Abid Sher Ali

Abid Sher Ali (born 21 November 1971) is a Pakistani politician who served as Minister of State for Power, in the Abbasi cabinet from August 2017 to May 2018. Previously he served as the Minister of State for Water and Power from 2013 to 2017. He had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan, from 2002 to May 2018.

Abid Sher Ali
Minister of State for Power
In office
4 August 2017 – 31 May 2018
PresidentMamnoon Hussain
Prime MinisterShahid Khaqan Abbasi
ConstituencyNA-84 (Faisalabad-X)
Minister of State for Water and Power
In office
July 2013 – 28 July 2017
PresidentMamnoon Hussain
Prime MinisterNawaz Sharif
MinisterKhawaja Muhammad Asif (Federal Minister)
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
In office
18 November 2002 – 31 May 2018
ConstituencyNA-84 (Faisalabad-X)
Personal details
Born (1971-11-21) 21 November 1971
NationalityPakistani
Political partyPakistan Muslim League (N)
RelationsKulsoom Nawaz (aunt)

Personal life

He was born on 21 November 1971.[1][2] He is the son of former mayor of Faisalabad and senior PML-N leader Chaudhry Sher Ali[3] who is a relative of Kalsoom Nawaz Sharif.[4] Ali is nephew of Nawaz Sharif.[5][6] He went to Divisional Public School for his early studies.

Political career

Ali was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N) from Constituency NA-84 (Faisalabad-X) in 2002 Pakistani general election.[7][8][9]

He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency NA-84 (Faisalabad-X) in 2008 Pakistani general election.[10][9]

Ali was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency NA-84 (Faisalabad-X) in 2013 Pakistani general election.[11][5][12][6]

In July 2013, Ali was appointed as the Minister of State for Water and Power.[5][12] He had ceased to hold ministerial office in July 2017 when the federal cabinet was disbanded following the resignation of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif after Panama Papers case decision.[13] Following the election of Shahid Khaqan Abbasi as Prime Minister of Pakistan in August 2017, he was inducted into the federal cabinet of Abbasi.[14][15] He was appointed as the Minister of State for Power, a division under then-newly created Ministry of Energy.[16][17] Upon the dissolution of the National Assembly on the expiration of its term on 31 May 2018, Ali ceased to hold the office as Minister of State for Power.[18]

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  10. "LHC accepts plea against Abid Sher Ali". DAWN.COM. 30 December 2008. Archived from the original on 25 March 2017. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
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