Sheikh Salahuddin (Karachi politician)

Sheikh Salahuddin (Urdu: شیخ صلاح الدین; born 29 August 1956) is a Muhajir Pakistani politician who had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan, from 2008 to May 2018.

Sheikh Salahuddin
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
In office 1 June 2013 – 31 May 2018
Constituency	NA-244 (Karachi-VI)
In office 17 March 2008 – 16 March 2013
Constituency	NA-244 (Karachi-VI)
Personal details
Born	(1956-08-29) 29 August 1956 (age 68) Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
Political party	AP (2024-present)
Other political affiliations	MQM-L (2008-2018)

Early life

He was born on 29 August 1956.^[1]

Political career

He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) from Constituency NA-244 (Karachi-VI) in the 2008 Pakistani general election.^[2][3] He received 174,044 votes and defeated Mir Wali, a candidate of Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA).^[4]

He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of MQM from Constituency NA-244 (Karachi-VI) in the 2013 Pakistani general election.^{[5][6][7][8][9]} He received 133,885 votes and defeated Khalid Masood Khan, a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).^[10]