Sajid Hussain Turi

Sajid Hussain Turi (Urdu: ساجد حسین طوری; born 12 February 1977) 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 2008 to May 2018. who is the current Federal Minister for Overseas Pakistanis and Human resources and development

For the journalist, see Sajid Hussain (journalist).
Sajid Hussain Turi
ساجدحسین طوری
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
In office
13 August 2018 – 10 August 2023
ConstituencyNA-46 (Tribal Area-VII)
In office
17 March 2008 – 31 May 2018
ConstituencyNA-37 (Kurram Agency)
Personal details
Born (1977-02-12) 12 February 1977
Larkana, Sindh, Pakistan
Political partyPakistan Peoples Party

Early life

He was born on 12 February 1977.[1]

He is the brother of Sajjad Hussain Turi.[2]

Political career

He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as an independent candidate from Constituency NA-37 (Tribal Area-II) in 2008 Pakistani general election.[3][4] He received 26,287 votes and defeated an independent candidate Syed Riaz Hussain.[5]

He was re-elected to the National Assembly as an independent candidate Constituency NA-37 (Tribal Area-II) in 2013 Pakistani general election.[6][7][8] He received 29,623 votes and defeated an independent candidate, Sayed Qaisar Hussain.[9]

He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) from Constituency NA-46 (Tribal Area-VII) in 2018 Pakistani general election.[10] He received 21,461 votes and defeated Syed Iqbal Mian, a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf.[11]

References
  1. "Detail Information". www.pildat.org. PILDAT. Archived from the original on 26 April 2017. Retrieved 25 April 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. "Last four seats: Boycott mars election of four FATA senators - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 21 March 2015. Archived from the original on 24 August 2017. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
  3. "Two Fata MNAs-elect admit meeting ISI official". www.thenews.com.pk. Archived from the original on 26 March 2017. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
  4. "Sajid Tori wins Kurram NA-37 elections". www.thenews.com.pk. Archived from the original on 26 March 2017. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
  5. "2008 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 January 2018. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
  6. "Tribunal rejects petition against Turi's election". DAWN.COM. 3 September 2013. Archived from the original on 5 March 2017. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
  7. "Women end protest in Kurram". DAWN.COM. 27 May 2013. Archived from the original on 5 March 2017. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
  8. "Protests staged over arrest of cleric in Parachinar". DAWN.COM. 31 July 2014. Archived from the original on 5 March 2017. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
  9. "2013 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 February 2018. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
  10. "PPPP's Sajid Turi wins NA-46 election". Associated Press Of Pakistan. 26 July 2018. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  11. "NA-46 Result - Election Results 2018 - Kurram Agency 1 Tribal Area 7 - NA-46 Candidates - NA-46 Constituency Details - thenews.com.pk". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 1 August 2018.


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