Pir Ameer Ali Shah Jeelani Explained

Pir Ameer Ali Shah Jeelani
Office:Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
Term Start:29 February 2024
Party:Pakistan Peoples Party
Constituency:NA-214 Tharparkar-I
Nationality:Pakistani
Father:Pir Noor Muhammad Shah Jeelani
Term Start1:26 February 2021
Term End1:10 August 2023
Constituency1:NA-221 (Tharparkar-I)
Native Name Lang:ur
Native Name:پیر امیر علی شاہ جیلانی

Pir Ameer Ali Shah Jeelani is a Pakistani politician who has been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan since February 2024 and previously served in this position from February 2021 till August 2023.[1]

Political career

He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of Pakistan People's Party (PPP) from NA-221 Tharparkar-I in a February 2021 by-election, which was called due to the death of Pir Noor Muhammad Shah Jeelani, his father. He received 102,232 votes and defeated Nizamuddin Rahimoon, a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).[2]

He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PPP from NA-214 Tharparkar-I in the 2024 Pakistani general election. He received 132,365 votes and defeated Abdul Razzaque Rahimoon, a candidate of the Grand Democratic Alliance (GDA).[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Assembly of Pakistan.
  2. Web site: 2021-02-22 . By-polls results : PPP’s candidate wins NA-221 Tharparkar . 2024-08-01 . Brecorder . en.
  3. Web site: Election Commission of Pakistan . 2024-07-17 . ecp.gov.pk.