Zain Qureshi

Zain Qureshi
Zain Qureshi
زین قریشی
Parliamentary Secretary for Finance, Revenue and Economic Affairs
	In office; 27 September 2018 – 10 April 2022
President	Arif Alvi
Prime Minister	Imran Khan
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 29 February 2024
Preceded by	Shah Mahmood Qureshi;
Constituency	NA-150 Multan-III
	In office; 13 August 2018 – 18 July 2022
Preceded by	Malik Abdul Gafar Dogar
Constituency	NA-151 (Multan-IV)
Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab
	In office; 18 July 2022 – 14 January 2023
Preceded by	Muhammad Salman Naeem
Constituency	PP-218 Multan-VI
Personal details
Born	7 October 1985 (age 39); Multan, Punjab, Pakistan
Political party	PTI (2018-present)
Relations	Sajjad Hussain Qureshi (grandfather); Zahoor Hussain Qureshi (cousin)
Parent	Shah Mahmood Qureshi (father);

Makhdoomzada Muhammad Zain Hussain Qureshi (Urdu: مخدوم زادہ محمد زین حسین قریشی) is a Pakistani politician who has been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan since February 2024 and previously served in this position from August 2018 to April 2022. He was also a Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from July 2022 to January 2023.

Political career

Qureshi was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan from Constituency NA-157 (Multan-IV) as a candidate of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) in 2018 Pakistani general election.^[1]^[2]

On 27 September 2018, Prime Minister Imran Khan appointed him as Federal Minister for Finance.^[3] He served till 10 April 2022, when he resigned from the assembly alongside other PTI members.

He was elected to the Provincial Assembly of Punjab from PP-218 Multan-VI as a candidate of the PTI in the 2022 Punjab provincial by-election. He took oath on 18 July 2022.

He was re-elected to the National Assembly from NA-150 Multan-III as an independent candidate supported by PTI in the 2024 Pakistani general election. He received 126,775 votes and defeated Javed Akhtar, a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML(N)).^[4]

Professional career

In 2009, Qureshi interned as a legislative fellow in the office of U.S. Senator John Kerry.^[5]^[6] Following his time in the United States, he worked as a relationship manager at MCB Bank from 2009 to 2012.

Personal life

Qureshi is the son of a former Pakistani foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi.^[5]

References

^ "Imran Khan's PTI on top as election results come in". Retrieved 26 July 2018.
^ "LIVE UPDATES: PTI leads in election 2018 results". www.pakistantoday.com.pk. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
^ "15 MNAs appointed as parliamentary secretaries". www.pakistantoday.com.pk. 27 September 2018. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
^ "Election Commission of Pakistan". ecp.gov.pk. Retrieved 2024-07-17.
^ ^a ^b "Pak FM's son served as Kerry's intern". The Daily Star. 21 October 2009. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
^ Rajghatta, Chidanand (22 October 2009). "Pak minister faces criticism over son working for Kerry". Times of India. Retrieved 4 May 2020.

[1] "Imran Khan's PTI on top as election results come in". Retrieved 26 July 2018.

[2] "LIVE UPDATES: PTI leads in election 2018 results". www.pakistantoday.com.pk. Retrieved 4 August 2018.

[3] "15 MNAs appointed as parliamentary secretaries". www.pakistantoday.com.pk. 27 September 2018. Retrieved 30 September 2018.

[4] "Election Commission of Pakistan". ecp.gov.pk. Retrieved 2024-07-17.

[TDS-5] "Pak FM's son served as Kerry's intern". The Daily Star. 21 October 2009. Retrieved 4 May 2020.

[6] Rajghatta, Chidanand (22 October 2009). "Pak minister faces criticism over son working for Kerry". Times of India. Retrieved 4 May 2020.

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Zain Qureshi

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