Pakistani politician
Mian Najeebuddin Awaisi (Urdu: میاں نجیب الدین اویسی) is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from August 2018 till August 2023. Previously, he was a member of the National Assembly from June 2013 to May 2018.
Political career
He served as Tehsil Nazim of Bahawalpur in 2002.[1]
He ran for the seat of the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (Q) (PML-Q) from Constituency NA-184 (Bahawalpur-II) in 2008 Pakistani general election but was unsuccessful.[2] He received 38,407 votes and lost the seat to an independent candidate, Malik Aamir Yar Waran.[3]
He ran for the seat of the National Assembly as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N) from Constituency NA-184 (Bahawalpur-II) in by-election held in September 2010 but was unsuccessful. He received 48,776 votes and lost the seat to Khadija Aamir Yar Malik.[4][5]
He was elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency NA-184 (Bahawalpur-II) in 2013 Pakistani general election.[6][7][8] He received 94,429 votes and defeated Khadija Aamir Yar Malik.[9]
In May 2016, he was appointed as Federal Parliamentary Secretary for Commerce.[10] In October 2017, he was made parliamentary secretary for narcotics control.[11][12]
He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency NA-173 (Bahawalpur-IV) in 2018 Pakistani general election.[13]
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