Asad Qaiser

Asad Qaiser
اسد قیصر
Asad Qaiser in 2024
20th Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan
In office
15 August 2018 – 9 April 2022
DeputyQasim Suri
Preceded byAyaz Sadiq
Succeeded byRaja Pervaiz Ashraf
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
Incumbent
Assumed office
29 February 2024
ConstituencyNA-19 Swabi-I
In office
13 August 2018 – 17 January 2023
ConstituencyNA-18 (Swabi-I)
14th Speaker of Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
In office
30 May 2013 – 13 August 2018
DeputyMeher Taj Roghani
Preceded byKiramat Ullah Khan
Succeeded byMushtaq Ahmed Ghani
Member of the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
In office
29 May 2013 – 28 May 2018
ConstituencyPK-35 (Swabi-V)
Personal details
Born (1969-11-15) 15 November 1969 (age 55)
Marghuz, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Political partyPTI (1996-present)
RelationsAqibullah Khan (brother)
Alma materGovernment Post Graduate College, Swabi
University of Peshawar

Asad Qaiser (Urdu: اسد قیصر; born 15 November 1969) is a Pakistani politician from Swabi. He is the former Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan, served from August 2018 to April 2022. He has been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan since February 2024, and previously served in this position from August 2018 till January 2023. Previously, he was the member of the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa from 2013 to 2018 and served as the 14th Speaker of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly, from May 2013 to August 2018.

Early life and education

Qaiser was born to Sardar Bahadur on 15 November 1969 in Swabi District, Pakistan.[1] According to The Express Tribune, he was born on 15 November 1968 in Marghuz.[2]

He is the eldest in a family of four brothers, including fellow politician Aqibullah Khan, and two sisters.[3]

He received his early education from the Government Higher Secondary School in Marghuz. He graduated from the University of Peshawar.[1][4][5] He graduated from the Government Post Graduate College (Swabi)[6] and received a degree of Bachelor of Arts.[2] During his student days he was known to be a good player of volleyball and field hockey.[3]

After his graduation in 1995, he became divisional president of Pasban, a youth wing of Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan.[2]

Political career

Jamaat-e-Islami

Qaiser began his political career with Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan (JI).[7] He was elected Nazim of Kotha College Swabi as a candidate of Islami Jamiat-e-Talaba in 1984 where he served for two years.[2]

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf

He joined Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) after its formation in 1996.[7] The same year, he was nominated as district president of PTI.[6]

He ran for the National Assembly of Pakistan in the 1997 Pakistani general election as a candidate of the PTI, from NA-9 Swabi, but was unsuccessful. He received 4,113 votes and was defeated by Haji Rehmanullah, a candidate of the Awami National Party (ANP).[8]

He ran for the National Assembly of Pakistan in the 2002 Pakistani general election as a candidate of the PTI, from NA-13 Swabi-II, but was unsuccessful. He received 766 votes and was defeated by Khalil Ahmad, a candidate of the Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA).[8]

He was named the president of PTI Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in 2008[6][7], serving until 2013.[9]

He was elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PTI from Constituency NA-13 (Swabi-II) in 2013 Pakistani general election. He received 48,576 votes and defeated Attaul Haq, a candidate of Jamiat Ulema-e Islam (F) (JUI-F). In the same election, he was elected to the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as a candidate of PTI from Constituency PK-35 (Swabi-V). He received 14,165 votes and defeated Sajjad Ahmad, a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N).[10] Following the election, he retained his Khyber Pakhtunkhwa assembly seat and vacated the National Assembly one.[11]

Speaker of Provincial Assembly

On 30 May 2013, he was elected unopposed as the 14th Speaker of the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and served till the end of his tenure in 2018.[9][12]

Speaker of National Assembly

Qaiser in 2021 in a delegation meeting with Ilham Aliyev.

He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as a candidate of PTI from Constituency PK-44 (Swabi-II) in 2018 Pakistani general election.[13] He received 31,658 votes and defeated Gul Zamin Shah, a candidate of the ANP.[14] In the same election, he was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PTI from Constituency NA-18 (Swabi-I).[15] He received 78,970 votes and defeated Maulana Fazal Ali Haqqani, a candidate of the MMA.[16] Following his election, he abandoned his provincial assembly seat PK-44 (Swabi-II) in favor of the national assembly seat NA-18 (Swabi-I).[17]

On 10 August 2018, he was nominated by PTI for the office of the Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan.[18] On 15 August 2018, he was elected Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan. He received 176 votes against 146 votes of Syed Khurshid Ahmed Shah.[19] He resigned from his office on 9 April 2022 prior to a vote of no confidence against Prime Minister Imran Khan.[20]

Qaiser speaking in the National Assembly of Pakistan, 2024.

