Sadiq Iftikhar

Sadiq Iftikhar (Urdu: صادق افتخار) is a Pakistani politician who is a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan. He is a member of the MQM-P.

Sadiq Iftikhar
صادق افتخار
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
Incumbent
Assumed office 29 February 2024
Constituency	NA-238 Karachi East-IV
Personal details
Born	Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
Party	MQM-P (2018-present)

Political career

Iftikhar contested the NA-247 (Karachi South-II) by-election on 21 October 2018 as the Muttahida Qaumi Movement – Pakistan (MQM-P) candidate, finishing runner-up to PTI’s Aftab Hussain Siddiqui (32 ,464 votes to 14 ,114).^[1]

On 23 June 2022 he was appointed Special Assistant to the Prime Minister of Pakistan with the status of Minister of State.^[2][3]

As Minister of State and Special Assistant for Information Technology and Telecommunication, he represented Pakistan in regional digital-economy initiatives, including a 2023 delegation to Tehran to promote cooperation between Pakistani and Iranian technology firms.^[4]

He contested the Pakistani general election, 2024 and was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan from NA-238 (Karachi East-IV) as an MQM-P candidate, taking office on 29 February 2024.^[5]

Following his election, he was appointed Chairman of the National Commission for Human Development (NCHD), a federal body focused on literacy and community development.^[6][7]

According to the NCHD official profile, he has also served as a Trustee of the Karachi Port Trust (KPT).^[8]