Muhammad Asim Nazir

Muhammad Asim Nazir (Urdu: محمد عاصم نذیر; born 20 November 1970) is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from August 2018 till August 2023. Previously he was a member of the National Assembly from 2002 to May 2018.

Muhammad Asim Nazir
محمد عاصم نذیر
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
In office
13 August 2018 – 10 August 2023
ConstituencyNA-101 (Faisalabad-I)
In office
2002 – 31 May 2018
ConstituencyNA-77 (Faisalabad-III)
Personal details
Born (1970-11-20) 20 November 1970
NationalityPakistani
Political partyPML-N (2022–Present)
Other political
affiliations
  • PTI (2018–2022)
  • Independent (2017-2018)
  • PML-N (2013-2017)
  • Independent (2011-2013)
  • PML-Q (2002–2011)

Early life

He was born on 20 November 1970 in a Famous Political family of Faisalabad.[1][2] He is son of former member of national assembly Nazir Ahmad.

Political career

He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (Q) (PML-Q) from Constituency NA-77 (Faisalabad-III) in 2002 Pakistani general election.[3] He received 63,296 votes and defeated Muhammad Akram Chaudhry, a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N).[4]

He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-Q from Constituency NA-77 (Faisalabad-III) in 2008 Pakistani general election.[3][5] He received 63,776 votes and defeated Muhammad Tallal Chaudry.[6]

He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency NA-77 (Faisalabad-III) in 2013 Pakistani general election.[7][8][9][10] He received 98,057 votes and defeated Chaudhry Zaheer Ud Din, a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League-Q.[11]

He was re-elected to the National Assembly as an independent candidate from Constituency NA-101 (Faisalabad-I) in 2018 Pakistani general election. He obtained 147,355 Votes and defeated Ghulam Rasool Sahi of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf by a heavy margin of 80,785 Votes.[12] Following his successful election, he announced to join Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) in August 2018.[12]

Electoral history

2018
General election 2018: NA-101 (Faisalabad-I)[13]
Party Candidate Votes %
Independent Muhammad Asim Nazir 147,812 55.31
PTI Zafar Zulqarnain Sahi 86,575 32.39
Others Others (twelve candidates) 26,457 9.90

References
  1. "Detail Information". www.pildat.org. PILDAT. Archived from the original on 27 April 2017. Retrieved 26 April 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. "If elections are held on time…". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
  3. "Mosaic of shifting loyalties". DAWN.COM. 25 April 2013. Archived from the original on 5 March 2017. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
  4. "2002 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 January 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  5. "146 get PML-N tickets, though they quit party after coup". www.thenews.com.pk. Archived from the original on 6 March 2017. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
  6. "2008 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 January 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  7. "District council chairman slot Five MNAs lobbying to get their man elected". DAWN.COM. 3 August 2016. Archived from the original on 5 March 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  8. "Parliamentary board session: PML-N begins screening out poll aspirants - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 10 April 2013. Archived from the original on 5 March 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  9. "PML-N wins 10 NA seats - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 11 May 2013. Archived from the original on 5 March 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  10. "PML-N sweeps polls in Faisalabad". The Nation. Archived from the original on 30 March 2017. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
  11. "2013 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 February 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  12. "MNA-elect joins PTI". The Nation. 3 August 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  13. "ECP – Election Commission of Pakistan". www.ecp.gov.pk. Retrieved 8 August 2018.


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