Najibuddin Awaisi

Mian Najeebuddin Awaisi (Urdu: میاں نجیب الدین اویسی) 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 June 2013 to May 2018.

Najibuddin Awaisi
نجیب الدین اویسی
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
In office
13 August 2018 – 10 August 2023
ConstituencyNA-173 (Bahawalpur-IV)
In office
1 June 2013 – 31 May 2018
ConstituencyNA-184 (Bahawalpur-II)
Personal details
NationalityPakistani
Political partyPakistan Muslim League (N)

Political career

He served as Tehsil Nazim of Bahawalpur in 2002.[1]

He ran for the seat of the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (Q) (PML-Q) from Constituency NA-184 (Bahawalpur-II) in 2008 Pakistani general election but was unsuccessful.[2] He received 38,407 votes and lost the seat to an independent candidate, Malik Aamir Yar Waran.[3]

He ran for the seat of the National Assembly as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N) from Constituency NA-184 (Bahawalpur-II) in by-election held in September 2010 but was unsuccessful. He received 48,776 votes and lost the seat to Khadija Aamir Yar Malik.[4][5]

He was elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency NA-184 (Bahawalpur-II) in 2013 Pakistani general election.[6][7][8] He received 94,429 votes and defeated Khadija Aamir Yar Malik.[9]

In May 2016, he was appointed as Federal Parliamentary Secretary for Commerce.[10] In October 2017, he was made parliamentary secretary for narcotics control.[11][12]

He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency NA-173 (Bahawalpur-IV) in 2018 Pakistani general election.[13]

References
  1. "PML-N Names candidates for NA, PA". DAWN.COM. 29 June 2002. Archived from the original on 23 August 2017. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
  2. "NA-184 bypolls: race for tickets kicks off". DAWN.COM. 5 July 2010. Archived from the original on 9 April 2017. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
  3. "2008 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 January 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  4. "PPP's Khadija Waran wins NA-184 by-polls". The News. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
  5. Newspaper, the (6 September 2010). "PPP winner grateful to PML-Q". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
  6. "138 MNAs either paid no income tax, or FBR has no such data". www.thenews.com.pk. Archived from the original on 3 February 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  7. "Traditional politics losing ground in southern Punjab". DAWN.COM. 17 May 2013. Archived from the original on 6 March 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  8. "Bahawalpur profile: In the land of the nawabs - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 10 May 2013. Archived from the original on 6 March 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  9. "2013 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 February 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  10. "PM appoints 2 Parliamentary Secretaries". Associated Press Of Pakistan. 5 May 2016. Archived from the original on 23 August 2017. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
  11. "11 MNAs appointed parliamentary secretaries of various ministries, divisions - Samaa TV". www.samaa.tv. Archived from the original on 9 October 2017. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
  12. "Notification - change of portfolio" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 November 2017. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
  13. "Unofficial results: Imran Khan's victory imminent". The Nation. 26 July 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2018.


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