Najeeb Haroon
Pakistani politician
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Najeeb Haroon (Urdu: نجیب ہارون) is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from August 2018 till April 2020. He is also the Chairman of Pakistan Engineering Council.[1]
Najeeb Haroon | |
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| Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan | |
| In office 13 August 2018 – 19 April 2020 | |
| Constituency | NA-256 (Karachi Central-IV) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | |
Early life and education
He has done Masters in Civil Engineering from the Oregon State University and is an engineer by profession.[2]
In 1987, he returned to Pakistan from the United States and started his construction business.[2]
Political career
He began his political journey during his days at the NED University of Engineering and Technology when he became the President of the Student Union.[2]
He was one of the members who founded Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) in mid-1990s.[3][2]
He ran for the seat of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh as a candidate of PTI from Constituency PS-114 (Karachi-XXVI) in by-polls held in July 2017. He received 5,098 votes and lost the seat to Saeed Ghani.[4]
He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan from Constituency NA-256 (Karachi Central-IV) as a candidate of PTI in the 2018 Pakistani general election.[5][6] He received 89,850 votes and defeated Amir Wali Uddin Chishti, a candidate of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM).[7]
He was noted as Pakistan’s highest tax paid politician.[2]
In April 2020, he announced to resign as a member of the National Assembly citing reasons that a lack of funds provided to him for development projects in his constituency.[8][3]
External links
- "Mr. Muhammad Najeeb Haroon", Member Profile, National Assembly of Pakistan, retrieved Aug 31, 2022
