Syed Mustafa Kamal

Syed Mustafa Kamal
25th Mayor of Karachi
In office
October 17, 2005 – February 19, 2010
Preceded by Naimatullah Khan
Succeeded by Post abolished
Personal details
Born (1971-12-27) 27 December 1971
Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
Parents Anis Ahmed
Residence Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
Alma mater MBA University of Wales (UK)
Occupation Politician, Mayor
Religion Islam

Syed Mustafa Kamal (Urdu: سید مصطفى کمال ‎) was a Senator in the Senate of Pakistan and served as the nazim (mayor) of the city of Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan[1] from 2005 to 2010. Kamal has affiliations with the Pakistani liberalist party Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), Both of his parents Anis Ahmed and his mother Jamila Khatoon belonged to the Urdu-speaking Bihari community (Muhajir) and settled in Karachi. He was shortlisted for the World Mayor Prize in 2010.[2] He has also served as the IT Minister for the Sindh province from 2003 to 2005. Formerly, he was a telephone operator at 90 (MQM headquarter) in Karachi.

According to New York Times,[3] Syed Mustafa Kamal has left Pakistan after developing differences with Altaf Hussain. The Muttahida Qaumi Movement announced that Syed Mustafa Kamal submitted his resignation from Senate seat and left Pakistan due to personal and family reasons.[4]

In 2008 many Pakistani newspapers published articles claiming that foreignpolicy.com had named Karachi’s mayor, Mustafa Kamal, "the second best mayor in the world." Foreign Policy editor Joshua Keating confirmed that reports were not true.[5]

On August 05 2015, It was reported in many media outlets that ex Mayor and former member MQM traveled to Islamabad to attend important meetings. This was reportedly his first come back visit. Mustafa Kamal after leaving the political party, joined Malik Riaz’s company Bahria Town. [6]

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Preceded by
Naimatullah Khan		 Mayors of Karachi Succeeded by
Post abolished;
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