Asif Kirmani Explained

Honorific-Prefix:Senator
Asif Kirmani
Office:Member of the Senate of Pakistan
Term Start:12 March 2018
Nationality:Pakistani
Party:Pakistan Muslim League (N) (until 2024)
Father:Ahmad Saeed Kirmani
Children:Aftab Kirmani (son)
Spouse:Usna Safdar
Son:Aftab Kirmani
Spouse:Usna Safdar
Term End:12 March 2024
Term Start1:21 August 2017
Term End1:12 March 2018
Constituency:General seat from Punjab
Constituency1:General seat from Punjab

Syed Asif Saeed Kirmani is a Pakistani politician and businessman who has been a Member of Senate of Pakistan, since July 2017 and served as the Minister of State for Political Affairs. He is the son of Pakistan Movement leader Ahmad Saeed Kirmani.

Political career

He worked as the Special Assistant for Political Affairs to Nawaz Sharif in 2015.[1]

He also served as the Minister of State For Political Affairs. He was elected to the Senate of Pakistan as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N) in July 2017, replacing Babar Awan.[2] [3] [4]

He was nominated by PML-N as its candidate in 2018 Pakistani Senate election.[5] However the Election Commission of Pakistan declared all PML-N candidates for the Senate election as independent after a ruling of the Supreme Court of Pakistan.[6]

He was re-elected to the Senate as an independent candidate on general seat from Punjab in the Senate election[7] [8] He was backed in the election by PML-N[9] [10] and joined the treasury benches, led by PML-N after getting elected.[11] He took oath as Senator on 12 March 2018.[12]

On 20 July 2024, he left the PML(N), citing that people were "dying of [inflated] power bills and inflation" while party leaders were cheering on "ineffective governance".[13]

Notes and References

  1. News: Dr Kirmani made PM's special assistant for political affairs. 12 December 2017. www.thenews.com.pk. 17 June 2015. en.
  2. Web site: PM's adviser Asif Kirmani elected Senator without much resistance. DAWN.COM. 12 December 2017. 27 July 2017.
  3. News: PML-N's Asif Kirmani appointed senator: sources. 12 December 2017. www.geo.tv.
  4. News: Asif Kirmani makes his way into Senate unopposed. 12 December 2017. Daily Pakistan Global.
  5. News: PML-N, PPP shortlist candidates for Senate elections. 22 March 2018. Pakistan Today. 7 February 2018.
  6. News: PML-N's Senate nominees to contest election as independent candidates, says ECP. 22 March 2018. DAWN.COM. 22 February 2018.
  7. News: LIVE: PML-N-backed independent candidates lead in Punjab, PPP in Sindh - The Express Tribune. 3 March 2018. The Express Tribune. 3 March 2018.
  8. News: Khan. Iftikhar A.. PML-N gains Senate control amid surprise PPP showing. 4 March 2018. DAWN.COM. 4 March 2018.
  9. News: PML-N bags 11 Senate seats from Punjab. 22 March 2018. www.pakistantoday.com.pk.
  10. News: PML-N backed candidates win 15 seats in Senate Elections. 22 March 2018. Daily Pakistan Global.
  11. News: Guramani. Nadir. 15 independent senators backed by PML-N in Senate polls join treasury. 22 March 2018. DAWN.COM. 22 March 2018.
  12. News: Senate elect opposition-backed Sanjrani chairman and Mandviwala his deputy. 12 March 2018. The News. 12 March 2018. en. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20180312085816/https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/291451-51-newly-elected-senators-take-oath-pml-n-finalises-raja-zafarul-haq-for-chairman. 12 March 2018.
  13. Web site: Yusuf . Nausheen . 2024-07-21 . Nawaz Sharif's ex-political secretary Asif Kirmani quits PML-N . 2024-07-21 . The News International . en.