Najaf Abbas Sial Explained

Najaf Abbas Sial
Office:Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
Term Start:1 June 2013
Term End:31 May 2018
Constituency:NA-91 (Jhang-III)
Birth Date:22 May 1959
Death Place:Jhang, Pakistan
Nationality:Pakistani
Party:Pakistan Muslim League (N)

Najaf Abbas Sial (; 22 May 1959 – 11 November 2018) was a Pakistani politician who was a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from June 2013 to May 2018 and a Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from 2002 to 2013.

Early life and education

Sial was born on 22 May 1959.[1] [2]

He did Bachelors of Arts from Government Emerson College, in Multan in 1978.[3]

Political career

He was elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (Q) (PML-Q) from Constituency PP-83 (Jhang-XI) in the 2002 Pakistani general election. He received 28,742 votes and defeated an independent candidate, Talib Raza Khan Sial.[4]

He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as candidate of PML-Q from Constituency PP-83 (Jhang-XI) in the 2008 Pakistani general election. He received 42,366 votes and defeated Muhammad Aoan Abbas, a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N).[5]

He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as an independent candidate from Constituency NA-91 (Jhang-III) in 2013 Pakistani general election.[6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] He received 91,301 votes and defeated Muhammad Mehboob Sultan, a candidate of PML-N.[12] He joined PML-N in May 2013.[13]

Death

He died on 11 November 2018 due to cardiac arrest in District Jhang.[14]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Detail Information. www.pildat.org. PILDAT. 26 April 2017. bot: unknown. https://web.archive.org/web/20140421145336/http://www.pildat.org/mna/rsDetail.asp?detid=91. 21 April 2014.
  2. Web site: Profile. www.pap.gov.pk. Punjab Assembly. 9 January 2018.
  3. Web site: Profile. www.pap.gov.pk. Punjab Assembly. 9 January 2018.
  4. Web site: 2002 election result. ECP. 12 May 2018. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20180126141507/https://www.ecp.gov.pk/ge/ge2002vol2.pdf. 26 January 2018.
  5. Web site: 2008 election result. ECP. 12 May 2018. 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.
  6. Web site: Members - Punjab . Pakistan National Assembly . 9 January 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150109192056/http://www.na.gov.pk/en/mna_list.php?list=punjab . January 9, 2015 .
  7. News: PML-N not sole beneficiary of 'rejected votes' in 2013 polls. 5 March 2017. DAWN.COM. 7 December 2014. en. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170305115043/https://www.dawn.com/news/1149309. 5 March 2017.
  8. News: PML-N bagged 119pc more votes than in 2008. 5 March 2017. DAWN.COM. 22 May 2013. en. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170304194129/https://www.dawn.com/news/1012824. 4 March 2017.
  9. News: Faisal Hayat, his brother defeated. 5 March 2017. DAWN.COM. 13 May 2013. en. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170306033720/https://www.dawn.com/news/1027100/newspaper/column. 6 March 2017.
  10. News: Faisal Hayat, his brother defeated. 5 March 2017. DAWN.COM. 13 May 2013. en. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170306033423/https://www.dawn.com/news/1027100/newspaper/newspaper/column. 6 March 2017.
  11. News: 43 newly elected legislators join PML-N. 5 March 2017. DAWN.COM. 23 May 2013. en. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170306131126/https://www.dawn.com/news/1013019/43-newly-elected-legislators-join-pm. 6 March 2017.
  12. Web site: 2013 election result. ECP. 12 May 2018. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20180201140612/https://ecp.gov.pk/Documents/General%20Elections%202013%20report/Election%20Report%202013%20Volume-II.pdf. 1 February 2018.
  13. News: 33 independent MPAs, 12 MNAs join PML-N. 15 January 2018. www.thenews.com.pk. en. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170912135141/https://www.thenews.com.pk/archive/print/630765-33-independent-mpas,-12-mnas-join-pml-n. 12 September 2017.
  14. News: Ex-MNA dies of protracted illness . 12 November 2018 . The News . 12 November 2018 . en.