Muhammad Kazim Maisam

Muhammad Kazim Maisam (Urdu: محمد کاظم میثم) is a Pakistani politician who has been a member of the Gilgit Baltistan Assembly since November 2020.[1]

Muhammad Kazim Maisam
محمد کاظم میثم
Leader of the Opposition of the Gilgit Baltistan Assembly
Assumed office
19 July 2023
Preceded byAmjad Hussain Azar
Member of the Gilgit Baltistan Assembly
Assumed office
25 November 2020
ConstituencyGBA-8 (Skardu-II)
Provincial Minister for Agriculture
In office
2 December 2020 – 4 July 2023
Chief MinisterKhalid Khurshid
Succeeded byMuhammad Anwar
Provincial Minister for Food
In office
2 February 2023 – 4 July 2023
Chief MinisterKhalid Khurshid
Succeeded byGhulam Muhammad
Personal details
NationalityPakistani
Political partyMajlis Wahdat-e-Muslimeen

Political career

Maisam contested the 2020 Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly election on 15 November 2020 from GBA-8 (Skardu-II) on the ticket from Majlis Wahdat-e-Muslimeen. He won the election by the margin of 976 votes over the runner-up Muhammad Ali Shah of Pakistan Peoples Party. He garnered 7,988 votes while Shah received 7,012 votes.[2]

On 2 December 2020, he was inducted into the cabinet of Chief Minister Khalid Khurshid as the Minister for Agriculture. On 2 February 2023, he was also made the Minister for Food.[3]

On 19 July 2023, he was unanimously elected as the Leader of the Opposition in the Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly. The position had become vacant as Amjad Hussain Azar, the previous Leader of the Opposition, had joined the government after the election of Gulbar Khan as the Chief Minister.[4]

References
  1. "MWM candidate Kazim Maisam wins election to become MLA GB". 16 November 2020. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  2. "Gilgit-Baltistan Legislative Assembly Election 2020". dunyanews.tv. Retrieved 2020-11-17.
  3. "Kazim Maisam given additional portfolio of Food Ministry". Shiite News Network. 2023-02-02. Retrieved 2023-07-20.
  4. "اپوزیشن لیڈر منتخب ہونے کے بعد کاظم میثم کی میڈیا سے اہم گفتگو". اسلام ٹائمز (in Urdu). 2023-07-20. Retrieved 2023-09-11.


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