Nishat Khan Daha
Nishat Ahmad Khan Daha is a Pakistani politician, businessman and an agriculturist from District Khanewal of the Punjab.
Nishat Khan Daha | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab | |
| Assumed office 2008 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 January 1948 Khanewal |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Political party | Pakistan Muslim League (N) |
Early life
Nishat Ahmad Khan Daha belongs to a Political Daha Family and was born to Khan Hazarey Khan Daha an agriculturist and a businessman, on 15 January 1948 in Khanewal.[1] The Daha Rajputs are the earliest settlers of Khanewal, therefore the name of Khanewal is due to "Daha Rajput" family because they used ‘Khan’ in their names. Khanewal is named after the earliest settlers here who belonged to the caste "Daha Rajput" caste and used ‘Khan’ in their names. That is how the city came to be known as ‘khan-e-wal’.
He did his F.A from Forman Christian College Lahore in 1964 and graduated in 1969 from the University of Sargodha and has the degree of Bachelor in Arts.[1]
Political career
Nishat Ahmad Khan Daha started his career from Local Politics. He was first elected as Chairman Khanewal unopposed from 1987 to 1993. then again as Chairman Khanewal from 2001 to 2005.In both terms he contested as an Independent candidate. He was elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of Pakistan Peoples Party from Constituency PP-214 (Khanewal-III) in 2008 Pakistani general election.[2] He received 44,525 votes and defeated a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (Q).[3] During his tenure as Member of the Punjab Assembly, he served as Parliamentary Secretary for Mines and Minerals from 2009 to 2011.[1]
He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N) from Constituency PP-214 (Khanewal-III) in 2013 Pakistani general election.[4][5]
He was re-elected to Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency PP-206 (Khanewal-IV) in 2018 Pakistani general election.
He has travelled to UK, USA, China, Thailand and Malaysia.
His elder brother, Mr. Zahoor Ahmad Khan Daha(1938-2006) contested election successfully in 2002 as an independent candidate and later on joined Pakistan Muslim League (Q) and served as Member of Punjab Assembly during 2002-06 and also functioned as Parliamentary Secretary for Finance during 2003–06. He studied from London,UK and was also a Chartered Accountant.
Another relative of him, Haji Irfan Ahmad Khan Daha served as Member, Provincial Assembly of the Punjab for four consecutive terms during 1988–90, 1990–93, 1993–96, 1997-98 and also functioned as Parliamentary Secretary for Finance during 1990-93 and as Minister for Transport during 1997–98.
His uncle, Major(R) Aftab Ahmad Khan Daha(1924-2011) remained Member of National Assembly for four consecutive terms during 1988–90, 1990–93, 1993–96 and 1997–99 and also functioned as Parliamentary Secretary for Information.
Another relative of him Mr. Muhammad Iqbal Rais Khan Daha also served as Member, Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from 2002 to 2007 and also functioned as Chairman, Standing Committee on Mines & Minerals on September 5, 2003.
Muhammad Khan Daha son of Haji Irfan Ahmad Khan Daha ran for the seat of the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N) from Constituency NA-157 (Khanewal-II) in 2008 Pakistani general election but was unsuccessful. He received 58,231 votes and lost the seat to Hamid Yar Hiraj. He was elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency NA-157 (Khanewal-II) in 2013 Pakistani general election.He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency NA-151 (Khanewal-II) in 2018 Pakistani general election.
Mr. Masood Majeed Khan Daha nephew of Nishat Ahmad Khan Daha previously served as Chairman Khanewal from 1 January 2017- 4 May 2019 and he was also elected as Chairman unopposed from the Platform of Pakistan Muslim League (N).
Taimur Khan Daha son of Haji Rizwan Ahmad Khan Daha served as Vice-Chairman Zila Council Khanewal from January 2017-May 2019.
References
- "Punjab Assembly". www.pap.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 20 June 2017. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
- "Punjab Assembly". www.pap.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 13 August 2016. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
- "2008 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 January 2018. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
- "Notification - Results Punjab Assembly 2013 election" (PDF). ECP. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 January 2018. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
- "List of winners of Punjab Assembly seats". The News. 13 May 2013. Archived from the original on 16 January 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
- "Pakistan election 2018 results: National and provincial assemblies". Samaa TV. Archived from the original on 2018-07-29. Retrieved 3 September 2018.