Asif Saeed Manais

Asif Saeed Manais is a Pakistani politician who was a Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab, from 2002 to May 2018.

Asif Saeed Manais
Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab
In office
2002 – 31 May 2018
Personal details
Born (1976-12-01) 1 December 1976
Vehari District
NationalityPakistani
Political partyPakistan Muslim League (N)
FatherSaeed Ahmed Manais
Punjab Assembly Lahore

Early life and education

He was born on 1 December 1976 in Vehari District, Punjab to former speaker of the Punjab Assembly Saeed Ahmed Manais.[1]

He graduated in 1997 from Government College, Lahore and has a degree of Bachelor of Arts.[1]

Political career

He was elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (Jinnah) from Constituency PP-238 (Vehari-VII) in 2002 Pakistani general election.[2] He received 41,278 votes and defeated Inayat Hussain Khan Khakwani, a candidate of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP).[3]

He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N) from Constituency PP-238 (Vehari-VII) in 2008 Pakistani general election.[4] He received 40,431 votes and defeated an independent candidate, Ghuzanfar Abbas Ghallu. He also ran for the seat of the National Assembly of Pakistan as an independent candidate from Constituency NA-169 (Vehari-III) and from Constituency NA-170 (Vehari-IV) but was unsuccessful. He received 150 votes from Constituency NA-169 (Vehari-III) and lost the seat to Tehmina Daultana, and received 766 votes and lost the seat to Mehmood Hayat Khan.[5]

He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency PP-238 (Vehari-VII) in 2013 Pakistani general election.[6] He received 46,474 votes and defeated Muhammad Ali Raza Khan Khakwani, a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).[7] In June 2013, he was inducted into the provincial cabinet of Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif and was made Provincial Minister of Punjab for Special Education.[8] In June 2013, he was inducted into the provincial Punjab cabinet of Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif and was made Provincial Minister of Punjab for Special Education.[9] He remained Minister for Special Education until the cabinet reshuffle in November 2016 when he was made Provincial Minister of Punjab for livestock and dairy development.[10]

References
  1. "Punjab Assembly". www.pap.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 14 June 2017. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  2. "Punjab Assembly". www.pap.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 12 April 2016. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
  3. "2002 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 January 2018. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
  4. "Punjab Assembly". www.pap.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 25 June 2017. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
  5. "2008 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 January 2018. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
  6. "List of winners of Punjab Assembly seats". The News. 13 May 2013. Archived from the original on 16 January 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  7. "2013 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 May 2018. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
  8. Reporter, The Newspaper's Staff (11 June 2013). "21-member Punjab cabinet takes oath". DAWN.COM. Archived from the original on 22 January 2018. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  9. "21-member Punjab cabinet takes oath". The Nation. Archived from the original on 22 January 2018. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
  10. "Punjab govt hands over portfolios to newly appointed cabinet ministers". www.pakistantoday.com.pk. Archived from the original on 24 March 2017. Retrieved 22 January 2018.


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