Abdul Qadir Patel
| Abdul Qadir Patel عبدالقادر پٹیل |
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| Advisor to the President of Pakistan | |
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In office 6 July 2012 – 16 March 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Faisal Raza Abidi |
| Member National Assembly of Pakistan from NA-239 | |
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In office 17 March 2008 – 16 March 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Hakim Qari Gul Rahman |
| Member Provincial Assembly of Sindh from PS-86 Karachi | |
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In office 18 October 1993 – 7 November 1996 |
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| Preceded by | Ali Muhammad Hingoro |
| Succeeded by | Muhammad Farooq Awan |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Abdul Qadir 8 August 1968 Karachi, Sindh |
| Citizenship | Pakistani |
| Political party | Pakistan Peoples Party |
| Spouse(s) | Nadia Qadir |
| Children | Hussain Patel Abbas Patel |
| Residence | Karachi |
| Alma mater | Federal Urdu University |
| Religion | Islam |
| Website | Abdulqadirpatel.pk |
Abdul Qadir Patel (/ˈpətɛl/ Urdu: عبدالقادر پٹیل ; born 8 August 1968) is a Pakistani politician who represented the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) in the National Assembly of Pakistan until June 2013. At the age of 25 he became the youngest parliamentarian in Pakistan's history. He currently chairs the Standing Committee on the Interior in the National Assembly of Pakistan.
Patel was born in Memon Society Hospital in Lyari Town in a prominent Kutchi family in Karachi on 8 August 1968. He is the eldest child of the former district chairman of Keamari Town, Hussain Patel. He started working at the age of fifteen at a tire repair shop. He attended K.P.T secondary school in Keamari Town, Karachi, before gaining his higher education from Urdu college. In 1991 he obtained his B.A. degree from Federal Urdu University where he served as president of Sindh People's Youth, a student wing of Pakistan Peoples Party. He married a niece of senior parliamentarian Haji Wali Muhammad Jamot.
Patel entered politics as a member of the 10th Provincial Assembly of Sindh on 18 October 1993 at the age of twenty five, which was the minimum age required by the election commission of Pakistan, during the by-election for constituency PS-86 Karachi (Lyari Town) when he defeated Ali Mohammad Hingoro who was than member provincial assembly of Sindh and very strong candidate from Pakistan Peoples Party (Shaheed Bhutto) however in election for 11th Provincial Assembly of Sindh he was succeeded by Muhammad Farooq Awan from constituency of PS 86. Later he was elected to the 13th National Assembly of Pakistan in February 2008 for the NA-239 (Karachi-I) Kemari Town seat in the general election on a Pakistan Peoples Party Parliamentarian (PPPP) ticket after defeating than member national assembly Hakim Qari Gul Rahman of Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal.
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