Syed Iftikhar Ul Hassan

Pir Syed Iftikhar Ul Hassan Shah (Urdu: سید افتخار الحسن; 2 February 1942 2 August 2020), also known as Zahray Shah,[1] was a Pakistani politician who was a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan, since August 2018. Previously he was a member of the National Assembly from June 2013 to May 2018.

Syed Iftikhar Ul Hassan
سید افتخار الحسن
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
In office
13 August 2018  2 August 2020
ConstituencyNA-69 (Sialkot-IV)
In office
1 June 2013  31 May 2018
ConstituencyNA-113 (Sialkot-IV)
Personal details
Born(1942-02-02)2 February 1942
Sialkot, Punjab
Died2 August 2020(2020-08-02) (aged 78)
NationalityPakistani
Political partyPakistan Muslim League (N)
ChildrenNausheen Iftikhar

Early life

He was born on 2 February 1942, in Sialkot, Punjab to Syed family and was a descendant of the Islamic saint Muhammad Channan Shah Nuri.[2][3]

Political career

Shah was a member of the Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N). He was a member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab in 1990. He was elected as a Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan for Daska in 1993 and again in 1998.[4] Later, he was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of the PML-N from Constituency NA-113 (Sialkot-IV) in 2013 Pakistani general election.[5][6][7] He received 118,192 votes and defeated a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).[8]

In October 2017, he was appointed as chairperson of the National Assembly's standing committees on postal services.[9]

He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency NA-75 (Sialkot-IV) in 2018 Pakistani general election.[10] He received 101,617 votes and defeated Ali Asjad Malhi, a candidate of PTI.[11]

Death

He died on 2 August 2020, at the age of 78.[4]

References

  1. "PAKISTAN DECIDES 2008". Daily Times. 16 December 2007. Archived from the original on 21 December 2007. Retrieved 2008-09-14.
  2. "PML-N MNA Iftikharul Hasan Shah aka Zahiray Shah passes away". 24 News HD. August 2, 2020.
  3. "Detail Information". 21 April 2014. Archived from the original on 21 April 2014. Retrieved 9 July 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. "PML-N MNA Iftikhar-ul-Hassan passes away". Dunya News.
  5. "NAB authorises 7 inquiries against PML-N MNA, others". The Nation. Archived from the original on 6 March 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  6. "NAB reluctant to act against PML-N lawmakers from Sialkot". The Nation. Archived from the original on 6 March 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  7. "NAB tightens noose around PML-N's Nahra". The Nation. Archived from the original on 6 March 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  8. "2013 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 February 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  9. Junaidi, Ikram (12 October 2017). "Three NA panel heads, two state ministers and 11 parliamentary secretaries appointed". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  10. "LIVE UPDATES: PTI leads in election 2018 results". www.pakistantoday.com.pk. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  11. "NA-75 Result - Election Results 2018 - Sialkot 4 - NA-75 Candidates - NA-75 Constituency Details - thenews.com.pk". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
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