- Yasir Naqvi
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name = Yasir Naqvi
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birth_place =Pakistan
residence =Ottawa ,Ontario
office = MPP for Ottawa Centre
term_start =October 30 ,2007
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predecessor =Richard Patten
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party = Liberal
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occupation = lawyerYasir Naqvi is a Canadian politician. He was elected to the
Legislative Assembly of Ontario in the 2007 provincial election, representing the riding of Ottawa Centre. He is a member of the Liberal Party.Naqvi is a graduate of
McMaster University and the University of Ottawa Law School. He began practicing law at Flavell Kubrick LLP, specialising in international trade law. He continued his practice withLang Michener LLP and taught at the University of Ottawa Law School. In 2007, he left Lang Michener LLP and joined the Centre for Trade Policy and Law at Carleton University. He was born and raised inPakistan and immigrated to Canada with his family in 1988.He was named
parliamentary assistant toRick Bartolucci , the Minister of Community Safety and Correctional Services, in the cabinet announcement ofOctober 30 ,2007 .His brother Ali has been a candidate for both the federal
New Democratic Party of Canada (NDP) and its provincial counter-part, the Ontario NDP.External links
* [http://www.liberal2007.com/yasirnaqvi/ Yasir Naqvi]
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