Sardar Muhammad Asif Nakai
Provincial Minister of Punjab for Exice and Taxation
In office
5 August 2022  14 January 2023
Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab
In office
15 August 2018  14 January 2023
ConstituencyPP-180 Kasur-VII
In office
20 March 2008  31 May 2018
Personal details
Born (1958-08-28) 28 August 1958
Kasur, Punjab, Pakistan
Political party IPP (2023-present)
Other political
affiliations
PTI (2018-2023)
PML-Q (2002-2018)
Parent
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Punjab Assembly Lahore

Sardar Muhammad Asif Nakai is a Pakistani politician who was Provincial Minister of Punjab for Communication and Works, in office from 27 August 2018 till April 2022. He had been a member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from August 2018 till January 2023.

Previously he was a Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from 2008 to 2018 and a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from 2002 to 2007.

Early life and education

He was born on 28 August 1960 in Kasur.[1] He is a direct descendant of Heera Singh Sandhu founder of the Nakai Misl; hence is also related to Maharani Datar Kaur, wife of Maharaja Ranjit Singh.

He graduated in 1983 form University of the Punjab[1] and has the degree of Bachelor of Arts.[2]

Political career

He contested and won from both NA-140 and NA-141 in 2002. He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (Q) (PML-Q) from Constituency NA-141 (Kasur-IV) in 2002 Pakistani general election.[3][4] In September 2004, he was inducted into the federal cabinet and was made Minister of State for Housing and Works.[5][3]

He was elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of PML-Q from Constituency PP-183 (Kasur-IX) in 2008 Pakistani general election.[2]

He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of PML-Q from Constituency PP-183 (Kasur-IX) in 2013 Pakistani general election.[6][7]

He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) from PP-180 (Kasur-VII) in the 2018 Punjab provincial election.[8]

On 27 August 2018, he was inducted into the provincial Punjab cabinet of Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar and was appointed as Provincial Minister of Punjab for Communication and Works.[9]

He is running for a seat in the Provincial Assembly from PP-180 Kasur-VII as a candidate of the PTI in the 2023 Punjab provincial election.[10]

References

  1. 1 2 "Punjab Assembly". www.pap.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 20 June 2017. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Punjab Assembly". www.pap.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 6 July 2017. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
  3. 1 2 "Educational background of state ministers". DAWN.COM. 6 September 2004. Archived from the original on 10 August 2017. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
  4. "12th National Assembly members" (PDF). National Assembly of Pakistan. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 December 2016. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
  5. "26 state ministers take oath". brecorder. Archived from the original on 26 January 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
  6. "Notification - Results Punjab Assembly 2013 election" (PDF). ECP. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 January 2018. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
  7. "List of winners of Punjab Assembly seats". The News. 13 May 2013. Archived from the original on 16 January 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  8. "PP-180 Result - Election Results 2018 - Kasur 7 - PP-180 Candidates - PP-180 Constituency Details - thenews.com.pk". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
  9. Malik, Mansoor (28 August 2018). "Punjab cabinet sworn in: Only 15 out of 23 ministers given portfolios". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
  10. "List of PTI Candidates for Provincial Elections In Punjab | 2023". Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf. 2023-04-19. Retrieved 2023-04-21.


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