Syed Waseem Hussain

Syed Waseem Hussain (Urdu: سید وسیم حسین; born 11 April 1972) is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan, from June 2013 to May 2018.

Syed Waseem Hussain
Incumbent
Assumed office 29 February 2024
Constituency	NA-220 Hyderabad-III
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
In office 1 June 2013 – 31 May 2018
Constituency	NA-220 (Hyderabad-II)
Personal details
Born	Hyderabad, Sindh, Pakistan
Political party	MQM-P (2023-present)
Other political affiliations	PSP (2018-2023) MQM-L (2008-2018)

Early life

He was born on 11 April 1972.^[1]

Political career

He was elected to the Provincial Assembly of Sindh as a candidate of Muttahida Qaumi Movement – London (MQM-L) from PS-46 Hyderabad-IV in the 2008 Sindh provincial election. He received 74,116 votes and defeated Syed Fayyaz Ali Shah, a candidate of Pakistan People's Party (PPP).^[2]

He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of MQM from NA-220 (Hyderabad-II) in 2013 Pakistani general election.^{[3][4][5][6][7]} He received 135,886 votes and defeated Abul Khair Muhammad Zubair, a candidate of Jamiat Ulema-e-Pakistan (Noorani).^[8]

In March 2018, he quit MQM and joined PSP.^[9][10]

On 12 January 2023, he joined MQM-P when PSP merged into it.^[11]

He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of MQM-P from NA-220 Hyderabad-III in the 2024 Pakistani general election. He received 64,531 votes and defeated Faisal Mughal, an independent candidate supported by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).^[12]