Mian Muhammad Ateeq Shaikh

Mian Muhammad Ateeq Shaikh is a Pakistani politician whio was a Member of Senate of Pakistan, affiliated with the Mutahidda Qaumi Movement.

He is a businessman by profession and is the founder and chief executive of the Shalimar Group of Companies.

He became a member of the central executive committee of the Muttahidda Qaumi Movement before becoming a member of the coordination committee in 2013. from Sindh. Some members of the MQM questioned the decision of Altaf Hussain to give the ticket to Shaikh to run in the Senate election from Sindh despite the fact that he hails from Punjab.

He was elected to the Senate of Pakistan for the first time in 2015 Pakistani Senate election as a candidate of Muttahidda Qaumi Movement.

In September 2016, a petition was filed to disqualify Shaikh from membership of the Senate for being "disloyal" to Pakistan following the controversial speech by Altaf Hussain. In October 2016, chairman of the Senate rejected the petition.

In September 2017, he was expelled from the MQM.