Imran Farooq

Imran Farooq
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
In office
30 November 1988  6 August 1990
ConstituencyNA-187 (Karachi Central-II)
Personal details
Born(1960-06-14)14 June 1960
Karachi, Pakistan
Died16 September 2010(2010-09-16) (aged 50)
Edgware, London, England
Manner of deathAssassination by stabbing
NationalityPakistani
British
Political partyMQM (1992-2010)
SpouseShumaila Nazar
Children2
Parent(s)Mohammad Farooq Ahmed and Raisa Farooq
OccupationPhysician, politician
Websitedrimranfarooq.org

Imran Farooq (Urdu: عمران فاروق; 14 June 1960 – 16 September 2010) was a British-Pakistani politician best known senior role in the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), a political party in Pakistan. As a founding member of the All Pakistan Muhajir Student Organization, Farooq held various significant positions within MQM and the Pakistani government. From 1999 until his assassination, he lived in self-imposed exile in London.