Masroor Nawaz Jhangvi is a Pakistani Islamic cleric and politician who was a member of the Punjab Assembly from January 2017 to May 2018.[1] He is a son of slain Sipah-e-Sahaba founder Haq Nawaz Jhangvi.[2]

Masroor Nawaz Jhangvi
مسرور نواز جھنگوی
Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab
In office
23 January 2017 – 31 May 2018
ConstituencyPP-79 (Jhang-VII)
Personal details
Born (1988-01-17) 17 January 1988 (age 36)
Jhang, Punjab, Pakistan
Political partyJamiat Ulema-e-Islam (F)
Other political
affiliations
Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamaat
ParentHaq Nawaz Jhangvi (father)
OccupationPolitician

Political career edit

Masroor was elected as the member of the Punjab Assembly as independent later join Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (F), elected from PP-78 (Jhang II) in by-polls election held in December 2016.[3][4][5] [6] He was being supported by the Ahl-e-Sunnat Wal Jamaat (ASWJ).

Award edit

Jhangvi received a peace award from federal Minister for Religious Affairs Sardar Muhammad Yousaf at a national conference of peace held in Islamabad.[7]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Masroor Nawaz Jhangvi". www.pap.gov.pk. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  2. ^ "Jhangvi wins Punjab by-election".
  3. ^ "Masroor Nawaz Jhangvi confesses sectarianism in his past". tribune.com.pk. Reuters. 21 December 2016. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  4. ^ Web Desk (1 December 2016). "Jhangvi wins Punjab by-election". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
  5. ^ "Notification Regarding PP-78 Jhang-II".
  6. ^ "LHC de-seats MPA Masroor Nawaz Jhangvi". Arynews. 21 March 2018. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
  7. ^ "Controversial cleric Masroor Jhangvi presented 'peace award'". 29 December 2016.