Nazir Ahmad Laway

Nazir Ahmad Laway (born 5 November 1963 in Hanad Chawalgam, Kulgam district in Jammu and Kashmir union territory, India) is an Indian politician.He lost his election by only few votes to Yusuf Tairgami(CPI).After that he was elected Member of parliament.His term of Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha representing the state of Jammu & Kashmir in Rajya Sabha ended on 15 February 2021.[1][2][3] On 1 November, he was expelled through an anonymous press release from J&KPDP for anti-party activities as he attended the swearing-in ceremony of first Lt. Governor of Jammu and Kashmir, Girish Chandra Murmu. He strongly opposed the move of Central Government in Parliament when Article 370 & 35 A were abrogated on 5 November 2019.[4] He joined Jammu and Kashmir People's Conference party after being expelled from Jammu and Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party[5]

For other people with similar names, see Nazir Ahmed (disambiguation).
Nazir Ahmad Laway
Member of Parliament

Rajya Sabha

Jammu and Kashmir
In office
16 February 2015 – 15 Febuaray 2021
ConstituencyJammu and Kashmir
Personal details
Born (1963-11-05) 5 November 1963
Hanad Chawalgam, Kulgam, Jammu & Kashmir
Political partyJ&K Peoples Conference
SpouseParveena Nazir
Children3
ProfessionPolitician

In December 2022, he was appointed as vice president of J&K peoples conference.[6]

References
  1. "J&K representation in Rajya Sabha ends as 4 members retire". Greater Kashmir. Press Trust of India. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
  2. "PDP leader Nazir Ahmad Laway wins seat in J&K Rajya Sabha election". NewsWala.com. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
  3. "PDP MP: 'What we have torn is just a book, BJP has torn the Constitution'". The Indian Express. 6 August 2019. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  4. Rashid, Hakeem Irfan. "PDP expels Laway for attending swearing-in of L-G". The Economic Times.
  5. "Fayaz Mir, Nazir Laway among others join Peoples Conference - The Kashmir Monitor". 7 August 2021. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
  6. "Sajad Lone appoints office bearers of PC". greaterkashmir.com. 27 December 2022. Retrieved 5 March 2023.


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