Hafiz Ammar Yasir

Hafiz Ammar Yasir
Hafiz Ammar Yasir in 2021
Provincial Minister of Punjab for Mines and Mineral
In office
6 September 2018 – 18 January 2019
Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab
In office
15 August 2018 – 14 January 2023
ConstituencyPP-24 Chakwal-IV
Personal details
BornTalagang, Pakistan
Political partyPTI (2023-present)
Other political
affiliations		PML (Q) (2018-2023)

Hafiz Ammar Yasir(Urdu: حافظ عمار یاسر) is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from August 2018 till January 2023. He served as Provincial Minister of Punjab for Mines and Mineral from 6 September 2018 to 18 January 2019.

Education

He declared “Hafiz Quran” as his educational qualification.[1]

Political career

He belongs to a humble lower-middle-class family. He associated himself with Tablighi Jamaat, where he got a chance to develop relations with Chaudhry family of Gujrat.

He was elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of the Pakistan Muslim League (Q) from PP-24 Chakwal-IV in the 2018 Punjab provincial election.[2]

On 27 August 2018, he was inducted into the provincial Punjab cabinet of Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar without any ministerial portfolio.[3] On 6 September 2018, he was appointed as Provincial Minister of Punjab for mines and mineral.[4]

On 18 January 2019, he resigned as Provincial Minister of Punjab for mines and mineral citing pressure on work.[5][6]

On 21 February 2023, after the dissolution of the Provincial Assembly, Yasir, along with former Chief Minister Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi and eight other former PML(Q) MPAs, joined the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).[7]

He is running for a seat in the Provincial Assembly from PP-24 Chakwal-IV as a candidate of the PTI in the 2024 Punjab provincial election.[8]

References

  1. ^ "PTI appoints two intermediate pass ministers in Punjab". www.pakistantoday.com.pk. 27 August 2018. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
  2. ^ "Election Results 2018 - Constituency Details". www.thenews.com.pk. The News. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  3. ^ "Aleem Khan steps away from business before taking oath as minister". www.pakistantoday.com.pk. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
  4. ^ "Five ministers of Punjab get portfolios". Dunya News. 6 September 2018. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
  5. ^ "Punjab Minister of Mines and Minerals Ammar Yasir resigns, citing pressure". www.geo.tv. 18 January 2019. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
  6. ^ "'Undue pressure' forces Punjab minerals minister to resign | Pakistan Today". www.pakistantoday.com.pk. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
  7. ^ Farooq, Umar (21 February 2023). "Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi joins PTI with 10 former PML–Q MPAs". DAWN News. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
  8. ^ "List of PTI Candidates for Provincial Elections In Punjab | 2023". Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf. 2023-04-19. Retrieved 2023-04-21.


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