Sahibzada Muhammad Nazir Sultan (Urdu: صاحبزادہ محمد نذیر سلطان; 12 February 1944 – 5 December 2022) was a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan a number of times, between 1970 and May 2018. During this period, he won election to the National Assembly six times and was defeated thrice.
Sahibzada Muhammad Nazir Sultan | |
|---|---|
| صاحبزادہ محمد نذیرسلطان | |
| Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan | |
| In office 1 June 2013 – 31 May 2018 | |
| Constituency | NA-90 (Jhang-II) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 February 1944 |
| Died | 5 December 2022 (aged 78) Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Children | Muhammad Ameer Sultan |
Early life
editSultan was born on 12 February 1944.[1]
Political career
editSultan was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of Markazi Jamiat Ulema-e-Pakistan from Constituency NW-48 (Jhang-III) in the 1970 Pakistani general election.[2][3]
Sultan was re-elected to the National Assembly from Constituency NA-67 (Jhang) as a candidate of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) in 1977 Pakistani general election.[2]
Sultan was re-elected to the National Assembly from Constituency NA-70 (Jhang-V) as a candidate of PPP in 1988 Pakistani general election. He received 61,550 votes and defeated a candidate of Islami Jamhoori Ittehad (IJI).[4]
Sultan was re-elected to the National Assembly from Constituency NA-70 (Jhang-V) as a candidate of Pakistan Democratic Alliance (PDA) in 1990 Pakistani general election. He received 58,892 votes and defeated a candidate of IJI.[4]
Sultan was re-elected to the National Assembly from Constituency NA-70 (Jhang-V) as a candidate of PPP in the 1993 Pakistani general election. He received 63,516 votes and defeated a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N).[4]
Sultan contested election for the National Assembly Constituency NA-70 (Jhang-V) as a candidate of PPP in 1997 Pakistani general election, but was unsuccessful.[5] He received 33,483 votes and lost the seat to a candidate of PML-N.[4]
Sultan ran for the seat of the National Assembly as a candidate of National Alliance from Constituency NA-90 (Jhang-V) in the 2002 Pakistani general election, but was unsuccessful.[6] He received 56,180 votes and lost the seat to an independent candidate, Saima Akhtar Bharwana.[7]
Sultan ran for the seat of the National Assembly from Constituency NA-90 (Jhang-V) as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (Q) in 2008 Pakistani general election, but was unsuccessful.[5] He received 58,099 votes and lost the seat to Bharwana again.[8]
Sultan was re-elected to the National Assembly as an independent candidate from Constituency NA-90 (Jhang-II) in 2013 Pakistani general election.[9][10][11][12] He received 52,476 votes and defeated Saima Bharwana.[13] He joined PML-N in May 2013.[14]
As of September 2017, he was the last serving member of the National Assembly who was first elected in the 1970 general election.[3]
In May 2018, he quit PML-N and joined Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).[15]
Death
editSultan died on 5 December 2022, at the age of 78.[16]
References
edit- ^ "Detail Information". www.pildat.org. PILDAT. Archived from the original on 19 April 2014. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ a b "National Assembly members 1970-1997" (PDF). ECP. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 February 2018. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
- ^ a b Zaman, Yusuf (6 September 2017). "Parliament trivia". DAWN.COM. Archived from the original on 8 September 2017. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
- ^ a b c d "Election results National Assembly 1988-97" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 August 2017. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
- ^ a b "Jhang: ex-MNAs eye third success in a row". DAWN.COM. 5 May 2013. Archived from the original on 6 March 2017. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
- ^ "Biradari split paves the way for weak hopefuls". DAWN.COM. 7 December 2007. Archived from the original on 5 April 2017. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
- ^ "2002 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 January 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
- ^ "2008 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 January 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
- ^ "Jhang — the land of unpredictable results". DAWN.COM. 8 May 2013. Archived from the original on 6 March 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
- ^ "43 newly elected legislators join PML-N". DAWN.COM. 23 May 2013. Archived from the original on 6 March 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
- ^ "Jhang: ex-MNAs eye third success in a row". DAWN.COM. 5 May 2013. Archived from the original on 6 March 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
- ^ "Faisal Hayat, his brother defeated". DAWN.COM. 13 May 2013. Archived from the original on 6 March 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
- ^ "2013 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 February 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
- ^ "33 independent MPAs, 12 MNAs join PML-N". www.thenews.com.pk. Archived from the original on 12 September 2017. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
- ^ Chaudhry, Fahad (17 May 2018). "Another exodus from PML-N as Punjab lawmakers join PTI". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
- ^ "Ex-Minister Sahibzada Nazir Sultan passes away". 24 News HD. 5 December 2022. Retrieved 5 December 2022.