Faisal Karim Kundi

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Faisal Karim Kundi
Kundi in 2022
Minister of State for Poverty Alleviation & Social Safety Pakistan
In office
April 2022 – 10 August 2023
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
In office
2008–2013
Personal details
NationalityPakistani
Political party PPP (2002-present)
RelationsAhmad Kundi (brother)

Faisal Karim Kundi (Urdu: فیصل کریم کنڈی; Pashto: فیصل کریم کنډي) is a Pakistani politician affiliated with Pakistan Peoples Party.

Political career

He ran for the seat of the National Assembly of Pakistan from NA-24 (D.I.Khan) as a candidate of Pakistan Peoples Party in 2002 Pakistani general election[1] but was unsuccessful.

He was elected to the National Assembly from NA-24 (D.I.Khan) as a candidate of Pakistan Peoples Party in the 2008 Pakistani general election.[2][3][4] In March 2008, he was made Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly.[5][6]

He ran for the seat of the National Assembly of Pakistan from NA-24 (D.I.Khan) as an independent candidate in 2013 Pakistani general election[7] but was unsuccessful. He has consecutively lost elections of 2018 and 2024 in D.I. Khan.

In September 2022, Mr. Faisal Karim Kundi was appointed by the Prime Minister of Pakistan Mr. Shehbaz Sharif as the Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) on Poverty Alleviation and Social Safety. Mr. Faisal Karim Kundi is also holding the political office at the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) serving as the Information Secretary of the PPP.

References

  1. ^ "55 in run for D.I. Khan seats". dawn.com. 17 September 2002. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
  2. ^ "Where clans and politics compete". dawn.com. 30 April 2013. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
  3. ^ Almeida, Cyril (28 March 2013). "After drubbing in 2008, JUI-F poised for comeback". dawn.com. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
  4. ^ Ghumman, Khawar (1 March 2013). "Surer and nearer the elections become, busier the jockeying gets". dawn.com. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
  5. ^ Wasim, Amir (18 March 2008). "PPP names Fahmida for post of NA speaker". dawn.com. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
  6. ^ Asghar, Raja (20 March 2008). "NA elects first woman speaker by two-thirds majority". dawn.com. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
  7. ^ Almeida, Cyril (27 March 2013). "Campaigning in the shadow of the Taliban". dawn.com. Retrieved 14 December 2017.