Naveed Aamir

Naveed Aamir
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
Assumed office
29 February 2024
ConstituencyReserved seat for minorities
In office
13 August 2018 – 10 August 2023
ConstituencyReserved seat for minorities
Member of the Provincial Assembly of Punjab
In office
2002–2007
ConstituencyReserved seat for minorities
Personal details
Born (1975-09-22) 22 September 1975 (age 49)
Sahiwal, Punjab, Pakistan
Political partyPakistan Peoples Party

Naveed Aamir Jeeva is a Pakistani Christian politician of Pakistan Peoples Party- PPP,[1] who had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from August 2018 till August 2023 and Ex Member of the Provincial Assembly of Punjab[2] in 2002.

Qualification

Political career

He was elected to the National Assembly- MNA of Pakistan as a candidate of Pakistan Peoples Party on a reserved seat for minorities in the 2018 Pakistani general election.[6] He was elected as a Member of the Provincial Assembly[2] in 2002 in Pervaiz Musharraf's Government on Minorities reserved seat from Pakistan Peoples Party.

In 2019, Naveed a Christian member of the National Assembly moved a bill to amend the article 41 and 91 of the Constitution which would allow non-Muslims to become Prime Minister and President of Pakistan. However, Pakistan's parliament blocked the bill.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Home". Pakistan Peoples Party.
  2. ^ a b "Punjab Assembly | Members - Members' Directory". www.pap.gov.pk.
  3. ^ "Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan". bzu.edu.pk.
  4. ^ "Emerson University, Multan – Official Website of Emerson University, Multan".
  5. ^ https://www.britishcouncil.org/school-resources
  6. ^ Reporter, The Newspaper's Staff (12 August 2018). "List of MNAs elected on reserved seats for women, minorities". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
  7. ^ "Pakistan's parliament blocks bill allowing non-Muslims to become country's PM, President". City: Delhi. The Hindu. TNN. Retrieved 10 February 2020.