Yasir Naqvi

Yasir Naqvi MP
Naqvi in 2021
Member of Parliament for Ottawa Centre
Incumbent
Assumed office 20 September 2021
Preceded by	Catherine McKenna
39th Attorney General of Ontario
In office 13 June 2016 – 29 June 2018
Premier	Kathleen Wynne
Preceded by	Madeleine Meilleur
Succeeded by	Caroline Mulroney
Member of the Provincial Parliament for Ottawa Centre
In office 10 October 2007 – 6 June 2018
Preceded by	Richard Patten
Succeeded by	Joel Harden
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Personal details
Born	(1973-01-25) 25 January 1973 (age 51) Karachi, Pakistan
Nationality	Canadian
Political party	Liberal
Other political affiliations	Ontario Liberal
Children	2
Residence(s)	Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Alma mater	McMaster University (BA, BSc), University of Ottawa (LLB), Carleton University (MA), Rotman School of Management
Occupation	Lawyer politician

Yasir Abbas Naqvi MP (born 25 January 1973) is a Canadian politician who has served as the member of Parliament (MP) for Ottawa Centre since the 2021 federal election, sitting as a Liberal. Prior to his election to the House of Commons, Naqvi was active in Ontario provincial politics, serving as the first visible-minority attorney general of Ontario (2016–2018), minister of community safety and correctional services (2014–2016), and minister of labour (2013–2014). He represented Ottawa Centre in the Legislative Assembly. On 3 June 2023, Naqvi announced his candidacy for the 2023 Ontario Liberal Party Leadership Election in which he lost to Bonnie Crombie finishing in third.^[1]