Qaisar Abbas Khan Magsi Explained

Qaisar Abbas Khan Magsi
Office:	Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab
Term Start:	21 July 2022
Term End:	14 January 2023
Constituency:	PP-282 Layyah-III
Birth Date:	15 May 1965
Birth Place:	Layyah District, Punjab, Pakistan
Nationality:	Pakistani
Party:	IPP (2023-present)
Term Start1:	1 June 2013
Term End1:	31 May 2018
Term Start2:	9 April 2008
Term End2:	2013
Constituency1:	PP-264 (Layyah-III)
Constituency2:	PP-264 (Layyah-III)
Otherparty:	PTI (2018-2023) PML-Q (2008-2018)
Predecessor:	Muhammad Tahir Randhawa
Successor1:	Muhammad Tahir Randhawa
Predecessor1:	Himself
Successor2:	Himself

Sardar Qaisar Abbas Khan Magsi is a Pakistani politician who had been a Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from July 2022 till January 2023. He previously served in this role from April 2008 to April 2013 and from June 2013 to May 2018.

Early life and education

He was born on 15 May 1965 in Layyah District.^[1]

He has a degree of Bachelor of Arts which he obtained from Bahauddin Zakariya University.

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-264 (Layyah-III) in 2008 Pakistani general election. He received 34,171 votes and defeated Sardar Shahab-ud-Din Khan.^[2]

He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency PP-264 (Layyah-III) in 2013 Pakistani general election.^{[3] [4]}

In April 2018, he announced to quit PML-N.^[5] He joined the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) soon after.

He ran for a seat of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from PP-282 Layyah-III as a candidate of the PTI in the 2018 Punjab provincial election, but was defeated by Muhammad Tahir Randhawa, an independent candidate.

He was elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from PP-282 Layyah-III as a candidate of the PTI in the July 2022 Punjab provincial by-election. He defeated Muhammad Tahir Randhawa, a candidate of the PML(N).

On 18 May 2023, he left the PTI due to the 2023 Pakistani protests.^[6] He joined the Istehkam-e-Pakistan Party (IPP) on 8 June 2023.^[7]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Punjab Assembly. www.pap.gov.pk. 15 January 2018.
2. Web site: 2008 election result. ECP. 18 February 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.
3. Web site: Notification - Results Punjab Assembly 2013 election. ECP. 20 January 2018. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20180120053951/https://ecp.gov.pk/Documents/Downloads/General%20Election%202013/Detailed%20Gazzette/Notification%20-%20Punjab%20Assembly.pdf. 20 January 2018.
4. News: List of winners of Punjab Assembly seats. 18 January 2018. The News. 13 May 2013. en.
5. News: Ahmed. Shakeel. Three MPAs quit PML-N for 'new province cause'. 26 April 2018. DAWN.COM. 26 April 2018.
6. Web site: Web Desk . 2023-05-18 . Former PTI MPAs strongly condemn May 9 violence . 2023-05-18 . ARY NEWS . en-US.
7. Web site: 2023-06-08 . Jahangir Tareen returns to political arena . 2023-06-16 . The Express Tribune.