Syed Waseem Akhtar Explained

Syed Waseem Akhtar
Office:Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab
Term Start:29 May 2013
Term End:31 May 2018
Constituency:PP-271 Bahawalpur-V
Birth Date:9 September 1956
Birth Place:Lahore
Nationality:Pakistani
Party:Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan
Successor:Samiullah Chaudhry

Syed Waseem Akhtar (9 September 1956 – 3 June 2019) was a Pakistani politician who had been a Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab, between 1990 and May 2018.

Early life and education

He was born on 9 September 1956 in Lahore.[1]

He has a degree of Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery which he obtained in 1980 from Quaid-e-Azam Medical College.

Political career

He ran for the seat of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of Islami Jamhoori Ittehad (IJI) from Constituency PP-222 (Bahawalpur-V) in 1988 Pakistani general election but was unsuccessful. He received 11,752 votes and lost the seat to a candidate of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP).[2]

He was elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of IJI from Constituency PP-271 (Bahawalpur-V) in 1990 Pakistani general election. He received 32,382 votes and defeated a candidate of Pakistan Democratic Alliance.

He ran for the seat of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of Pakistan Islamic Front (PIF) from Constituency PP-271 (Bahawalpur-V) in 1993 Pakistani general election but was unsuccessful. He received 5,312 votes and lost the seat to a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N).

He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal from Constituency PP-271 (Bahawalpur-V) in 2002 Pakistani general election. He received 21,078 votes and defeated a candidate of PPP.[3]

He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan from Constituency PP-271 (Bahawalpur-V) in 2013 Pakistani general election.[4] [5]

Death

He died on 3 June 2019 at age of 62 following a brief illness.[6] [7] His funeral was offered in Bahawalpur.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Punjab Assembly. www.pap.gov.pk. 15 January 2018. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20180116081406/http://www.pap.gov.pk/index.php/members/profile/en/20/1111. 16 January 2018.
  2. Web site: Punjab Assembly election result 1988-97. ECP. 30 March 2018. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20170830191836/https://ecp.gov.pk/Documents/Results%201988%20-%201997/Punjab.pdf. 30 August 2017.
  3. Web site: 2002 election result. ECP. 28 February 2018. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20180126141507/https://www.ecp.gov.pk/ge/ge2002vol2.pdf. 26 January 2018. dmy-all.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. Web site: Main leader of Jamaat-e-Islami, Dr. Syed Waseem Akhtar passed away, Siraj-ul-Haq and others expressed grief.
  7. Web site: JI South Punjab Ameer Dr Waseem dies . www.thenews.com.pk . 22 August 2020 . en.

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