Muhammad Ateeq Shaikh
Senator Mian Muhammad Ateeq Sheikh | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Senate of Pakistan | |
| Assumed office March 2015 | |
| President | Mamnoon Hussain |
| Prime Minister | Nawaz Sharif |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Political party | Mutahidda Qaumi Movement |
Mian Muhammad Ateeq Sheikh (Template:Lang-ur) is a Pakistani politician and a member of Senate of Pakistan, affiliated with the Mutahidda Qaumi Movement.[1]
He is a businessman by profession and is the founder and chief executive of the Shalimar Group of Companies.[2]
Political career
Sheikh began his political career by joining the Muttahida Qaumi Movement in 2012.[3][2]
He became a member of the central executive committee of the Mutahidda Qaumi Movement before becoming a member of the coordination committee in 2013.[2]
In 2014, he became the first president of the Mutahidda Qaumi Movement chapter in Punjab.[2]
In 2015, he was selected by the Mutahidda Qaumi Movement to run for the seat of Senate of Pakistan in Pakistani Senate election, 2015[4] from Sindh.[5] Some members of the MQM questioned the decision of Altaf Hussain for giving the ticket to Shaikh to run in the Senate election from Sindh despite he hails from Punjab.[2] The Sindh United Party challenged the election of Sheikh as senator from Sindh for being a non-Sindhi and petitioned to get him disqualified.[6]
He was elected a member of the Senate of Pakistan for the first time in March 2015.[7][8][9]
In September 2016, a petition was filed to disqualify Shaikh from membership of the Senate for being “disloyal” to Pakistan following the controversial speech by Altaf Hussain. In October 2016, chairman of the Senate rejected the petition.[10][11]
References
- ^ "List of current Senators". Senate of Pakistan. Senate of Pakistan. 2 August 2016. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
- ^ a b c d e Azfar-ul-Ashfaque, Hasan Mansoor (6 March 2015). "Profiles of PPP, Muttahida Candidates". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|1=(help) - ^ "Who's who of Sindh's senators". www.thenews.com.pk. 6 March 2016. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
- ^ "Malik charms MQM for PPP's victory in Senate". Retrieved 18 April 2017.
- ^ Khan, Iftikhar A. (17 February 2015). "182 candidates in the run for 52 Senate seats". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
- ^ Ghori, Habib Khan (11 March 2015). "SUP plans to challenge election of non-native senators from Sindh". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 19 April 2017.
- ^ Ghori, Habib Khan (6 March 2015). "Sindh senate election marred by horse-trading". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
- ^ "Five PPP, two MQM candidates elected as senators". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
- ^ "PPP, MQM sweep Sindh Senate polls". The Nation. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
- ^ Wasim, Amir (14 October 2016). "Rabbani rejects reference against MQM senators". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 19 April 2017.
- ^ "Unsubstantiated: Reference against MQM senators rejected - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 14 October 2016. Retrieved 19 April 2017.