Saeed Ahmed Hashmi is a Pakistani politician and mining engineer who has been a Member of the Senate of Pakistan, since March 2021.[3]

Saeed Ahmed Hashmi
Member of the Senate of Pakistan
Assumed office
March 2021
In office
March 2006 – March 2012
In office
2003–2006
Member of the Provincial Assembly of Balochistan
In office
1997–1999
ConstituencyPB-3 (Quetta-III)
In office
1993–1996
ConstituencyPB-3 (Quetta-III)
In office
1988–1990
ConstituencyPB-3 (Quetta-III)
Personal details
NationalityPakistani
Political party BAP (2018-present)
Other political
affiliations
Pakistan Muslim League (Q)
(until 2018)
Pakistan Muslim League (N)
(1993-unknown)[1]
Islami Jamhoori Ittehad
(before 1993)[1]
SpouseRuquiya Saeed Hashmi[2]
OccupationPolitician

Professional career edit

Having obtained a B.Sc in Mining Engineering, Hashmi worked as Assistant Mining Engineer for the Gillani Company Quetta from 1972 to 1976, as General Secretary Pakistan Mine Owners Association (Central Body) from 1975 to 1978 and as Chairman Institute of Mining Engineers Pakistan (Balochistan Region) from 1977 to 1988, among other professional positions.[4]

Political career edit

Hashmi served as the General Secretary Pakistan Muslim League Balochistan from 1986 to 1998.[4] Later, he became an advisor to Nawaz Sharif[5] and in a 1994 publication Hashmi was described as an "hardliner" of the PML-N.[6]

He was first elected as senator in 2003 and reelected as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (Q) on seats for Technocrats/Ulema in 2006 Pakistani Senate elections and served till March 2012.[4][7][8]

In 2018, Hashmi along with some dissident Balochistan based leaders from PML-N and PML-Q founded Balochistan Awami Party.[9][10]

He was re-elected as senator as a candidate of Balochistan Awami Party on seats for Technocrats/Ulema in 2021 Pakistani Senate elections.[11]

He also thrice elected as MPA of Balochistan Assembly from his constituency PB-3 (Quetta-III) from 1988 to 1990, 1993-1996 and 1997-1999 and also served as provincial minister.[1][12]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c "Constituency wise detailed Result (1988 - 1997) - Balochistan Assembly" (PDF). Election Commission of Pakistan. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
  2. ^ "Courage in dangerous times". Dawn (newspaper). 7 May 2013. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
  3. ^ "Saeed Ahmed Hashmi". Senate of Pakistan. Retrieved 2021-10-14.
  4. ^ a b c "Saeed Ahmed Hashmi (March 2006 to March 2012 tenure Profile)". Senate of Pakistan. Retrieved 2021-10-14.
  5. ^ The All Pakistan Legal Decisions, volume 50, p. 686
  6. ^ Diplomat, volume 5, p. 52
  7. ^ "Pir Ghaib incident condemned". Dawn (newspaper). 2006-03-20. Retrieved 2021-10-14.
  8. ^ "Soomro, Jan elected Senate chairman and deputy". Business Recorder (newspaper). 2006-03-13. Retrieved 2021-10-14.
  9. ^ "PML-N dissidents, independents launch 'Balochistan Awami Party'". Dawn (newspaper). 2018-03-29. Retrieved 2021-10-14.
  10. ^ "Anwarul Haq Kakar, Saeed Hashmi launch Balochistan Awami Party". The Express Tribune (newspaper). 2018-03-29. Retrieved 2021-10-14.
  11. ^ "Senate election 2021: PTI emerges as largest party with 26 seats". Dunya News. Retrieved 2021-10-14.
  12. ^ "PM tells Jam to restore defunct dists". Dawn (newspaper). 30 December 2002. Retrieved 14 October 2021.