Syed Mustafa Kamal (Urdu: سید مصطفى کمال ‎) was a Senator in the Senate of Pakistan and served as the nazim (mayor) of the city of Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan from 2005 to 2010. Kamal has affiliations with the Pakistani liberalist party Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), Both of his parents Anis Ahmed and his mother Jamila Khatoon belonged to the Urdu-speaking Bihari community (Muhajir) and settled in Karachi. He was shortlisted for the World Mayor Prize in 2010. He has also served as the IT Minister for the Sindh province from 2003 to 2005. Formerly, he was a telephone operator at 90 (MQM headquarter) in Karachi.

According to New York Times, Syed Mustafa Kamal has left Pakistan after developing differences with Altaf Hussain. The Muttahida Qaumi Movement announced that Syed Mustafa Kamal submitted his resignation from Senate seat and left Pakistan due to personal and family reasons.

In 2008 many Pakistani newspapers published articles claiming that foreignpolicy.com had named Karachi’s mayor, Mustafa Kamal, "the second best mayor in the world." Foreign Policy editor Joshua Keating confirmed that reports were not true.

Mustafa Kamal (Arabic: مصطفى کمال ‎), is a name composed of the separate names Mustafa and Kamal. Many spelling variations are possible, as shown below. It may refer to:

Mustafa Kamel

A distinct but related name Mustafa Kamel (Arabic: مصطفى كامل ‎), can be formed from the separate names Mustafa and Kamel. Bearers of this name include

A H M Mustafa Kamal (born 15 June 1947) is a Bangladeshi politician and cricket official. He is a member of the Jatiya Sangsad (Bangladeshi parliament) for the constituency of Comilla-10 in the Chittagong Division and is the current Minister for Planning. He is also the owner of Lotus Kamal Group, which is a textile industry. He has a net worth of $250million.

Cricket administration

He has been involved with cricket and its development for last 30 years in various capacities. From 1990-2010 he was chairman of the cricket committee of Abahani Limited, before becoming the President of Asian Cricket Council between 2010 and 2012. He was also the Chairman of Audit Committee of International Cricket Council.

In 2012 Kamal was named as the vice-president of the International Cricket Council (ICC) for the 2012-2014 term. Prior to his nomination for the ICC, Kamal was the president of the Bangladesh Cricket Board. Kamal succeeded Alan Isaac as president of the ICC in 2014.

Mustafa Kamal (Bengali: মোস্তফা কামাল; died 5 January 2015) was the Chief Justice of Bangladesh from 1 June 1999 to 31 December 1999. He was born in Domar, in the district of Nilphamari of East Bengal (now Bangladesh). His father, the late Abbas Uddin Ahmed was a singer of folk and Islamic songs in the Indian sub-continent.

Primary life and Education

Kamal stood 7th in order of merit in the Matriculation examination from the Dhaka Collegiate School in 1948. He also secured 5th position in the Intermediate Arts Examination from Jagannath College in 1950.

He obtained B.A. (Hons.) and M.A. degrees in political science from the University of Dhaka in 1953 and 1954 respectively securing 1st position in the 1st class. He took M.Sc. (Economics) degree in Political Science from the London School of Economics and Political Science by availing of a merit scholarship for higher studies from the Government of the then-Pakistan. He also completed the Bar-at-Law course and was called to the Bar from the Hon'ble Society of Lincoln's Inn in 1959. Kamal was appointed Chairman of the Law Commission on 6 December 2004.