Assad Murtaza Gilani Explained

Makhdoomzada Syed Asad Murtaza Gilani
Birth Date:19 February 1968[1]
Birth Place:Multan, Pakistan
Death Place:Mina, Mecca, Saudi Arabia
Profession:Lawyer and agriculturist
Alma Mater:University of the Punjab
Education:Law degree
Office:Member of Parliament
Term Start:10 October 2002
Term End:18 February 2008
Nationality:Pakistani

Makhdoomzada Syed Asad Murtaza Gilani (19 February 1968 – 24 September 2015) was a Pakistani politician and parliamentarian. He was elected as a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan on a ticket of the Pakistan Peoples Party from Multan Constituency NA-152 in the 2002 Pakistani general election. Gilani was the nephew of former Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani. He died in the 2015 Mina disaster which killed at least 2,262 people.[2] [3] [4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Syed Asad Murtaza Gillani . 26 September 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150927201626/http://www.elections.com.pk/candidatedetails.php?id=761 . 27 September 2015 .
  2. News: Hajj stampede: Ex-PM Gilani's nephew Assad Gilani is dead. 26 September 2015. Samaa TV. 26 September 2015.
  3. News: Yousuf Raza Gilani's nephew Murtaza Gilani martyred in Mina. 26 September 2015. Geo TV. 26 September 2015.
  4. News: Hajj stampede: Saudi officials clarify toll after questions. 30 September 2015. BBC. 29 September 2015.