Nadeem Afzal Chan
Nadeem Afzal Chan (Urdu: ندیم افضل چن; born 1 April 1975) also known as Nadeem Afzal Gondal is a Pakistani politician who is currently spokesperson of the Prime Minister of Pakistan, in office since 15 January 2019. He was a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from 2008 to 2013.
Nadeem Afzal Chan | |
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Spokesperson to the Prime Minister of Pakistan | |
Assumed office 15 January 2019 | |
President | Arif Alvi |
Prime Minister | Imran Khan |
Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Parliamentary Coordination | |
Assumed office 15 January 2019 | |
President | Arif Alvi |
Prime Minister | Imran Khan |
Chairman Public Accounts Committee | |
In office April 2012 – March 2013 | |
President | Asif Ali Zardari |
Prime Minister | Yousaf Raza Gillani |
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan | |
In office 2008–2013 | |
Constituency | NA-64 (Sargodha-I) |
Tehsil Nazim Malakwal | |
In office 2001–2006 | |
Constituency | Malakwal |
Personal details | |
Born | 1 April 1975 Mandi Bahauddin |
Political party | Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Nationality=Pakistani |
Relatives | Gulraiz Afzal Chan (MPA, Former Naib Tehsildar), Waseem Afzal Chan (Former MPA) |
Early life
He was born on 1 April 1975.[1] He belongs to a well-known Gondal family of Mandi Bahauddin.[2]
Political career
He began his political career as a tehsil nazim from Malakwal in 2001.[3][4]
He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan from Constituency NA-64 (Sargodha-I) as a candidate of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) in Pakistani general election, 2008.[5][3][6][4] He received 65,628 and defeated Muhammad Farooq Baha-ul-Haq Shah, a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N).[7] In the same election, he ran for the seat of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from Constituency PP-119 (Mandi Bahuddin-IV) as an independent candidate, but was unsuccessful. He received 316 votes and lost the seat to Waseem Afzal Gondal, a candidate of PPP.[7] He served as the chairman of the National Assembly's Public Accounts Committee from April 2012 to March 2013.[8]
He ran for the seat of the National Assembly from Constituency NA-64 (Sargodha-I) as a candidate of PPP in Pakistani general election, 2013[9] but was unsuccessful.[10][4] He received 67,212 votes and lost the seat to Muhammad Amin Ul Hasnat Shah.[11]
In October 2017, he resigned from the post of Secretary General of PPP Punjab.[12]
In April 2018, he quit PPP and joined Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).[4][2]
He ran for the seat of the National Assembly from Constituency NA-88 (Sargodha-I) as a candidate of PTI in Pakistani general election, 2018 but was unsuccessful.[13]
On 15 January 2019, Prime Minister Imran Khan appointed Chan as his spokesperson,[14] in honorary capacity. The same day, he was also appointed as Special Assistant to the Prime Minister Imran Khan on Parliamentary Coordination, in honorary capacity.[8] On August 23, 2019, media sources claimed that he resigned from his position, but the Pakistani government denied the rumors.
One of his audio call with his close friend ( Mukhtar) was leaked in which he openly confessed the failures of his govt for tackling the Covid 19 disease. According to him as per internal and secrets reports , their were about 1000 people dying every day by this pandemic, which govt was intentionally hiding from public.
References
- "If elections are held on time…". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
- Chaudhry, Fahad (19 April 2018). "PPP's Nadeem Afzal Chan joins PTI: sources". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
- Butt, Waseem Ashraf (25 April 2016). "'Jiyalas' entrusted with PPP revival in Punjab". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
- "PPP's Nadeem Afzal Chan joins PTI". www.pakistantoday.com.pk. 19 April 2018. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
- Butt, Waseem Ashraf (1 October 2014). "Ex-MNA's move to join PTI sends alarm bells ringing in PPP". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
- "Nazar Gondal, Afzal Chan may also join PTI". The Nation. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
- "2008 election result" (PDF). ECP. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
- Khan, Sanaullah (16 January 2019). "Gondal appointed Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Parliamentary Coordination". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
- Newspaper, From the (26 April 2013). "Cheema, Chan and the chief's challenge". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
- "Pakistan election results pour in: PML-N take lead - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 11 May 2013. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
- "2013 election result" (PDF). ECP. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
- "Nadeem Afzal quits PPP post on 'moral' grounds". www.pakistantoday.com.pk. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
- "Many turncoats fail to secure electoral success". The Express Tribune. 27 July 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
- "Nadeem Afzal Chan appointed PM's spokesperson". The Express Tribune. 15 January 2019. Retrieved 15 January 2019.