Syed Mustafa Kamal
| Syed Mustafa Kamal | |
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| 27th Mayor of Karachi | |
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In office October 17, 2005 – February 19, 2010 |
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| Preceded by | Naimatullah Khan |
| Succeeded by | Waseem Akhtar |
| IT Minister from Sindh | |
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In office 2003–2005 |
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| Pakistani Senator from Sindh | |
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In office March 12, 2013 – April 21, 2014 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born |
27 December 1971 Karachi, Pakistan |
| Political party |
Muttahida Qaumi Movement (1990 - 2014) Pak Sarzameen Party (2016 - onwards) |
| Parents | Anis Ahmed and Jamila Khatoon |
| Residence | Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan |
| Alma mater | MBA, University of Wales |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Religion | Islam |
Muttahida Qaumi Movement (1990 - 2014)
Syed Mustafa Kamal (Urdu:سید مصطفىٰ کمال) (born: December 27, 1971) is a Pakistani politician who is founder and current leader of Pak Sarzameen Party. He was the Senator in the Senate of Pakistan and served as the Mayor (Nazim) of the Pakistan's largest city of Karachi, Pakistan. He was previously affiliated with the Pakistani liberalist party Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM)
He served as the IT Minister for the Sindh province from 2003 to 2005.
He was chosen for Mayor Karachi by MQM leader and he worked hard under lines of Party policy and became very successful. He was shortlisted for the World Mayor Prize in 2010.
In 2008, some Pakistani newspapers published articles claiming that foreignpolicy.com had named Karachi’s mayor, Mustafa Kamal, "the second best mayor in the world." Foreign Policy editor Joshua Keating confirmed that reports were not true.
In 2013, he was elected to the Pakistani Senate from Sindh.
According to source Syed Mustafa Kamal has left Pakistan after developing differences with Altaf Hussain. The Muttahida Qaumi Movement announced that Syed Mustafa Kamal submitted his resignation from Senate seat and left Pakistan due to personal and family reasons. Later in Dubai Mustafa Kamal join Malik Riaz's Behria Town and started managing Behria Town's construction business from Dubai.
On August 5, 2015, it was reported in many media outlets that ex Mayor and former member MQM traveled to Islamabad to attend important meetings. This was reportedly his first come back visit. Mustafa Kamal after leaving the political party, joined Malik Riaz’s company Bahria Town.
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