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Pakistani politician (born 1960)

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
Constituency PP-180 Kasur-VII
In office
20 March 2008 – 31 May 2018
Personal details
Born (1958-08-28) 28 August 1958 (age 64)
Kasur, Pakistan
Political party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (since 2018)
Other political
affiliations		 Pakistan Muslim League (Q) (2002–2018)
Parent
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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[edit]

He was born on 28 August 1960 in Kasur.[1] He is direct descendent 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[edit]

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 Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) from Constituency PP-180 (Kasur-VII) in 2018 Pakistani general 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]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b

    “Punjab Assembly”. www.pap.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 20 June 2017. Retrieved 26 January 2018.

  2. ^ a b “Punjab Assembly”. www.pap.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 6 July 2017. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
  3. ^ a b “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.