Chaudhry Nazeer Ahmad

Chaudhry Nazeer Ahmad (Urdu: چوہدری نذیر احمد ‎; born 1 January 1958) is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan between 2002 and May 2018.

For other people with similar names, see Nazir Ahmed (disambiguation).
Chaudhry Nazeer Ahmad
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
In office
1 June 2013 – 31 May 2018
ConstituencyNA-167 (Vehari-I)
In office
2002–2010
ConstituencyNA-167 (Vehari-I)
Personal details
Born (1958-01-01) January 1, 1958
NationalityPakistani
Political partyPakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)

Early life

He was born on 1 January 1958.[1]

Political career

He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (Q) (PML-Q) from Constituency NA-167 (Vehari-I) in 2002 Pakistani general election. He received 76,217 voted and defeated Mehmood Akhtar Ghumman, a candidate of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP). In the same election, he also ran for the seat of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of PML-Q from Constituency PP-233 (Vehari-II) but was unsuccessful. He received 18,163 vote and defeated Nazir Ahmad Mithu Dogar, a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N).[2]

He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-Q from Constituency NA-167 (Vehari-I) in 2008 Pakistani general election. He received 65,250 votes and defeated an independent candidate, Syed Sajid Mehdi. In the same election, he also ran for the seat of the National Assembly as an independent candidate from Constituency NA-168 (Vehari-II) but was unsuccessful. He received 282 votes and lost the seat to Azeem Daultana. In the same election, he also ran for the seat of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of PML-Q from Constituency PP-233 (Vehari-II) but was unsuccessful. He received 19,912 votes and lost the seat to Sardar Khalid Saleem Bhatti, a candidate of PPP.[3]

In 2010, he was disqualified to hold the National Assembly seat by the Supreme Court of Pakistan after he was found possessing fake degree.[4][5]

He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency NA-167 (Vehari-I) in 2013 Pakistani general election.[6][7][8] He received 99,907 votes and defeated an independent candidate, Mohtarma Ayesha Nazeer Jat.[9]

In October 2017, he was appointed as Federal Parliamentary Secretary for Law and justice.[10]

References
  1. "Detail Information". 21 April 2014. Archived from the original on 21 April 2014. Retrieved 10 July 2017.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. "2002 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 January 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  3. "2008 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 January 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  4. "Jatt disqualified for fake degree - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 22 April 2010. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
  5. "BUREWALA City News". The News. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
  6. "Eid-i-Milad celebrated with fervour". The Nation. Archived from the original on 6 March 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  7. "Crushing defeats deal a severe blow to PPP". The Nation. Archived from the original on 6 March 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  8. "PML-N lines up NA candidates in Punjab". The Nation. Archived from the original on 6 March 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  9. "2013 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 February 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  10. Junaidi, Ikram (12 October 2017). "Three NA panel heads, two state ministers and 11 parliamentary secretaries appointed". DAWN.COM. Archived from the original on 8 November 2017. Retrieved 9 November 2017.


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