Syed Iftikhar Ul Hassan

Pir Syed Iftikhar Ul Hassan Shah (Urdu: سید افتخار الحسن; 2 February 1942 – 2 August 2020), also known as Zahray Shah,[1] was a Pakistani politician who was a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan, since August 2018. Previously he was a member of the National Assembly from June 2013 to May 2018.

Syed Iftikhar Ul Hassan
سید افتخار الحسن
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
In office
13 August 2018 – 2 August 2020
ConstituencyNA-69 (Sialkot-IV)
In office
1 June 2013 – 31 May 2018
ConstituencyNA-113 (Sialkot-IV)
Personal details
Born(1942-02-02)2 February 1942
Sialkot, Punjab
Died2 August 2020(2020-08-02) (aged 78)
NationalityPakistani
Political partyPakistan Muslim League (N)
ChildrenNausheen Iftikhar

Early life

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He was born on 2 February 1942, in Sialkot, Punjab to Syed family and was a descendant of the Islamic saint Muhammad Channan Shah Nuri.[2][3]

Political career

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Shah was a member of the Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N). He was a member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab in 1990. He was elected as a Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan for Daska in 1993 and again in 1998.[4] Later, he was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of the PML-N from Constituency NA-113 (Sialkot-IV) in 2013 Pakistani general election.[5][6][7] He received 118,192 votes and defeated a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).[8]

In October 2017, he was appointed as chairperson of the National Assembly's standing committees on postal services.[9]

He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency NA-75 (Sialkot-IV) in 2018 Pakistani general election.[10] He received 101,617 votes and defeated Ali Asjad Malhi, a candidate of PTI.[11]

Death

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He died on 2 August 2020, at the age of 78.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "PAKISTAN DECIDES 2008". Daily Times. 16 December 2007. Archived from the original on 21 December 2007. Retrieved 2008-09-14.
  2. ^ "PML-N MNA Iftikharul Hasan Shah aka Zahiray Shah passes away". 24 News HD. August 2, 2020.
  3. ^ "Detail Information". 21 April 2014. Archived from the original on 21 April 2014. Retrieved 9 July 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. ^ a b "PML-N MNA Iftikhar-ul-Hassan passes away". Dunya News. 14 February 2008.
  5. ^ "NAB authorises 7 inquiries against PML-N MNA, others". The Nation. Archived from the original on 6 March 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  6. ^ "NAB reluctant to act against PML-N lawmakers from Sialkot". The Nation. Archived from the original on 6 March 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  7. ^ "NAB tightens noose around PML-N's Nahra". The Nation. Archived from the original on 6 March 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  8. ^ "2013 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 February 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  9. ^ Junaidi, Ikram (12 October 2017). "Three NA panel heads, two state ministers and 11 parliamentary secretaries appointed". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
  10. ^ "LIVE UPDATES: PTI leads in election 2018 results". www.pakistantoday.com.pk. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  11. ^ "NA-75 Result - Election Results 2018 - Sialkot 4 - NA-75 Candidates - NA-75 Constituency Details - thenews.com.pk". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 2 August 2018.