Mayor of Karachi
| Mayor of Karachi ناظم کراچی |
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Karachi Metropolitan Corporation
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| Status | incumbent |
| Residence | 'Camp Office' KDA Scheme 1, Gulshan-e-Iqbal |
| Seat | KMC Building |
| Appointer | Electorate of Karachi |
| Term length | 4 years |
| Constituting instrument | Karachi City Municipal Act |
| Formation | Nov 1933 |
| First holder | Jamshed Nusserwanji Mehta |
| Deputy | Dr. Arshad A Vohra |
| Website | Official website |
Mayor of Karachi (Urdu: ناظم کراچی) is the Mayor who heads the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) which controls the Local Government system of Karachi.
The current Karachi Local Government System follows Sindh Local Government Act 2013 (SLGA 2013)
The Karachi Local Government consists of Karachi Metropolitan Corporation which is subdivided into of 6 District Municipal Corporations (DMCs) which are headed by Chairmen and Deputy Chairmen. the districts or Zila of Karachi Local Government as of Sindh local government act 2013 are District Central, District West, District East, District South, Malir and Korangi.Each district is further divided into Union Committees (UCs) which are headed by Chairmen and vice chairmen. Each Union committee is further sub divided into four wards. The Local government elections directly elect the UC chairmen/vice chairmen panel and the 4 ward members of each UC. the seats are reserved for women, non Muslim minorities, youth members and labours in a Union Committee all of which are indirectly elected by the direct election of chairman/vice chairman panel.
The chairman of a Union committee belongs to the City council/KMC and elects the Mayor/deputy mayor candidate, while the Vice Chairman of Union Committee elects the chairman/Vice chairman of District Municipal corporation (DMC) and works in District municipal corporation office.
The historic and iconic building of Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (KMC) houses the offices of mayor and deputy mayor of the city and the city council Hall with 304 members (Union committee chairmen). The foundation of the building was laid in 1927 and the construction was completed on 1930. the cost of building was 1,725,000 RS.
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