Arif Alvi

MNA
Arif Alvi
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
Assumed office
1 June 2013
Preceded by Khushbakht Shujaat
Constituency Constituency NA-250 Karachi
Personal details
Born ( 1949 -07-29) July 29, 1949 [1]
Nationality Pakistani
Political party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf
Occupation dentist

Arif Alvi (Urdu: عارف علوی‎; born 29 July 1949) is a Pakistani politician and dentist who is currently a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan, belonging to the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf.

Early life

He was born on 29 July 1949.[1]

Professional career

Alvi is a dentist by profession.[2]

He was the president of the Asia-Pacific Dental Federation[3] and of the Pakistan Dental Association.[4]

Political career

Alvi started his political career as a polling agent.[4]

Alvi is one of the founding members of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf.[5][4]

Alvi ran for the seat of Provincial Assembly of Sindh on PTI ticket from constituency PS-114 (Karachi) in Pakistani general election, 1997, however remained unsuccessful.[6]

He ran for the seat of National Assembly in Pakistani general election, 2002, however remained unsuccessful.

He served as the secretary general of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf[7][8] from 2006 to 2013.

He was elected as the member of the National Assembly of Pakistan for the first time in Pakistani general election, 2013 on Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf ticket from Constituency NA-250.[9][10] Alvi was the only PTI member to win a National Assembly seat from Sindh in 2013 elections.[11]

In 2016, he was made president of PTI Sindh chapter.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 "Detail Information". 21 April 2014. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
  2. ↑ "Imran Khan: the myth and the reality". DAWN.COM. 6 November 2011. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
  3. ↑ "KARACHI: Reserved seats for girls in medical colleges likely". DAWN.COM. 31 July 2006. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  4. 1 2 3 "Extraordinary Pakistanis: Dr Arif Alvi - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 25 June 2015. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  5. 1 2 "Political reshuffle Dr Arif Alvi new PTI Sindh president - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 9 August 2016. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  6. ↑ "KARACHI: Muttahida, PML-N main contestants in NA-251". DAWN.COM. 21 September 2002. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
  7. ↑ "Imran Khan: the myth and the reality". DAWN.COM. 6 November 2011. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  8. ↑ "Social media wars: To end mud-slinging, PTI issues a code of conduct - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 5 January 2013. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  9. ↑ "Karachi partial re-polling: PTI’s Arif Alvi wins NA-250 seat - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 20 May 2013. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  10. ↑ "NA-250 PTI candidate Arif Alvi wins". DAWN.COM. 20 May 2013. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  11. ↑ "Pyrrhic victory? The battle for NA-250". DAWN.COM. 21 May 2013. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
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