Hyderabad Municipal Corporation
Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (Sindhi: حيدرآباد ميونسپلٽي, Urdu: بلدیہ اعلی حیدرآباد abbreviated as HMC) is a public corporation and governing body to provide municipal services in Hyderabad and Latifabad Talukas of Hyderabad, the 2nd largest city of Sindh, Pakistan.
Hyderabad Municipal Corporation بلدیہ اعلی حیدرآباد | |
|---|---|
| Leadership | |
Mayor | Kashif Shoro, PPP since 20 June 2023 |
Deputy Mayor | Saghir Qureshi, PPP since 20 June 2023 |
Leader of the Opposition | Rehan Rajput, PTI since 16 July 2023 |
Administrator | Shoaib Ahmed Malik, Pakistan Administrative Service |
Municipal Commssioner | Anees Ahmed Dasti, Pakistan Administrative Service |
| Seats | 160 |
| Elections | |
Last election | 2023 |
| Footnotes | |
| After the dissolution of Councils and completion of Mayor's Tenure, the Government of Sindh appoints and designates powers of Mayor and Council to some administrative officer. | |
Hyderabad Municipal Corporation has 96 general seats and 47 reserved seats. it was made defunct in Sindh Local Ordinance 2001, but was revived by PPP government. Qasimabad was taken out of HMC and formed separate municipal committee.
The 96 elected chairmen of Union Committee become members of Hyderabad Municipal Corporation and elect their mayor and deputy mayor
HMC comprises 160 Union Councils of Hyderabad city and Latifabad Talukas.
On August 30, 2016, MQM's Mayor and deputy mayor took office in Hyderabad Municipal Corporation.