Naimatullah Khan
Naimatullah Khan | |
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26th Mayor of Karachi | |
In office 14 August 2001 – May 2005 | |
Preceded by | Farooq Sattar |
Succeeded by | Syed Mustafa Kamal |
Personal details | |
Born | Karachi University | 1 October 1930
Occupation | Politician |
Naimatullah Khan (1 October 1930 – 25 February 2020) was a
Early life and career
He was born to Abdul Shakoor Khan on October 1st, 1930. He was an ethnic
Mayor of Karachi
He was the first
Another publicly well-admired idea that he introduced was to involve local boys from the villages situated near the Arabian Sea surrounding the 64 km coastal belt of Karachi. These local village boys, familiar with the sea, were good swimmers and were hired on a contract basis as lifeguards to help protect common beach visitors and picnickers when they attempted to swim in the sea for fun. In September 2017, Karachi beaches had to be sealed by authorities in the wake of 55 people drowning in the three months period.[6]
Naimatullah Khan resigned from his office in June 2005, and was not re-elected in Pakistan's next 2005 local city elections.
Death
He died on 25 February 2020 at the age of 89 in Karachi, Pakistan.
References
- ^ Governor appreciates role of Naimutullah Khan in Karachi development samaa.tv website, Published 19 October 2016, retrieved 12 November 2017
- ^ The world's best mayor? The Express Tribune (newspaper), Published 12 June 2010, retrieved 12 November 2017
- ^ "Worldmayor.com's list of World's top mayors". Retrieved 12 November 2017
- ^ President Musharraf praises Naimatullah Dawn (newspaper), Published 8 August 2003, retrieved 12 November 2017
- ^ Karachi transport failures The Express Tribune (newspaper), Published 15 September 2016, retrieved 12 November 2017
- ^ Karachi beaches sealed in the wake of Saturday's drowninigs The Express Tribune (newspaper), Published 11 September 2017, retrieved 12 November 2017