Azhar Qayyum

Chaudhry Azhar Qayyum Nahra (Urdu: اظہر قیوم نہرہ‎; born 1 January 1977) is a Pakistani politician who has been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan, since August 2018. Previously, he was a member of the National Assembly from June 2013 to May 2018.

Azhar Qayyum Nahra
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
Assumed office
13 August 2018
ConstituencyNA-84 (Gujranwala-VI)
In office
1 June 2013 – 31 May 2018
ConstituencyNA-100 (Gujranwala-VI)
Personal details
Born (1977-01-01) 1 January 1977
NationalityPakistani
Political partyPakistan Muslim League (N)

Early life

He was born on 1 January 1977.[1]

Political career

He ran for the seat of the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N) from Constituency NA-100 (Gujranwala-VI) in by-elections held in 2010, but was unsuccessful.[2] He received 61,818 votes and lost the seat to Chaudry Tussadiq Masud Khan. The seat was fallen vacant due to the resignation of Muddasir Qayyum Nahra.[3]

He was elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency NA-100 (Gujranwala-VI) in 2013 Pakistani general election.[4][5][6][7][8] He received 89,826 votes and defeated an independent candidate, Chaudhry Bilal Ijaz.[9] During his tenure as Member of the National Assembly, he served as the Federal Parliamentary Secretary for Water and Power.[10] In October 2017, he was made Federal Parliamentary Secretary for Postal Services.[11]

He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency NA-84 (Gujranwala-VI) in 2018 Pakistani general election.[12]

References
  1. "Detail Information". www.pildat.org. PILDAT. Archived from the original on 19 April 2014. Retrieved 26 April 2017.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. "Results of by-polls shock PPP, PML-N". DAWN.COM. 6 August 2010. Archived from the original on 6 April 2017. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
  3. Report, Dawn (6 August 2010). "By-poll shock for PPP, PML-N". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 13 May 2018.
  4. "'N' bags NA-68; NA-155 goes to Independent". The Nation. Archived from the original on 6 March 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  5. "'Sleepless, restless' nominees go all out to woo public". The Nation. Archived from the original on 6 March 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  6. "NA-100 fighters return to woo public". The Nation. Archived from the original on 28 April 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  7. "Hobnob for alliances in top gear". The Nation. Archived from the original on 6 March 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  8. "PML-N backed candidate wins NA-100 poll in Gujranwala". DAWN.COM. 12 May 2013. Archived from the original on 6 March 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  9. "2013 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 February 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  10. "Pledge to overcome energy crisis reaffirmed". The Nation. Archived from the original on 23 August 2017. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
  11. (PDF) http://www.mopa.gov.pk/userfiles1/file/Notification%20-%20change%20of%20portfolio.pdf. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 November 2017. Retrieved 9 November 2017. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  12. "Azhar Qayyum Nehra of PTI wins NA-84 election". Associated Press Of Pakistan. 26 July 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2018.


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