Dost Muhammad Mazari
Sardar Dost Muhammad Mazari | |
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| Deputy Speaker of the Provincial Assembly of Punjab | |
| Assumed office 16 August 2018 | |
| Speaker | Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi |
| Member of the Provincial Assembly of Punjab | |
| Assumed office 15 August 2018 | |
| Constituency | PP-297 (Rajanpur-V) |
| Minister of State for Communications | |
| In office 22 June 2012 – 16 March 2013 | |
| President | Asif Ali Zardari |
| Prime Minister | Raja Pervez Ashraf |
| Parliamentary Secretary for Water and Power | |
| In office 2008–2012 | |
| President | Asif Ali Zardari |
| Prime Minister | Yousaf Raza Gillani |
| Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan | |
| In office 2008–2013 | |
| Constituency | NA-175 (Rajanpur-II) |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Political party | Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf |
| Relations | Balakh Sher Mazari (grandfather)[1]
Sardar Riaz Mehmood Khan Mazari Sherbaz Khan Mazari Shaukat Hussein Mazari Sardar A.M.K. Mazari Begum D.S. Mazari |
Sardar Dost Muhammad Mazari is a Pakistani politician who is the current Deputy Speaker of the Provincial Assembly of Punjab, in office since August 2018. He has been a member of the Provincial Assembly of Punjab since August 2018. Previously, he was a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from 2008 to 2013.
Political career[]
He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan from Constituency NA-175 (Rajanpur-II) as a candidate of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) in 2008 Pakistani general election.[2][3][4][5] He received 78,427 votes and defeated Sardar Nasrullah Khan Dreshak.[6]
He ran for the seat of the National Assembly from Constituency NA-175 (Rajanpur-II) as an independent candidate in 2013 Pakistani general election but was unsuccessful. He received 73,885 votes and lost the seat to Hafeez Ur Rehman.[7]
He was elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) from Constituency PP-297 (Rajanpur-V) in 2018 Pakistani general election.[8] Following his successful election, PTI named him for the office of Deputy Speaker of the Punjab Assembly.[9] On 16 August 2018, he was elected as Deputy Speaker of the Punjab Assembly. He received 187 votes against his opponent Malik Muhammad Waris Kallu who secured 159 votes.[10]
References[]
- ^ "PTI in strongest position to win major chunk of seats in Rajanpur". The News. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
- ^ "Constituency profile: The Old Guard will fight it out - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 5 May 2013. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
- ^ Birmani, Tariq Saeed (8 May 2013). "Where only chiefs dare". DAWN.COM.
- ^ "Local giants succumb to voters' wrath". DAWN.COM. 25 February 2008. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
- ^ "How towering figures tumbled". DAWN.COM. 23 February 2008. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
- ^ "2008 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 January 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
- ^ "2013 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 February 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
- ^ "Sardar Dost Muhammad Mazari of PTI wins PP-297 election". Associated Press Of Pakistan. 26 July 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
- ^ "PTI nominates Dost Mazari for PA deputy speaker's slot". www.pakistantoday.com.pk. 13 August 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
- ^ "PTI and allies sweep speaker, deputy speaker roles in Punjab and Balochistan". DAWN.COM. 16 August 2018. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
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