Syed Muhammad Asghar Shah

Pakistani politician (1949–2025)

Born(1949-11-10)10 November 1949

Died15 January 2025(2025-01-15) (aged 75)

Syed Muhammad Asghar Shah
سید محمد اصغر شاہ

Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
In office 1 June 2013 – 31 May 2018
Constituency	NA-188 (Bahawalnagar-I)

Personal details
Born	(1949-11-10)10 November 1949
Died	15 January 2025(2025-01-15) (aged 75) Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan

Syed Muhammad Asghar Shah (Urdu: سید محمد اصغرشاه; 10 November 1949 – 15 January 2025) was a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan, from 2002 to 2007 and again from June 2013 to May 2018.

Shah was born on 10 November 1949.^[1] He died in Lahore, Punjab on 15 January 2025, at the age of 75.^[2]

Political career

Shah was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (Q) (PML-Q) from Constituency NA-188 (Bahawalnagar-I) in the 2002 Pakistani general election.^[3]^[4] He received 77,362 votes and defeated Muhammad Akram Wattoo, a candidate of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP).^[5]

He ran for the seat of the National Assembly as an independent candidate from Constituency NA-188 (Bahawalnagar-I) in the 2008 Pakistani general election but was unsuccessful. He received 40,191 votes and lost the seat to Khadim Hussain Wattoo.^[6]

Shah was re-elected to the National Assembly as an independent candidate from Constituency NA-188 (Bahawalnagar-I) in the 2013 Pakistani general election.^[7]^[8]^[9]^[10] He received 90,537 votes and defeated Khadim Hussain Wattoo, a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N).^[11] He joined PML-N after getting elected to the National Assembly.^[12] In October 2017, he was appointed Federal Parliamentary Secretary for Water Affairs.^[13]

In April 2018, reportedly he announced to quit PML-N.^[14]^[15] However, he rejected the claims.^[16]

He ran for the seat of the National Assembly as a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) from Constituency NA-166 (Bahawalnagar-I) in the 2018 Pakistani general election but was unsuccessful.^[17]

References

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↑ "Contestants getting set as bout nears". The Nation. Archived from the original on 9 August 2017. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
↑ "2002 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 January 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
↑ "2008 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 January 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
↑ "Recount of votes in NA-188 ordered". DAWN.COM. 12 June 2014. Archived from the original on 6 March 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
↑ "PML-Q unveils more candidates". The Nation. Archived from the original on 6 March 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
↑ "Nawaz urged to fulfil demand of B'nagar people". The Nation. Archived from the original on 6 March 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
↑ "PML-N gets two NA, 5 PP seats in Bahawalnagar". The Nation. Archived from the original on 6 March 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
↑ "2013 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 February 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
↑ "Govt formation enters final stage". www.geo.tv. Archived from the original on 12 April 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
↑ Junaidi, Ikram (12 October 2017). "Three NA panel heads, two state ministers and 11 parliamentary secretaries appointed". DAWN.COM. Archived from the original on 8 November 2017. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
↑ "PML-N dealt another blow as eight lawmakers part ways - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 9 April 2018. Archived from the original on 10 April 2018. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
↑ "Another jolt to ruling PML-N". The Nation. Archived from the original on 10 April 2018. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
↑ Reporter, The Newspaper's Staff (11 April 2018). "Shahbaz reaches out to loyalists in south Punjab". DAWN.COM. Archived from the original on 11 April 2018. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
↑ "NA-166 Results - Election 2018 Results - - Candidates List - Constituency Details - Geo.tv". www.geo.tv. Geo News. Retrieved 14 August 2018.

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