Chaudhry Nazeer Ahmad

Chaudhry Nazeer Ahmad (Urdu: چوہدری نذیر احمد ; born 1 January 1958) is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan between 2002 and May 2018.

For other people with similar names, see Nazir Ahmed (disambiguation).

Chaudhry Nazeer Ahmad
چوہدری نذیر احمد
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
In office
1 June 2013 – 31 May 2018
ConstituencyNA-167 (Vehari-I)
In office
2002–2010
ConstituencyNA-167 (Vehari-I)
Personal details
Born (1958-01-01) January 1, 1958
Burewala, Vehari
NationalityPakistani
Political partyPakistan Muslim League (N)

Early life

He was born on 1 January 1958 in Burewala[1]

Political career

He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (Q) (PML-Q) from Constituency NA-167 (Vehari-I) in 2002 Pakistani general election. In the same election, he also ran for the seat of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of PML-Q from Constituency PP-233 (Vehari-II) but was unsuccessful. He received 18,163 votes and was defeated by Nazir Ahmad Mithu Dogar, a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N).[2]

He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-Q from Constituency NA-167 (Vehari-I) in 2008 Pakistani general election. He received 65,250 votes and defeated an independent candidate, Syed Sajid Mehdi. In the same election, he also ran for the seat of the National Assembly as an independent candidate from Constituency NA-168 (Vehari-II) but was unsuccessful. He received 282 votes and lost the seat to Azeem Daultana. In the same election, he also ran for the seat of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of PML-Q from Constituency PP-233 (Vehari-II) but was unsuccessful. He received 19,912 votes and lost the seat to Sardar Khalid Saleem Bhatti, a candidate of PPP.[3]

In 2010, he was disqualified to hold the National Assembly seat by the Supreme Court of Pakistan after he was found possessing fake degree.[4][5]

He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency NA-167 (Vehari-I) in 2013 Pakistani general election.[6][7][8] He received 99,907 votes and defeated an independent candidate in NA-167 Vehari-I (National Assembly of Pakistan constituency)[9]

In October 2017, he was appointed as Federal Parliamentary Secretary for Law and Justice.[10]

References
  1. "Profile of Chaudhry Nazeer Ahmad". Pakistan Institute of Legislative Development and Transparency (Pildat). Archived from the original on 21 April 2014. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  2. "2002 election result (page 198 of 406)" (PDF). Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP). Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 January 2018. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  3. "2008 election result (page 203 of 380)" (PDF). Election Commission of Pakistan website (ECP). Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 January 2018. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  4. "Jatt disqualified for fake degree". The Express Tribune (newspaper). 22 April 2010. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  5. Nadeem Mushtaq Ramay (6 July 2016). "BUREWALA City News". The News International (newspaper). Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  6. "Eid-i-Milad celebrated with fervour". The Nation (newspaper). Archived from the original on 6 March 2017. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  7. "Crushing defeats deal a severe blow to PPP". The Nation (newspaper). Archived from the original on 6 March 2017. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  8. "PML-N lines up NA candidates in Punjab". The Nation (newspaper). Archived from the original on 6 March 2017. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  9. "2013 election result (page 98 of 511)" (PDF). Election Commission of Pakistan website (ECP). Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 February 2018. Retrieved 31 May 2023.
  10. Junaidi, Ikram (12 October 2017). "Three NA panel heads, two state ministers and 11 parliamentary secretaries appointed". Dawn (newspaper). Archived from the original on 8 November 2017. Retrieved 31 May 2023.


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