Sahibzada Nazir Sultan
Pakistani politician (1944–2022)
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Sahibzada Muhammad Nazir Sultan (Urdu: صاحبزادہ محمد نذیر سلطان; 12 February 1944 – 5 December 2022) was a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan a number of times, between 1970 and May 2018, he is most senior parliamentarian who served in 1970 and 1977 assembly.
Sahibzada Muhammad Nazir Sultan | |
|---|---|
| صاحبزادہ محمد نذیرسلطان | |
| Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan | |
| In office 1 June 2013 – 31 May 2018 | |
| Constituency | NA-90 (Jhang-II) |
| In office 1988–1996 | |
| In office 1970–1977 | |
| In office 1977–1977 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 February 1944 |
| Died | 5 December 2022 (aged 78) |
| Children | Muhammad Ameer Sultan |
During this period, he won election to the National Assembly six times and was defeated thrice.
Early life
Sultan was born on 12 February 1944.[1]
Political career
Sultan was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of Markazi Jamiat Ulema-e-Pakistan from Constituency NW-48 (Jhang-III) in the 1970 Pakistani general election.[2][3]
Sultan was re-elected to the National Assembly from Constituency NA-67 (Jhang) as a candidate of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) in the 1977 Pakistani general election.[2]
Sultan was re-elected to the National Assembly from Constituency NA-70 (Jhang-V) as a candidate of PPP in the 1988 Pakistani general election. He received 61,550 votes and defeated a candidate of Islami Jamhoori Ittehad (IJI).[4]
Sultan was re-elected to the National Assembly from Constituency NA-70 (Jhang-V) as a candidate of Pakistan Democratic Alliance (PDA) in the 1990 Pakistani general election. He received 58,892 votes and defeated a candidate of IJI.[4]
Sultan was re-elected to the National Assembly from Constituency NA-70 (Jhang-V) as a candidate of PPP in the 1993 Pakistani general election. He received 63,516 votes and defeated a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N).[4]
Sultan contested election for the National Assembly Constituency NA-70 (Jhang-V) as a candidate of PPP in the 1997 Pakistani general election, but was unsuccessful.[5] He received 33,483 votes and lost the seat to a candidate of PML-N.[4]
Sultan ran for the seat of the National Assembly as a candidate of National Alliance from Constituency NA-90 (Jhang-V) in the 2002 Pakistani general election, but was unsuccessful.[6] He received 56,180 votes and lost the seat to an independent candidate, Saima Akhtar Bharwana.[7]
Sultan ran for the seat of the National Assembly from Constituency NA-90 (Jhang-V) as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (Q) in the 2008 Pakistani general election, but was unsuccessful.[5] He received 58,099 votes and lost the seat to Bharwana again.[8]
Sultan was re-elected to the National Assembly as an independent candidate from Constituency NA-90 (Jhang-II) in the 2013 Pakistani general election.[9][10][11][12] He received 52,476 votes and defeated Saima Bharwana.[13] He joined PML-N in May 2013.[14]
As of September 2017, he was the last serving member of the National Assembly who was first elected in the 1970 general election.[3]
In May 2018, he quit PML-N and joined Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).[15]
Death
Sultan died on 5 December 2022, at the age of 78.[16]