Naveed Aamir
Pakistani politician
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Naveed Aamir Jeeva is a Pakistani Christian politician of Pakistan Peoples Party- PPP,[1] who had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from August 2018 till August 2023 and Ex Member of the Provincial Assembly of Punjab[2] in 2002.
Naveed Aamir | |
|---|---|
| Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan | |
| Assumed office 29 February 2024 | |
| Constituency | Reserved seat for minorities |
| In office 13 August 2018 – 10 August 2023 | |
| Constituency | Reserved seat for minorities |
| Member of the Provincial Assembly of Punjab | |
| In office 2002–2007 | |
| Constituency | Reserved seat for minorities |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 September 1975 |
| Party | PPP (2002-present) |
Qualification
- Master's degree in International Relations from Bahauddin Zakariya University,[3] Multan
- B.ed from the University of Education
- B.A from Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan
- Fsc from Emerson University, Multan[4]
- Matriculation from Government Muslim Boys High School,[5] Multan
Political career
He was elected to the National Assembly- MNA of Pakistan as a candidate of Pakistan Peoples Party on a reserved seat for minorities in the 2018 Pakistani general election.[6] He was elected as a Member of the Provincial Assembly[2] in 2002 in Pervaiz Musharraf's Government on Minorities reserved seat from Pakistan Peoples Party.
In 2019, Naveed a Christian member of the National Assembly moved a bill to amend the article 41 and 91 of the Constitution which would allow non-Muslims to become Prime Minister and President of Pakistan. However, Pakistan's parliament blocked the bill.[7]