Sahibzada Nazir Sultan
Sahibzada Muhammad Nazir Sultan (Urdu: صاحبزادہ محمد نذیر سلطان; born 12 February 1944) is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan, between 1970 and May 2018.
Sahibzada Muhammad Nazir Sultan | |
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Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan | |
In office 1 June 2013 – 31 May 2018 | |
Constituency | NA-90 (Jhang-II) |
Personal details | |
Born | 12 February 1944 |
Nationality | Pakistani |
Children | Muhammad Ameer Sultan |
Early life
He was born on 12 February 1944.[1]
Political career
Sultan was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of Jamiat Ulema-e-Pakistan from Constituency NA-48 (Jhang-III) in 1970 Pakistani general election.[2][3]
He was re-elected to the National Assembly from Constituency NA-67 (Jhang) as a candidate of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) in 1977 Pakistani general election.[2]
He was re-elected to the National Assembly from Constituency NA-70 (Jhang-V) as a candidate of PPP in 1988 Pakistani general election. He received 61,550 votes and defeated a candidate of Islami Jamhoori Ittehad (IJI).[4]
He was re-elected to the National Assembly from Constituency NA-70 (Jhang-V) as a candidate of Pakistan Democratic Alliance (PDA) in 1990 Pakistani general election. He received 58,892 votes and defeated a candidate of IJI.[4]
He was re-elected to the National Assembly from Constituency NA-70 (Jhang-V) as a candidate of PPP in 1993 Pakistani general election. He received 63,516 votes and defeated a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N).[4]
He ran for the seat of National Assembly from Constituency NA-70 (Jhang-V) as a candidate of PPP in 1997 Pakistani general election, but was unsuccessful.[5] He received 33,483 votes and lost the seat to a candidate of PML-N.[4]
He ran for the seat of the National Assembly as candidate of National Alliance from Constituency NA-90 (Jhang-V) in 2002 Pakistani general election, but was unsuccessful.[6] He received 56,180 votes and lost the seat to an independent candidate, Saima Akhtar Bharwana.[7]
He ran for the seat of the National Assembly from Constituency NA-90 (Jhang-V) as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (Q) in 2008 Pakistani general election, but was unsuccessful.[5] He received 58,099 votes and lost the seat to Saima Akhtar Bharwana.[8]
He was re-elected to the National Assembly as an independent candidate from Constituency NA-90 (Jhang-II) in 2013 Pakistani general election.[9][10][11][12] He received 52,476 votes and defeated Saima Akhtar Bharwana.[13] He joined PML-N in May 2013.[14]
As of September 2017, he was the last serving member of the National Assembly who was first elected in 1970 general election.[3]
In May 2018, he quit PML-N and joined Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).[15]
References
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- "33 independent MPAs, 12 MNAs join PML-N". www.thenews.com.pk. Archived from the original on 12 September 2017. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
- Chaudhry, Fahad (17 May 2018). "Another exodus from PML-N as Punjab lawmakers join PTI". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 17 May 2018.