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Encyclopedia > Mustafa Kamal

Syed Mustafa Kamal is the City Nazim (Mayor) of Karachi. Kamal is a pivotal member of the the Muttahida Qaumi Movement, a political party. Karachi (Urdu: , Sindhi: ) is the capital of the province of Sindh, and the largest city in Pakistan. ... Muttahida Qaumi Movement (Urdu: متحدہ قومی موومنٹ) generally known as MQM or simply Muttahida, is the third largest political Party in Pakistan. ...

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Biography

He was born in 1972 in Bangladesh. He studied in Karachi till Intermediate and left for Malaysia where he completed an Associate Diploma in Business Executive studies. He earned his MBA in Marketing from the University of Wales (UK). He served as a minister for Information Technology with the Sindh government. Mustafa fell in love with a Tanzanian woman and later married her while studying in Malaysia.[citation needed] Year 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Master of Business Administration (MBA) is a tertiary degree in business management. ... The University of Wales (Prifysgol Cymru in Welsh) is a federal university founded in 1893. ... Information and communication technology spending in 2005 Information technology (IT), as defined by the Information Technology Association of America (ITAA), is the study, design, development, implementation, support or management of computer-based information systems, particularly software applications and computer hardware. ... Sindh (Sindhī: سنڌ, Urdū: سندھ) is one of the four provinces of Pakistan and historically is home to the Sindhis. ...


Involvement with MQM

He has been associated with the Muttahida Qaumi Movement(MQM) former Muhajir Qaumi Movementfor more than a decade. He was nominated as Mayor (City Nazim) by the Haq Parast panel, in local bodies election. He won by 1,493 votes against 800 votes obtained by his main rival, former city nazim Naimatullah Khan, fielded by the Tameer-i-Karachi Ittehad of the combined opposition parties. He was arrested during the operation against MQM in the early 90's and has spent some jail time.[citation needed] Muttahida Qaumi Mahaz (MQM, United National Front), originally known as Mohajir Quami Movement (Emigrant National Movement), a political party in Pakistan. ... Nazim (Urdu: ناظم ) is the Coordinator of cities and towns in Pakistan. ... Niamthullah Khan, (born October 1, 1930 Ajmer, British India) was the Nazim of largest city of Pakistan, Karachi from August 2001-June 2005. ...


'Mustafa Khudai' and "Mustafa Khudal"

Mustafa Kamal has earned the nickname of "Mustafa Khudai" and "Mustafa Khudal same as Mustafa Kamal", as he digs and digs gutters and roads and moves on without refilling the gaping holes.[1]


August 2006

In August 2006, the Syed Mustafa Kamal was widely criticised over his administration's handling of the aftermath of torrential monsoon rains that plagued the city. The heavy rains caused the deaths of a sizable number of people and heavy damage to infrastructure.[citation needed]


References

  1. ^ DAWN: Karachi and its parks (column by Cowasjee) (HTML). Dawn, Pakistan. Retrieved on 2007-03-04.

Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... is the 63rd day of the year (64th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

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This article is about the politician. ... Muttahida Qaumi Mahaz (MQM, United National Front), originally known as Mohajir Quami Movement (Emigrant National Movement), a political party in Pakistan. ...

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Preceded by
Naimatullah Khan
Mayors of Karachi Succeeded by

Karachi Niamthullah Khan, (born October 1, 1930 Ajmer, British India) was the Nazim of largest city of Pakistan, Karachi from August 2001-June 2005. ... List of Mayors (Nazims) during 20th Century Karachi City Municipal Act was promulgated in 1933. ... Karachi (Urdu: , Sindhi: ) is the capital of the province of Sindh, and the largest city in Pakistan. ...


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