Syed Ali Nawaz Shah Rizvi
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Syed Ali Nawaz Shah Rizvi (born 1 January 1942) is a Pakistan
i politician.
, Sindh
. He held various representative offices of the student communities at almost all the educational institutions he attended. He was an active student leader and was the General Secretary of the Students Union at the Government College, Hyderabad and also at the Law College, Hyderabad. He has been the President of the Inter-Collegiate Body of Sindh and General Secretary of the Council of Pakistan Unity.
He was pronounced as the "Best Boy" of the Government College Hyderabad and enjoyed the honour of being the first student of the college to be elected unopposed as General Secretary of the Students Union. He was the winner of the highest award of the college-the Gentleman's Prize - and also that of the best social worker.
in Hyderabad
and became Divisional President of the party.
Rizvi was elected as a member of the Provincial Assembly Sindh in 1977 and again in 1990. As a political activist, he was arrested several times between 1977 and 1985 for his participation in the Movement for the Restoration of Democracy in the country.
He was a member of the National Assembly from 1988 to 1990 and was a member of the Federal Cabinet in 1989-90. He was Minister of Industries (1988)
He was also President of the PPP in Hyderabad.
He was elected as member of the Senate of Pakistan in March 1994 for a six year term. He was a member of the Senate Standing Committees on Foreign Affairs, Kashmir
Affairs and Northern Affairs and on Interior, Narcotics Control and States and Frontier Regions and also on Functional Committee on Rules of Procedure and Privileges.
As of 2008, he is a member of the Federal Council and of the Central Executive Committee of the PPP.
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
i politician.
Education
Rizvi was born in Mirpur KhasMirpur Khas
Mirpur Khas is a city in the province of Sindh in Pakistan. It is the fifth largest city in the province with an estimated population of 488,590...
, Sindh
Sindh
Sindh historically referred to as Ba'ab-ul-Islam , is one of the four provinces of Pakistan and historically is home to the Sindhi people. It is also locally known as the "Mehran". Though Muslims form the largest religious group in Sindh, a good number of Christians, Zoroastrians and Hindus can...
. He held various representative offices of the student communities at almost all the educational institutions he attended. He was an active student leader and was the General Secretary of the Students Union at the Government College, Hyderabad and also at the Law College, Hyderabad. He has been the President of the Inter-Collegiate Body of Sindh and General Secretary of the Council of Pakistan Unity.
He was pronounced as the "Best Boy" of the Government College Hyderabad and enjoyed the honour of being the first student of the college to be elected unopposed as General Secretary of the Students Union. He was the winner of the highest award of the college-the Gentleman's Prize - and also that of the best social worker.
Political career
He joined the Pakistan Peoples PartyPakistan Peoples Party
The Pakistan Peoples Party , is a democratic socialist political party in Pakistan affiliated with Socialist International. Pakistan People's Party is the largest political party of Pakistan...
in Hyderabad
Hyderabad, Sindh
is the second largest city in the Sindh province of Pakistan. It is the seventh largest city in the country. The city was founded in 1768 by Mian Ghulam Shah Kalhoro upon the ruins of a Mauryan fishing village along the bank of the Indus known as Neroon Kot...
and became Divisional President of the party.
Rizvi was elected as a member of the Provincial Assembly Sindh in 1977 and again in 1990. As a political activist, he was arrested several times between 1977 and 1985 for his participation in the Movement for the Restoration of Democracy in the country.
He was a member of the National Assembly from 1988 to 1990 and was a member of the Federal Cabinet in 1989-90. He was Minister of Industries (1988)
He was also President of the PPP in Hyderabad.
He was elected as member of the Senate of Pakistan in March 1994 for a six year term. He was a member of the Senate Standing Committees on Foreign Affairs, Kashmir
Kashmir
Kashmir is the northwestern region of the Indian subcontinent. Until the mid-19th century, the term Kashmir geographically denoted only the valley between the Great Himalayas and the Pir Panjal mountain range...
Affairs and Northern Affairs and on Interior, Narcotics Control and States and Frontier Regions and also on Functional Committee on Rules of Procedure and Privileges.
As of 2008, he is a member of the Federal Council and of the Central Executive Committee of the PPP.