Kunwar Naveed Jamil

Kunwar Naveed Jamil
کنور نوید جمیل
Jamil in 2019
Member of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh
In office
13 August 2018 – 11 August 2023
Constituency PS-127 (Karachi Central-V)
In office
2002–2005
Constituency PS-106 (Karachi-XVIII)
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
In office
29 April 2015 – 31 May 2018
Constituency NA-246 (Karachi-VIII)
5th Mayor of Hyderabad
In office
17 October 2005 – 17 February 2010
Preceded by Dr Makhdoom Rafik Zaman
Succeeded by Tayyab Hussain
Personal details
Born 15 March 1964
Died 17 August 2023 (aged 59)
Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan
Nationality Pakistani
Political party MQM (2006-2023)

Kunwar Naveed Jamil (Urdu: کنور نوید جمیل; 15 March 1964 – 17 August 2023) was a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh from August 2018 to August 2023. Previously, he had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from April 2015 to May 2018.

Education

Jamil held the degrees of Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Science.

Political career

Jamil was elected to the Provincial Assembly of Sindh as a candidate of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) from Constituency PS-106 (Karachi-XVIII) in 2002 Pakistani general election. He received 24,581 votes and defeated Islamuddin Ayubi, a candidate of Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA). In November 2005, he resigned from the Provincial Assembly of Sindh.

In November 2005, he was elected as the mayor of district Hyderabad.

Jamil was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of MQM from Constituency NA-246 (Karachi-VIII) in a by-election held in 2015. He received 95,644 votes and defeated Imran Ismail, a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).

Jamil was re-elected to Provincial Assembly of Sindh as a candidate of MQM from Constituency PS-127 (Karachi Central-V) in 2018 Pakistani general election.

Death

Kunwar Naveed Jamil died in Karachi on 17 August 2023, at the age of 59. He had suffered a brain hemorrhage in June and was admitted to a local hospital.