Sahibzada Muhammad Nazir Sultan
صاحبزادہ محمد نذیرسلطان
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
In office
1 June 2013 – 31 May 2018
ConstituencyNA-90 (Jhang-II)
Personal details
Born(1944-02-12)12 February 1944
Died5 December 2022(2022-12-05) (aged 78)
Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
NationalityPakistani
ChildrenMuhammad Ameer Sultan

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, between 1970 and May 2018.

Early life

Sultan was born on 12 February 1944.[1]

Political career

Sultan was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of Jamiat Ulema-e-Pakistan from Constituency NA-48 (Jhang-III) in 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 1993 Pakistani general election. He received 63,516 votes and defeated a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N).[4]

Sultan ran for the seat of National Assembly from 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 candidate of National Alliance from Constituency NA-90 (Jhang-V) in 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 Saima Akhtar Bharwana.[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 Akhtar 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 1970 general election.[3]

In May 2018, he quit PML-N and joined Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).[15]

Death

Sultan died on 5 December 2022, at the age of 78.[16]

References

  1. ↑ "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)
  2. 1 2 "National Assembly members 1970-1997" (PDF). ECP. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 February 2018. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
  3. 1 2 Zaman, Yusuf (6 September 2017). "Parliament trivia". DAWN.COM. Archived from the original on 8 September 2017. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Election results National Assembly 1988-97" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 August 2017. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
  5. 1 2 "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.
  6. ↑ "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.
  7. ↑ "2002 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 January 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  8. ↑ "2008 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 January 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  9. ↑ "Jhang — the land of unpredictable results". DAWN.COM. 8 May 2013. Archived from the original on 6 March 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  10. ↑ "43 newly elected legislators join PML-N". DAWN.COM. 23 May 2013. Archived from the original on 6 March 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  11. ↑ "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.
  12. ↑ "Faisal Hayat, his brother defeated". DAWN.COM. 13 May 2013. Archived from the original on 6 March 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  13. ↑ "2013 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 February 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  14. ↑ "33 independent MPAs, 12 MNAs join PML-N". www.thenews.com.pk. Archived from the original on 12 September 2017. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  15. ↑ Chaudhry, Fahad (17 May 2018). "Another exodus from PML-N as Punjab lawmakers join PTI". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
  16. ↑ "Ex-Minister Sahibzada Nazir Sultan passes away". 24 News HD. 5 December 2022. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
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