Kunwar Naveed Jamil
Pakistani politician (1964–2023)
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Kunwar Naveed Jamil (Urdu: کنور نوید جمیل; 15 March 1964 – 17 August 2023) was a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh from August 2018 to August 2023. Previously, he had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from April 2015 to May 2018.
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Kunwar Naveed Jamil | |
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کنور نوید جمیل | |
Jamil in 2019 | |
| Member of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh | |
| In office 13 August 2018 – 11 August 2023 | |
| Constituency | PS-127 (Karachi Central-V) |
| In office 2002–2005 | |
| Constituency | PS-106 (Karachi-XVIII) |
| Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan | |
| In office 29 April 2015 – 31 May 2018 | |
| Constituency | NA-246 (Karachi-VIII) |
| 5th Mayor of Hyderabad | |
| In office 17 October 2005 – 17 February 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Dr Makhdoom Rafik Zaman |
| Succeeded by | Tayyab Hussain |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 March 1964 |
| Died | 17 August 2023 (aged 59) |
| Party |  MQM (2006-2023) |
Education
Jamil held the degrees of Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Science.[1]
Political career
Jamil was elected to the Provincial Assembly of Sindh as a candidate of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) from Constituency PS-106 (Karachi-XVIII) in the 2002 Pakistani general election. He received 24,581 votes and defeated Islamuddin Ayubi, a candidate of Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA).[2] In November 2005, he resigned from the Provincial Assembly of Sindh.[3]
In November 2005, he was elected as the mayor of district Hyderabad.[4]
Jamil was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of MQM from Constituency NA-246 (Karachi-VIII) in a by-election held in 2015. He received 95,644 votes and defeated Imran Ismail, a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).[5][6][7]
Jamil was re-elected to Provincial Assembly of Sindh as a candidate of MQM from Constituency PS-127 (Karachi Central-V) in the 2018 Pakistani general election.[8]
Death
Kunwar Naveed Jamil died in Karachi on 17 August 2023, at the age of 59. He had suffered a brain hemorrhage in June and was admitted to a local hospital.[9]