Irfan Ullah Khan Niazi (Urdu: عرفان الله خان نیازی) is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the Punjab Assembly from July 2022 till January 2023. He won a by-election on 17 July 2022, for the seat vacated by Saeed Akbar Khan and took oath as a Member of the Punjab Assembly on 21 July 2022. He had also served as the Parliamentary Secretary for Irrigation from September 2022 to January 2023.[1]
Irfan Ullah Khan Niazi | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab | |
| In office 21 July 2022 – 14 January 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Saeed Akbar Khan |
| Constituency | PP-90 Bhakkar-II |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 8, 1963 Mianwali, Punjab, Pakistan |
| Political party | PTI (2022-present) |
| Other political affiliations | PMLN (2018-2022) |
| Relations | Inamullah Niazi (brother) Najeebullah Khan Niazi (brother) Hafeez Ullah Niazi (brother) Imran Khan (cousin) |
| Education | University of the Punjab, Lahore |
| Profession | Businessman and Agriculturist |
Early and personal life edit
Niazi was born in Mianwali on 8 November 1963 and graduated from the University of Punjab in Lahore. He is both a businessman and an agriculturist.[1]
His brother Inamullah Khan Niazi served as a Member of the Punjab Assembly from 1993 to 1996 and 2014 to 2018 and as a Member of the National Assembly from 1997 to 1999. Another brother, Najeebullah Khan Niazi, was a Member of the Punjab Assembly from 1997 to 1999 and 2013 to 2014.[1]
Political career edit
He contested the 2018 Punjab provincial election from PP-90 Bhakkar-II as a candidate of the Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML(N), but was unsuccessful. He received 45,026 votes and was defeated by Saeed Akbar Khan, an independent candidate.[2]
He was elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from PP-90 Bhakkar-II as a candidate of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) in the July 2022 Punjab provincial by-election. He received 78,986 votes and defeated Saeed Akbar Khan, a candidate of the PML(N).[3][4]
References edit
- ^ a b c "Punjab Assembly | Members - Members' Directory".
- ^ "PP-90 Bhakkar Election 2018 Full Result Candidates Vote". www.electionpakistani.com. Retrieved 2023-07-11.
- ^ Malik, Mansoor (2022-07-18). "PTI stuns PML-N with thumping win". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2022-07-25.
- ^ "Punjab by-elections: PTI wins 14 seats, leads in 2 others". Brecorder. 2022-07-17. Retrieved 2022-07-25.