Pakistani politician
Syed Ali Raza Abidi (Urdu: سید علی رضا عابدی; 6 July 1972 – 25 December 2018) was a Pakistani politician who was a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from June 2013 until his assassination in May 2018.
Early life
He was born on 6 July 1972[1] in Karachi, Pakistan[2] to Syed Ikhlaq Hussain Abidi.[3][4]
Political career
He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) from Constituency NA-251 (Karachi-XIII) in 2013 Pakistani general election.[5][3][6][7][8][9] He received 81,603 votes and defeated Raja Azhar Khan, a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).[10]
He ran for the seat of the National Assembly as a candidate of MQM Pakistan from Constituency NA-243 (Karachi East-II) in 2018 Pakistani general election but was unsuccessful. He received 24,082 votes and lost the seat to Imran Khan.[11]
Death
He was shot dead in Karachi on 25 December 2018. The targeted gun attack took place outside his residence.[12][13]
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