Waseem Qadir
Waseem Qadir | |
|---|---|
وسیم قادر | |
| Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan | |
| Assumed office 29 February 2024 | |
| Constituency | NA-121 Lahore-V |
| Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab | |
| In office 9 April 2008 – 20 March 2013 | |
| Constituency | PP-144 Lahore-VIII |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Political party | PMLN (2008-2018; 2024-present) |
| Other political affiliations | PTI (2018-2024) |
Chaudhary Waseem Qadir (Urdu: چوہدری وسیم قادر), is a Pakistani politician who has been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan since February 2024. He had also been a member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from April 2008 to March 2013.
Political career
[edit]Qadir was elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab in the 2008 Punjab provincial election from PP-144 Lahore-VIII as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML(N)). He received 34,963 votes and defeated Zahid Zulfiqar Khan, a candidate of Pakistan People's Party (PPP).[1]
He served as one of Lahore's nine deputy mayors from 2017 to 2021.[2]
He left the PML(N) after he exchanged harsh words with Hamza Shahbaz over the party nomination of a vacant councillor seat.[3]
He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan in the 2024 Pakistani general election from NA-121 Lahore-V as an independent candidate supported by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI). He received 78,707 votes while runner up Shaikh Rohale Asghar of PML(N) received 70,598 votes.[4][5] He re-joined PML(N) after winning the election.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "PP-144 Lahore Detail Election Result 2008 Full Information". www.electionpakistani.com. Retrieved 2024-07-22.
- ^ Reporter, The Newspaper's Staff (2017-01-01). "Nine mayors, deputies take oath in Punjab". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2024-07-22.
- ^ "PML-N deputy mayor quits party after spat with Hamza". DAWN.COM. 2018-12-18. Retrieved 2024-07-22.
- ^ "NA-121 – Lahore 5". Dunya News. 11 February 2024. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
- ^ "NA-121 Lahore 5". Geo News. 11 February 2024. Archived from the original on 18 January 2024. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
- ^ "Newly-elected PTI-backed MNA Waseem Qadir joins PML-N". Dunya News. 11 February 2024. Archived from the original on 11 February 2024. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
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