Asif Saeed Manais Explained

Asif Saeed Manais
Office:Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab
Term Start:2002
Term End:31 May 2018
Birth Date:1 December 1976
Nationality:Pakistani
Party:Pakistan Muslim League (N)
Father:Saeed Ahmed Manais

Asif Saeed Manais is a Pakistani politician who was a Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab, from 2002 to May 2018.

Early life and education

He was born on 1 December 1976 in Vehari District, Punjab to former speaker of the Punjab Assembly Saeed Ahmed Manais.[1]

He graduated in 1997 from Government College, Lahore and has a degree of Bachelor of Arts.

Political career

He was elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (Jinnah) from Constituency PP-238 (Vehari-VII) in 2002 Pakistani general election.[2] He received 41,278 votes and defeated Inayat Hussain Khan Khakwani, a candidate of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP).[3]

He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N) from Constituency PP-238 (Vehari-VII) in 2008 Pakistani general election.[4] He received 40,431 votes and defeated an independent candidate, Ghuzanfar Abbas Ghallu. He also ran for the seat of the National Assembly of Pakistan as an independent candidate from Constituency NA-169 (Vehari-III) and from Constituency NA-170 (Vehari-IV) but was unsuccessful. He received 150 votes from Constituency NA-169 (Vehari-III) and lost the seat to Tehmina Daultana, and received 766 votes and lost the seat to Mehmood Hayat Khan.[5]

He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency PP-238 (Vehari-VII) in 2013 Pakistani general election.[6] He received 46,474 votes and defeated Muhammad Ali Raza Khan Khakwani, a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).[7] In June 2013, he was inducted into the provincial cabinet of Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif and was made Provincial Minister of Punjab for Special Education.[8] In June 2013, he was inducted into the provincial Punjab cabinet of Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif and was made Provincial Minister of Punjab for Special Education.[9] He remained Minister for Special Education until the cabinet reshuffle in November 2016 when he was made Provincial Minister of Punjab for livestock and dairy development.[10]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Punjab Assembly. www.pap.gov.pk. 15 January 2018. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170614144312/http://www.pap.gov.pk/index.php/members/profile/en/20/1082. 14 June 2017.
  2. Web site: Punjab Assembly. www.pap.gov.pk. 22 January 2018. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20160412121449/http://www.pap.gov.pk/index.php/members/profile/en/9/245. 12 April 2016.
  3. Web site: 2002 election result. ECP. 28 February 2018. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20180126141507/https://www.ecp.gov.pk/ge/ge2002vol2.pdf. 26 January 2018.
  4. Web site: Punjab Assembly. www.pap.gov.pk. 22 January 2018. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170625200128/http://www.pap.gov.pk/index.php/members/profile/en/19/659. 25 June 2017.
  5. Web site: 2008 election result. ECP. 28 February 2018. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20180105060230/https://ecp.gov.pk/Documents/General%20Elections%202008/Report,%20General%20Election%202008,%20Vol-II.pdf. 5 January 2018.
  6. News: List of winners of Punjab Assembly seats. 18 January 2018. The News. 13 May 2013. en. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20180116081102/https://www.thenews.com.pk/archive/print/429935. 16 January 2018.
  7. Web site: 2013 election result . ECP . 4 July 2018 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20180526173608/https://ecp.gov.pk/Documents/General%20Elections%202013%20report/Election%20Report%202013%20Volume-II.pdf . 26 May 2018 .
  8. News: Reporter. The Newspaper's Staff. 21-member Punjab cabinet takes oath. 21 January 2018. DAWN.COM. 11 June 2013. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20180122113341/https://www.dawn.com/news/1017511. 22 January 2018.
  9. News: 21-member Punjab cabinet takes oath. 22 January 2018. The Nation. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20180122130702/https://nation.com.pk/11-Jun-2013/21-member-punjab-cabinet-takes-oath. 22 January 2018.
  10. News: Punjab govt hands over portfolios to newly appointed cabinet ministers. 22 January 2018. www.pakistantoday.com.pk. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170324181221/http://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2016/11/29/punjab-govt-hands-over-portfolios-to-newly-appointed-cabinet-ministers/. 24 March 2017.