Sajid Mir Explained

Honorific-Prefix:Senator
Prof. Sajid Mir
پروفیسر ساجد میر
Office:Leader of Jamiat Ahle Hadith
Term Start:1987
Office2:Chairperson of the Senate Committee on Kashmir Affairs & Gilgit Baltistan
Term Start2:March 2009
Deputy2:Mumammad Abu Ali Turab
President2:Mamnoon Hussain
Primeminister2:Nawaz Sharif
Predecessor2:Ali Safar
Office3:Member of the Senate of Pakistan
Term Start3:12 March 2021
Constituency3:Punjab
Term Start4:12 March 2015
Term End4:11 March 2021
Constituency4:Punjab
Term Start5:12 March 2009
Term End5:11 March 2015
Constituency5:Punjab
Term Start6:23 March 2003
Term End6:11 March 2009
Constituency6:Punjab
Term Start7:21 March 1994
Term End7:12 October 1999
Constituency7:Punjab
Birthname:Sajid Mir
Nationality: Pakistan
Party:Jamiat Ahle Hadith
Otherparty:Pakistan Muslim League (N)
Occupation:Politician
Profession:Professor
Alma Mater:M.A (English) (1960)
M.A (Islamic Studies) (1969)
B.A (Eco. Urdu, Psychology) (1966)
Birth Date:2 October 1938
Birth Place:Sialkot, Punjab, British India
Preceded:Ihsaan Elahi Zaheer

Sajid Mir (Urdu: ساجد میر) is a Pakistani politician and Islamic scholar. He is the current Ameer of Jamiat Ahle Hadith. He was also a member of Senate of Pakistan and served as Chairperson- Senate Committee on Science and Technology.[1]

Early life and education

Sajid Mir was born on 2 October 1938 in a religious family in Sialkot, Punjab, Pakistan. He was the relative of Muhammad Ibrahim Mir Sialkoti. Sajid Mir earned Masters in English literature from the University of the Punjab in 1960 followed by a Masters in Islamic studies from the same university in 1969.[2]

Political career

Pakistan Muslim League (N)

Sajid Mir was elected to the Senate of Pakistan in March 2009 on reserved seat for technocrats and ulema as PML-N candidate.[3] [4] He was the chairperson of Senate Committee on Science and Technology.[5] He was also a member of senate committees of Rules of Procedures and Privileges, Functional Committee on Government Assurances, Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development.[6]

Jamiat Ahle Hadith

In March 2018, Sajid Mir became the Ameer of Jamiat Ahle Hadith.[7] [8] In September 2020, Mir attended the All Parties Conference (APC) and JAH formed Pakistan Democratic Movement along with ten other parties. Sajid Mir came for many PDM's public gatherings and powershows. In February 2021, Nawaz Sharif contacted Sajid Mir and gave ticket for the Senate Elections.[9] However, Sajid won his seat.[10]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Chairperson - Senate Committee on Science and Technology . Senate of Pakistan . 26 November 2014.
  2. http://www.senate.gov.pk/en/profile.php?uid=854 Profile
  3. Web site: Oath as Senator . Geo TV . 12 March 2009 . 27 November 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141110090000/http://www.geo.tv/3-12-2009/37121.htm . 10 November 2014 .
  4. Web site: 50 Senators elect to take oath Thursday . AAJ TV . 11 March 2009 . 27 November 2014 . 22 November 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141122231711/http://www.aaj.tv/2009/03/50-senators-elect-to-take-oath-thursday/ . dead .
  5. Web site: Chairman's absolute powers deprive many of Senate bodies . Pakistantoday . 11 July 2013 . 27 November 2014.
  6. Web site: Senate Profile . Senate of Pakistan . 26 November 2014.
  7. Web site: Profile-pakistanherald . Pakistanherald . 27 November 2014 . 7 September 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190907014916/http://www.pakistanherald.com/profile/senator-prof-sajid-mir-776 . dead .
  8. Web site: Sajid-Mir-calls-on-CM . thenews . 24 November 2014 . 27 November 2014.
  9. Web site: Reporter. The Newspaper's Staff. 2021-02-12. Nawaz calls Sajid Mir for Senate polls. 2021-06-15. DAWN.COM. en.
  10. Web site: Mahmood. Amjad. 2021-02-26. All Senate candidates from Punjab elected unopposed. 2021-06-15. DAWN.COM. en.