Muhammad Yaseen

Muhammad Yaseen is a Canadian politician who was elected in the 2019 Alberta general election to represent the electoral district of Calgary-North in the 30th Alberta Legislature.[1][2] He was appointed Parliamentary Secretary of Immigration on April 30, 2019. He is currently a member of the Standing Committee on Resource Stewardship.


Muhammad Yaseen

Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Calgary-North
Assumed office
April 16, 2019
Personal details
Political partyUnited Conservative Party
ResidenceCalgary, Alberta
Alma mater

Prior to serving with the Legislative Assembly, Yaseen worked in the oil industry for almost 40 years, starting his career in 1979 with Texaco Canada and working the last 30 years with Imperial Oil. An engineer by profession, he is experienced in reservoir/joint ventures engineering, and has held advisory roles for processing, transportation, contracts and projects.

He holds a bachelor of science in petroleum engineering from the University of Wyoming, a master's degree in civil engineering from the University of Calgary and a master of business administration from the University of Phoenix. He is a professional engineer and is a member of APEGA, the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta.

Yaseen is an active member of his community, volunteering with the Canadian Red Cross and the Pakistan Canada Association for many years. He has also contributed his time to Junior Achievement, the United Way, the Mustard Seed, MOSAIC Volunteers and the Calgary Food Bank.

Yaseen was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal in November 2012 by then Lieutenant Governor of Alberta, the Honourable Donald S. Ethell.[3]

2019 Alberta general election: Calgary-North
Party Candidate Votes%±%
Alberta PartyGary Arora1,59110.5N/A
LiberalSaliha Haq3652.4-3.4
New DemocraticKelly Mandryk4,73131.1-6.6
United ConservativeMuhammad Yaseen8,40955.2N/A
Total valid votes 15,224
Rejected, spoiled, and declined
Registered electors 25,331
Turnout 60.1

References

  1. "Alberta election: Calgary-North results - Calgary". Globalnews.ca. 2019-03-17. Retrieved 2019-04-17.


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