- Ali Naqvi (politician)
Ali Naqvi is a Canadian
social democratic politician, and lawyer. He has run for political office at both the federal and provincial levels of government for theNew Democratic Party (NDP); and is the the NDP candidate for the riding ofEtobicoke North , for the current 2008 Canadian federal election (which will be held onOctober 14 ,2008 ).Ali
Naqvi was born inKarachi ,Pakistan , onNovember 16 ,1964 . He attended theUniversity of Karachi where he received the following degrees: a Bachelor of Commerce; Masters of International Relations; and Law. He then received a Law degree from theUniversity of Pittsburgh .He now practices immigration law at Naqvi and Associates LL.Ms. He lives with his wife Raisa Sharipova and their two children Zain and Ameer.
Naqvi is a member of a grassroots citizens coalation, the Community Organizing for Responsible Development (CORD). It lobbies for area businesses to hire locally, community development, and political empowerment in
Rexdale .Besides being a lawyer, Naqvi also works as an immigration consultant. He is a vice president of the International Law Society and serves as a tenant representative on housing issues.
Naqvi isn't the only member of his family that has run for political office. His brother
Yasir Naqvi , is theOntario Liberal Party MPP for theOttawa Centre electoral district in theLegislative Assembly of Ontario .References
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title =Ridings: 132 Etobicoke North
work =Canada Votes 2006
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language = English
publisher =Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
date =January 24 ,2006
url = http://www.cbc.ca/canadavotes/riding/132/#AliNaqvi
accessdate = 2007-06-22
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