 March 2019
28th Deputy mayor of Karachi
In office
May 2013 – December 2015
Preceded byNasreen Jalil
Succeeded byArshad Hassan
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
Assumed office
29 February 2024
ConstituencyNA-240 Karachi South-II
Personal details
Born (1958-07-17) 17 July 1958 (age 66)
Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
Political partyMQM-P (2023-present)
Other political
affiliations
PSP (2017-2023)
EducationMSc in Textile Technology and Polymer Materials Science and Engineering – University of Manchester; BSc in Chemical Engineering, NED University of Engineering & Technology
OccupationBusinessman, politician

Arshad Abdullah Vohra (Urdu: ارشد عبدُﷲ ووہرہ; born 17 July 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.[citation needed]

Personal life

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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]

Political career

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Provincial Assembly of Sindh

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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]

Deputy mayor of Karachi

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He was elected deputy mayor of Karachi on 24 August 2016. He took oath in his office on 30 August 2016.[3]

Departure from MQM and joining PSP

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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]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ ""We plan to make Karachi a smart city" – Dr Arshad Abdullah Vohra, Deputy Mayor, Karachi | Newsline". Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  2. ^ "Welcome to the Website of Provincial Assembly of Sindh". pas.gov.pk. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  3. ^ Dawn.com (30 August 2016). "MQM's jailed Waseem Akhtar takes oath as Karachi mayor". Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  4. ^ Dawn.com, Imran Ahad | (29 October 2017). "Karachi Deputy Mayor Arshad Vohra leaves MQM-P for Mustafa Kamal's PSP". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2 November 2020.