Nazir Ahmed is a Pakistani politician who is the Speaker of the Gilgit Baltistan Assembly since June 2023. He has also been a member of the Gilgit Baltistan Assembly since November 2020. Prior to being elected Speaker, he served as the Deputy Speaker from November 2020 to June 2023.
Nazir Ahmed | |
|---|---|
| Speaker of the Gilgit Baltistan Assembly | |
| Assumed office 7 June 2023 | |
| Governor | Syed Mehdi Shah |
| Deputy | Sadia Danish |
| Preceded by | Syed Amjad Ali Zaidi |
| Member of the Gilgit Baltistan Assembly | |
| Assumed office 25 November 2020 | |
| Constituency | GBA-20 (Ghizer-II) |
| Deputy Speaker of the Gilgit Baltistan Assembly | |
| In office 25 November 2020 – 7 June 2023 | |
| Speaker | Syed Amjad Ali Zaidi |
| Preceded by | Jafarullah Khan |
| Succeeded by | Sadia Danish |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Political party | Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf |
Political career edit
Ahmed contested in the 2020 Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly election on 15 November 2020 from GBA-20 (Ghizer-II) on the ticket of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI). He won the election by a margin of 1,767 votes over the runner-up Khan Akbar Khan of the Pakistan Muslim League (Q). He garnered 5,582 votes while Khan received 3,815 votes.[1]
He received twenty-two votes to be elected as the Deputy Speaker of the Gilgit Baltistan Assembly on 25 November 2020, while his opponent, Rehmat Khaliq, only revived nine votes.[2]
On 7 June 2023, after a successful no-confidence motion against Syed Amjad Ali Zaidi, the then Speaker of the Gilgit Baltistan Assembly, Ahmed was elected as the new Speaker, unopposed.[3][4]
References edit
- ^ "G-B polls: PTI leads with 10 seats; independents bag 7 and PPP 3 | The Express Tribune". tribune.com.pk. Retrieved 2020-11-16.
- ^ "Amjad Zaidi elected as Speaker of GB Assembly". www.radio.gov.pk. Retrieved 2023-04-13.
- ^ Shigri, Manzar (2023-06-07). "Nazir Ahmed Advocate elected GB Assembly speaker unopposed". Samaa. Retrieved 2023-06-08.
- ^ Nagri, Jamil (2023-06-08). "GB Assembly speaker ousted, replaced by his deputy". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2023-06-08.
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