2024 Election

He was re-elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of PTI from Constituency NA-19 Swabi-I in the 2024 Pakistani general election.[13] He received 115,635 votes while the runner-up Maulana Fazal Ali of JUI-F received 45,567 votes.[21] As an MNA he raised distress on issues such as the government’s alleged ‘coercive tactics’ to pass the 26th amendment to the constitution,[22] arrest and crackdown tactics against PTI which he deemed an attack on democracy,[23] and the rise of terrorism in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.[24]

Personal life

Family

Qaiser is married and has two sons and two daughters.[3]

Educationist

Qaiser founded the Quaid-e-Azam Public School in the town of Zaida in the Swabi District, now considered one of the best schools in the area.[3]

Health

On 30 April 2020, Qaiser tested positive COVID-19 during the coronavirus pandemic in Pakistan.[25]

See More

References

  1. ^ a b "Asad Qaiser named NA Speaker, Ch Sarwar nominated as Punjab Governor". Dunya News. 10 August 2018. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  2. ^ a b c d "Asad Qaiser – political journey of 20th NA speaker | The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 15 August 2018. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  3. ^ a b c d "Profile". Pakistan High Commission Nairobi. Archived from the original on 15 August 2022.
  4. ^ "PTI nominates Asad Qaiser as NA speaker, Ch Sarwar as Punjab governor". Geo News. 10 August 2018. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  5. ^ "Asad Qaiser, Qasim Suri sworn in as NA speaker, deputy speaker". www.geo.tv. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  6. ^ a b c Khan, Muqaddam (11 August 2018). "Friends in Swabi back Asad Qaiser for speaker's job". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  7. ^ a b c "PTI nominates Asad Qaiser for NA speaker, Chaudhry Sarwar for Punjab governor". DAWN.COM. 10 August 2018. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  8. ^ a b "Election Commission of Pakistan". ecp.gov.pk. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
  9. ^ a b "Asad Qaisar PTI nominee for National Assembly speaker | The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 10 August 2018. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  10. ^ "2013 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 February 2018. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  11. ^ "Tough contest likely on Swabi's NA-18 seat". DAWN.COM. 11 July 2018. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  12. ^ "K-P Assembly: PTI leaders elected speaker, deputy speaker | The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 30 May 2013. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  13. ^ a b "PTI's Asad Qaiser wins PK-44 election". Associated Press Of Pakistan. 26 July 2018. Archived from the original on 24 December 2018. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  14. ^ "PK-44 Result - Election Results 2018 - Swbai 2 - PK-44 Candidates - PK-44 Constituency Details - thenews.com.pk". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  15. ^ "Asad Qaiser Khan of PTI wins NA-18 election". Associated Press Of Pakistan. 27 July 2018. Archived from the original on 24 December 2018. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  16. ^ "NA-18 Result - Election Results 2018 - Swabi 1 - NA-18 Candidates - NA-18 Constituency Details - thenews.com.pk". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  17. ^ "19 NA, 3 PA seats vacated by winners". The Nation. 14 August 2018. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  18. ^ "Asad Qaiser NA Speaker, Ch Sarwar nominated as Governor Punjab". The News. 10 August 2018. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  19. ^ "PTI's Asad Qaiser elected NA speaker: unofficial results". DAWN.COM. 15 August 2018. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  20. ^ "Asad Qaiser resigns from office amid political chaos". The News. 9 April 2022.
  21. ^ "NA-19 Election Result 2024 Swabi 1, Cadidates List". www.geo.tv. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
  22. ^ Wasim, Amir (10 September 2024). "Asad Qaiser claims PTI MNAs being coerced to support 'legislative package'". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
  23. ^ "WATCH: Asad Qaiser slams government over arrest of PTI lawmakers, accuses it of attacking democracy". The Express Tribune. 10 September 2024. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
  24. ^ "Asad Qaiser slams Centre over rising terrorism". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
  25. ^ "NA speaker Asad Qaiser goes into home quarantine after testing positive for Covid-19". Dawn. 30 April 2020. Archived from the original on 5 June 2020.

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