Khawaja Imran Nazir
Pakistani politician
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Khawaja Imran Nazir (born 18 November 1974) is a Pakistani politician who is currently serving as Provincial Minister of Primary & Secondary Healthcare for Punjab, Pakistan in the Maryam ministry. He is also a Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab since 2024 and prior to this was a Member of the assembly from 2008 to May 2018 and from August 2018 till January 2023.
Khawaja Imran Nazir | |
|---|---|
| Provincial Minister of Primary & Secondary Health Care for Punjab | |
| Assumed office 6 March 2024 | |
| Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab | |
| Assumed office 24 February 2024 | |
| Constituency | PP-150 Lahore-VI |
| In office 15 August 2018 – 14 January 2023 | |
| Constituency | PP-183 Kasur-IX |
| In office 2008 – 31 May 2018 | |
| Constituency | PP-153 Lahore-X |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 November 1974 |
| Party | PMLN (2008-present) |
Early life and education
He was born on 18 November 1974 in Lahore.[1]
He graduated in 2005 from University of the Punjab and has a degree of Bachelor of Arts.[1]
Political career
He was elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N) from Constituency PP-139 (Lahore-III) in the 2008 Pakistani general election. He received 29,955 votes and defeated Chaudhry Muhammad Asghar, a candidate of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP). In the same election, he also ran for the seat of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as an independent candidate from Constituency PP-140 (Lahore-IV), from Constituency PP-146 (Lahore-X), from Constituency PP-147 (Lahore-XI), from Constituency PP-149 (Lahore-XIII) and from Constituency PP-151 (Lahore-XV) but was unsuccessful and lost all seats.[2]
He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency PP-137 (Lahore-I) in the 2013 Pakistani general election.[3] He received 50,936 votes and defeated Muhammd Yasir, a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).[4]
In December 2013, he was appointed Parliamentary Secretary for health.[5]
He was inducted into the provincial Punjab cabinet of Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif in November 2016[6] and was made Provincial Minister of Punjab for primary and secondary health.[7]
He was re-elected to Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency PP-153 (Lahore-X) in the 2018 Pakistani general election.[8]
He was officially elected from the seat PP-150 Lahore-IV in the 2024 Punjab provincial election as a PML-N candidate. Following this he was inducted into the Maryam ministry as the Provincial Minister for both primary and secondary health.
