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| native_name = محسن نقوی

| native_name_lang = ur

| image = Syed Mohsin Raza Naqvi in 2024 (cropped).jpg

| office1 = 40th [[Ministry of Interior (Pakistan)|Minister of Interior]]

| term_start1 = 11 March 2024

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| birth_place = [[Lahore]], [[Punjab (Pakistan)|Punjab]], [[Pakistan]]

| alma_mater = [[Government College University, Lahore]]

| party = [[PML-NIndependent politician|PML-NIndependent]]

| spouse = Warda Ashraf

| children = 4

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In June 2024, following Pakistan's losses to the USA and India during the [[2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup]] Naqvi called for a major changes within the cricket team, referring to it as a "major surgery."<ref>{{cite news |title=PCB chief calls for ‘major surgery’ |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1839129/pcb-chief-calls-for-major-surgery |access-date=11 June 2024 |work=DAWN.COM |date=11 June 2024 |language=en}}</ref> The [[Dawn (newspaper)|Dawn's]] editorial noted that the seven-member committee formed by Naqvi "proved to be mentally fragile".<ref>{{cite news |title=Cricket breakdown |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1839162/cricket-breakdown |access-date=11 June 2024 |work=DAWN.COM |date=11 June 2024 |language=en}}</ref> While an editorial in [[Pakistan Today]] also expressed disappointment with what it saw as an "unserious attitude towards cricket" from the PCB's political patrons, suggesting it may have contributed to the team's recent underperformance.<ref>{{cite news |title=Fixing our cricket |url=https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2024/06/10/fixing-our-cricket/ |access-date=11 June 2024 |date=10 June 2024}}</ref> [[Muhammad Ali Saif]], then advisor to the [[Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa]], called for the immediate resignation of Naqvi as chairman of PCB, insisting that the PCB chairman should be a "professional and responsible individual" and also emphasized the need to keep sports separate from politics.<ref>{{cite news |title=PTI’s Barrister Saif Seeks Naqvi's Resignation As PCB Chief |url=https://thefridaytimes.com/16-Jun-2024/pti-s-barrister-saif-seeks-naqvi-s-resignation-as-pcb-chief |access-date=16 June 2024 |work=The Friday Times |date=16 June 2024 |language=en}}</ref>

Following Pakistan's defeat in both Test matches against Bangladesh during their [[Bangladeshi cricket team in Pakistan in 2024|2024 tour]], Naqvi came under significant criticism. Both the National Assembly and Senate of Pakistan harshly criticized him, with calls for his resignation as chairman of the PCB. His performance as Interior Minister also drew criticism, with accusations from lawmaker, alleging involvement in corruption concerning sports and immigration.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Khan |first1=Iftikhar A. |title=Mohsin Naqvi under fire in parliament for ‘destroying’ cricket |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1857247/mohsin-naqvi-under-fire-in-parliament-for-destroying-cricket |access-date=6 September 2024 |work=DAWN.COM |date=6 September 2024 |language=en}}</ref>

== Personal life ==