Khawaja Imran Nazir Explained

Khawaja Imran Nazir
Office:Provincial Minister of Primary & Secondary Health Care for Punjab
Term Start:6 March 2024
Office1:Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab
Term Start1:February 2024
Constituency1:PP-150 Lahore-VI
Constituency2:PP-183 Kasur-IX
Term Start2:15 August 2018
Term End2:14 January 2023
Term Start3:2008
Constituency3:PP-153 Lahore-X
Birth Date:18 November 1974
Birth Place:Lahore
Nationality:Pakistani
Party:Pakistan Muslim League (N)
Term End3:31 May 2018

Khawaja Imran Nazir is a Pakistani politician who is currently serving as Provincial Minister of Primary & Secondary Healthcare for Punjab, Pakistan in the Maryam ministry. He is also a Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab since 2024 and prior to this was a Member of the assembly from 2008 to May 2018 and from August 2018 till January 2023.

Early life and education

He was born on 18 November 1974 in Lahore .[1]

He graduated in 2005 from University of the Punjab 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 (N) (PML-N) from Constituency PP-139 (Lahore-III) in 2008 Pakistani general election. He received 29,955 votes and defeated Chaudhry Muhammad Asghar, a candidate of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP). In the same election, he also ran for the seat of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as an independent candidate from Constituency PP-140 (Lahore-IV), from Constituency PP-146 (Lahore-X), from Constituency PP-147 (Lahore-XI), from Constituency PP-149 (Lahore-XIII) and from Constituency PP-151 (Lahore-XV) but was unsuccessful and lost all seats.[2]

He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency PP-137 (Lahore-I) in 2013 Pakistani general election.[3] He received 50,936 votes and defeated Muhammd Yasir, a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).[4]

In December 2013, he was appointed as Parliamentary Secretary for health.[5]

He was inducted into the provincial Punjab cabinet of Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif in November 2016[6] and was made Provincial Minister of Punjab for primary and secondary health.[7]

He was re-elected to Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency PP-153 (Lahore-X) in 2018 Pakistani general election.[8]

He was officially elected from the seat PP-150 Lahore-IV in the 2024 Punjab provincial election as a PML-N candidate. Following this he was inducted into the Maryam ministry as the Provincial Minister for both primary and secondary health.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Punjab Assembly. www.pap.gov.pk. 15 January 2018. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170614125005/http://www.pap.gov.pk/index.php/members/profile/en/20/989. 14 June 2017.
  2. Web site: 2008 election result. 24 March 2018. ECP. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20180105060230/https://ecp.gov.pk/Documents/General%20Elections%202008/Report,%20General%20Election%202008,%20Vol-II.pdf. 5 January 2018.
  3. 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.
  4. Web site: 2013 election result . ECP . 10 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 .
  5. News: Reporter . The Newspaper's Staff . 35 parliamentary secys appointed . 13 September 2018 . DAWN.COM . 13 December 2013.
  6. News: Punjab inducts 11 new Cabinet members - The Express Tribune. 22 January 2018. The Express Tribune. 28 November 2016. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170830044941/https://tribune.com.pk/story/1246909/punjab-inducts-11-new-cabinet-members/. 30 August 2017.
  7. 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.
  8. News: Pakistan election 2018 results: National and provincial assemblies . 3 September 2018 . Samaa TV . https://web.archive.org/web/20180729083521/https://www.samaa.tv/news/2018/07/live-pakistan-election-2018-results/ . 2018-07-29 . live .