Ali Haider Zaidi
Federal Minister for Maritime Affairs
In office
11 September 2018 – 10 April 2022
PresidentArif Alvi
Prime MinisterImran Khan
Preceded byMir Hasil Khan Bizenjo
Succeeded byFaisal Subzwari
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
In office
13 August 2018 – 17 January 2023
ConstituencyNA-244 (Karachi East-III)
President of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Sindh
In office
25 December 2021 – 27 May 2023
ChairmanImran Khan
Preceded byHaleem Adil Sheikh
Succeeded byHaleem Adil Sheikh
Personal details
BornKarachi, Sindh
Political party Istehkam-e-Pakistan Party (2023–present)
Other political
affiliations		 Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (1999-2023)

Syed Ali Haider Zaidi (Urdu: علی حیدر زیدی) is a Pakistani politician who served as the Federal Minister for Maritime Affairs from 11 September 2018 to 10 April 2022. He previously served as the President of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf's Sindh chapter until he joined Jahangir Khan Tareen's Istehkam-e-Pakistan Party (IPP) party.[1] He has been previously also remained a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from August 2018 to January 2023.[2]

Political career


In 1999, Zaidi joined PTI[3]

He ran for the seat of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh as a candidate of PTI from Constituency PS-116 (Karachi-XXVIII) in the 2002 general elections, but was unsuccessful. He received 2,941 votes and lost the seat to Nasrullah Khan, a candidate of the MMA.[4]

He ran for the seat of the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of PTI from Constituency NA-252 (Karachi-XIV) and from Constituency NA-208 (Jacobabad) in the 2013 general elections[5][3] but was unsuccessful. He received 49,622 votes from NA-252 (Karachi-XIV) and lost to Abdul Rashid Godil). He received 7,589 votes from NA-208 (Jacobabad) and lost the seat to Aijaz Hussain Jakhrani.[6]

On 25 December 2014, he was appointed as president of PTI's Karachi chapter.[5][3] In December 2015, he announced that he would resign as president of PTI's Karachi chapter in the aftermath of party's poor performance in local government elections.[7]

He was elected to the National Assembly from the Constituency NA-244 (Karachi East-III) as a candidate of PTI in 2018 general elections.[8]

On 11 September 2018, he was inducted into the federal cabinet of Prime Minister Imran Khan[9] and was appointed as Federal Minister for Maritime Affairs.[10][11]

In 2019, A renowned investigative journalist Rauf Klasra broke a story of Zaidi's corruption. Klasra shared documentary proofs in his tweet[12] regarding the kick bags Zaidi received from his friend named Atif Rais Khan, CEO & Chairman, LMKR.[13] Klasra claimed that Zaidi helped his friend in getting $84million Peshawar Metro contract and also the he was living at the residence provided by Rais.[14]

Ali Zaidi was appointed as PTI's Sindh Chapter president by Imran Khan on 25 December 2021.[15]

On 20th April 2023, A judicial magistrate in Karachi’s Malir District granted bail to Ali Zaidi in a PKR 180 Million fraud case after he reached an “out-of-court settlement” with the complainant.[16]

On 27 May 2023, he left the PTI due to the 2023 Pakistani protests.[17]

Controversy

In July 2017, Saleem Safi accused Zaidi of working against Saudi Arabia and in favor of Iranian lobby groups. Zaidi rejected the allegations and sent a legal notice to Saleem claiming Rs. 300 million (US$1.0 million) in damages.[18]

  • "Syed Ali Haider Zaidi", Personal Profile, National Assembly of Pakistan, retrieved 22 August 2022

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References

  1. ↑ "JKT launches IPP as PTI defectors find new boss". The Nation. 9 June 2023. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  2. ↑ APP (24 November 2019). "Ali Zaidi to address 31st session of IMO Assembly as a guest Speaker". Brecorder. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  3. 1 2 3 "Party politics: PTI's new local leader upsets old members | The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 1 January 2015. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
  4. ↑ "2002 election result - Sindh" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 April 2018. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
  5. 1 2 "Cracks emerge in PTI Karachi ‹ The Friday Times". The Friday Times. 2 January 2015. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
  6. ↑ "2013 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 February 2018. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
  7. ↑ "PTI's Ali Zaidi tenders resignation from party position | The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 7 December 2015. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
  8. ↑ "Ali Haider Zaidi of PTI wins NA-244 election". Associated Press Of Pakistan. 26 July 2018. Archived from the original on 22 October 2018. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
  9. ↑ "PM Imran's cabinet expanded by six | The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 11 September 2018. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  10. ↑ Reporter, The Newspaper's Staff (13 September 2018). "State ministers for revenue, frontier regions notified". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  11. ↑ "Govt announces portfolios of new ministers". www.pakistantoday.com.pk. 13 September 2018. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  12. ↑ https://twitter.com/KlasraRauf/status/1172970327091159044
  13. ↑ https://lmkr.com/lmkr-partners-with-mastercard-to-build-pakistans-first-open-loop-transit-solution/
  14. ↑ https://www.pakdestiny.com/major-scandal-of-pti-government-involving-a-federal-minister-unearthed/
  15. ↑ "Ali Zaidi appointed as PTI Sindh President". 25 December 2021.
  16. ↑ https://www.geo.tv/latest/483095-ali-zaidi-granted-bail-in-fraud-case-after-out-of-court-settlement
  17. ↑ "PTI's Ali Zaidi quits politics, resign from party positions". DAWN.COM. 27 May 2023. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  18. ↑ "PTI's Ali Zaidi sends legal notice to journalist Saleem Safi claiming Rs 300 million in damages over allegations of working for Iranian lobby". Daily Pakistan Global. Retrieved 8 September 2018.


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