Muhammad Ateeq Shaikh Explained

Honorific-Prefix:Senator
Mian Muhammad Ateeq Shaikh
Office:Member of the Senate of Pakistan
Term Start:March 2015
Term End:March 2021
Nationality:Pakistani
Party:Muttahida Qaumi Movement

Mian Muhammad Ateeq Shaikh (ur|{{Nastaliq|میاں محمد عتیق شیخ) is a Pakistani politician whio was a Member of Senate of Pakistan, affiliated with the Mutahidda Qaumi Movement.[1]

He is a businessman by profession and is the founder and chief executive of the Shalimar Group of Companies.

Political career

Shaikh began his political career by joining the Muttahida Qaumi Movement in 2012.[2] [3]

He became a member of the central executive committee of the Muttahidda Qaumi Movement before becoming a member of the coordination committee in 2013.

In 2014, he became the first president of the Muttahidda Qaumi Movement chapter in Punjab.

In 2015, he was selected by the Muttahidda Qaumi Movement to run for the seat of Senate of Pakistan in 2015 Pakistani Senate election[4] from Sindh.[5] Some members of the MQM questioned the decision of Altaf Hussain to give the ticket to Shaikh to run in the Senate election from Sindh despite the fact that he hails from Punjab. The Sindh United Party challenged the election of Sheikh as senator from Sindh for being a non-Sindhi and petitioned to get him disqualified.[6]

He was elected to the Senate of Pakistan for the first time in 2015 Pakistani Senate election as a candidate of Muttahidda Qaumi Movement.[7] [8] [9] [10]

In September 2016, a petition was filed to disqualify Shaikh from membership of the Senate for being "disloyal" to Pakistan following the controversial speech by Altaf Hussain. In October 2016, chairman of the Senate rejected the petition.[11] [12]

In September 2017, he was expelled from the MQM.[13]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: List of current Senators. Senate of Pakistan. Senate of Pakistan. 2 August 2016. 2 August 2016. bot: unknown. https://web.archive.org/web/20160802103011/http://www.senate.gov.pk/en/current_members.php. 2 August 2016.
  2. News: Who's who of Sindh's senators. 18 April 2017. www.thenews.com.pk. 6 March 2016. en. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170306210636/https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/27597-irresistible-lure-of-gutka. 6 March 2017.
  3. News: Azfar-ul-Ashfaque. Hasan Mansoor. Profiles of PPP, Muttahida Candidates. 18 April 2017. DAWN.COM. 6 March 2015. en. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170419101308/https://www.dawn.com/news/1167654. 19 April 2017.
  4. News: Malik charms MQM for PPP's victory in Senate. 18 April 2017. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170419002956/https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2015/02/24/malik-charms-mqm-for-ppps-victory-in-senate/. 19 April 2017.
  5. News: Khan. Iftikhar A.. 182 candidates in the run for 52 Senate seats. 18 April 2017. DAWN.COM. 17 February 2015. en. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170329141759/https://www.dawn.com/news/1164085. 29 March 2017.
  6. News: Ghori. Habib Khan. SUP plans to challenge election of non-native senators from Sindh. 19 April 2017. DAWN.COM. 11 March 2015. en. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170420143021/https://www.dawn.com/news/1168700. 20 April 2017.
  7. News: Ghori. Habib Khan. Sindh senate election marred by horse-trading. 18 April 2017. DAWN.COM. 6 March 2015. en. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170518014431/https://www.dawn.com/news/1167664. 18 May 2017.
  8. News: Five PPP, two MQM candidates elected as senators. 18 April 2017. www.thenews.com.pk. en. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170419202930/https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/27592-n-korea-test-to-rouse-nationalist-feelings-in-japan-s-korea. 19 April 2017.
  9. News: PPP, MQM sweep Sindh Senate polls. 18 April 2017. The Nation. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170419101230/http://nation.com.pk/national/06-Mar-2015/ppp-mqm-sweep-sindh-senate-polls. 19 April 2017.
  10. News: Senate Election: Unofficial Results. 24 August 2017. www.thenews.com.pk. en. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170824180801/https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/2135-senate-election-unofficial-results. 24 August 2017.
  11. News: Wasim. Amir. Rabbani rejects reference against MQM senators. 19 April 2017. DAWN.COM. 14 October 2016. en. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170420143301/https://www.dawn.com/news/1289883. 20 April 2017.
  12. News: Unsubstantiated: Reference against MQM senators rejected - The Express Tribune. 19 April 2017. The Express Tribune. 14 October 2016. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170419195043/https://tribune.com.pk/story/1198621/unsubstantiated-reference-mqm-senators-rejected/. 19 April 2017.
  13. News: Reporter. The Newspaper's Staff. MQM-P senator expelled for voting in favour of Sharif. 25 September 2017. DAWN.COM. 25 September 2017. en. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170925104511/https://www.dawn.com/news/1359848/mqm-p-senator-expelled-for-voting-in-favour-of-sharif. 25 September 2017.

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