Ali Khursheedi is a Pakistani politician who is a member of the

Provincial Assembly of Sindh The Provincial Assembly of Sindh ( ur, ) is a unicameral legislature of elected representatives of the Pakistani province of Sindh, and is located in Karachi, the provincial capital. It was established under Article 106 of the Constitution of ...

and is currently serving as the Leader of Opposition in the

since March 2024. He contested as the candidate for

Chief Minister of Sindh Chief Minister of Sindh (, ur, —), is the elected head of government of Sindh. Syed Murad Ali Shah is a PPP politician and the current Chief Minister of Sindh. The Chief Minister is the head of the provincial government alongside the Chief S ...

for the Muttahida Qaumi Movement – Pakistan (MQM-P) in the

2024 Sindh provincial election Provincial elections were held in Sindh on 8 February 2024 to elect a new provincial legislature. On 5 August 2023, after the approval of the results of the 2023 digital census by the Council of Common Interests headed by Prime Minister Shehbaz ...

against

Murad Ali Shah Syed Murad Ali Shah ( ur, , ; born 8 November 1962) is a Pakistani politician and structural engineer who is the 29th and current Chief Minister of Sindh province of Pakistan and has been a member of the Sindh Assembly. Early life and educa ...

of the

Pakistan Peoples Party The Pakistan People's Party ( ur, , ; PPP) is a centre-left, social-democratic political party in Pakistan. It is currently the third largest party in the National Assembly and second largest in the Senate of Pakistan. The party was founded ...

. Following the election, Murad Ali Shah won a third term, while Khursheedi's party nominated him as the Opposition Leader in Sindh Assembly in March 2024.

Political career

He was elected to the

as a candidate of Muttahida Qaumi Movement – Pakistan from Constituency PS-119 (Karachi West-VIII) in

2018 Pakistani general election General elections were held in Pakistan on Wednesday, 25 July 2018 to elect the members of 15th National Assembly and the four Provincial Assemblies. The three major parties Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) led by Imran Khan, the Pakistan Muslim ...

. He was officially nominated by the MQM-P to be candidate for the position of Chief Minister of Sindh in the

, though was defeated by the Pakistan People's Party (PPP). He was elected to the 16th Provincial Assembly of Sindh as a candidate of the MQM-P from constituency

PS-119 Karachi West-IV PS-119 Karachi West-IV () is a constituency of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh. General elections 2024 General elections 2018 General elections 2013 General elections 2008 See also * PS-118 Karachi West-III ...

in the 2024 Sindh provincial election. He was nominated by the MQM-P for the slot of opposition leader in the Sindh Assembly against the PPP government.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Khursheedi, Ali Living people Muttahida Qaumi Movement MPAs (Sindh) Year of birth missing (living people)