Irfan Ullah Khan Niazi Explained

Irfan Ullah Khan Niazi
Office:Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab
Term Start:21 July 2022
Term End:14 January 2023
Constituency:PP-90 Bhakkar-II
Birth Date:8 November 1963
Birth Place:Mianwali, Punjab, Pakistan
Party:PTI (2022-present)
Education:University of the Punjab, Lahore
Profession:Businessman and Agriculturist
Predecessor:Saeed Akbar Khan
Relations:Inamullah Niazi (brother)
Najeebullah Khan Niazi (brother)
Hafeez Ullah Niazi (brother)
Imran Khan (cousin)
Otherparty:PMLN (2018-2022)

Irfan Ullah Khan Niazi (Urdu: {{Nastaliq|عرفان الله خان نیازی) is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the Punjab Assembly from July 2022 till January 2023. He won a by-election on 17 July 2022, for the seat vacated by Saeed Akbar Khan and took oath as a Member of the Punjab Assembly on 21 July 2022. He served as the Parliamentary Secretary for Irrigation from September 2022 to January 2023.[1]

Early and personal life

Niazi was born in Mianwali on 8 November 1963 and graduated from the University of Punjab in Lahore. He is a businessman and an agriculturist.[1]

His brother Inamullah Khan Niazi served as a Member of the Punjab Assembly (MPA) from 1993 to 1996 and 2014 to 2018 and as a Member of the National Assembly from 1997 to 1999. Another brother, Najeebullah Khan Niazi, was an MPA from 1997 to 1999 and 2013 to 2014.[1]

Political career

He contested the 2018 Punjab provincial election from PP-90 Bhakkar-II as a candidate of the Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML(N), but was unsuccessful. He received 45,026 votes and was defeated by Saeed Akbar Khan, an independent candidate.[2]

He was elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from PP-90 Bhakkar-II as a candidate of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) in the July 2022 Punjab provincial by-election. He received 78,986 votes and defeated Saeed Akbar Khan, a candidate of the PML(N).[3] [4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Punjab Assembly | Members - Members' Directory .
  2. Web site: PP-90 Bhakkar Election 2018 Full Result Candidates Vote . 2023-07-11 . www.electionpakistani.com.
  3. Web site: Malik . Mansoor . 2022-07-18 . PTI stuns PML-N with thumping win . 2022-07-25 . DAWN.COM . en.
  4. Web site: 2022-07-17 . Punjab by-elections: PTI wins 14 seats, leads in 2 others . 2022-07-25 . Brecorder . en.