- Arif Alvi
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Dr. Arif Alvi 
Born 29 August 1949
KarachiOccupation Dentist, Orthodontist, Prosthodontist, Secretary General, PTI Known for Politics, Dentistry Spouse Samina Alvi Website Alvi Dental Hospital www.insaf.pk Dr. Arif Alvi was born in Karachi on 29 August 1949.[1] Dr. Arif Alvi a founding member and the Secretary General of Pakistan political party Tehreek-e-Insaf. "The reasons for forming a new progressive party was the utter lack of honest leadership around, absence of vision and honest political will everywhere prompted us to establish a new party" he says. He was also one of the few people who helped write the party constitution of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf. He writes occasionally on a blog which is authored by Dr. Awab Alvi at Teeth Maestro's Blog.[2]
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Education
Dr. Alvi is a well known dentist. He has done BDS (Dentistry) from the University of Punjab. Also he got a Master of Science degree in Prosthodontics from University of Michigan, Ann Arbor in 1975. After that he went to University of the Pacific, San Francisco for degree in Master of Science in Orthodontics in 1984. Dr. Alvi is now in full time dental practice at his Alvi Dental Hospital based in Sindhi Muslim Society, Karachi.[3]
Political history
Dr. Alvi started out his political career serving as the President of the Student Union at the demontmorency Dental College in Lahore, Pakistan. In 1969, Dr. Alvi was active in the student movement for democracy in Pakistan. He was shot and wounded. He was the Jamaat-e-Islami candidate for PS in 1979. However, elections were not held. [4]
Dr. Alvi was one of the founding members of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf in 1996. He has been serving in the CEC since 1996. He was appointed the President of PTI Sindh Chapter in 1997. In 2001, he was promoted to Vice President of PTI. In 2006, Dr. Arif Alvi became Secretary General of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf.
Dr. Alvi has contested in the 1997 elections and the 2002 elections for MNA.
Dental Services
Dr Alvi has been the President of the Pakistan Dental Association. He was Chairman of the first Pakistan International Dental Conference in 1981. In 1987 too he was Chairman of the Third Pakistan International Dental Conference which was inaugurated by Prime Minister Junejo. He was the Patron of the Fifth Pakistan International Dental Conference inaugurated by the President of Pakistan, and the Chairman of the 28th Asia Pacific Dental Congress. Dr Arif was awarded the Fellowships of: The International College of Dentists, The American College of Dentists and The Pierre Fauchard Academy in recognition of his outstanding academic, clinical and professional achievements. He is the Dean of the Faculty of Orthodontics of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan.
Dr. Alvi has been practicing dentistry since 1972 with numerous international achievements in the field of dentistry. At the moment he is serving as a councilor in the International Federation of Dentist, the first time a Pakistani who has represented Pakistan in this arena
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Categories:- 1949 births
- Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf politicians
- Living people
- Pakistani politicians
- Pakistani dentists
- University of the Punjab alumni
- University of Michigan alumni
- University of the Pacific (United States) alumni
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