Tahir Iqbal Chaudhry
Pakistani politician
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Tahir Iqbal Chaudhry (Urdu: طاہر اقبال چوہدری; born 10 April 1969) is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from August 2018 till January 2023 and June 2013 till May 2018. Previously he had been a member of the Provincial Assembly of Punjab from 2002 to 2013.
Tahir Iqbal Chaudhry | |
|---|---|
| طاہر اقبال چوہدری | |
| Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan | |
| In office 13 August 2018 – 20 January 2023 | |
| Constituency | NA-169 (Vehari-III) |
| In office 1 June 2013 – 31 May 2018 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 April 1969 |
| Party | PTI (2018-present) |
Other political affiliations | IND (2013-2018) PML(Q) (2008-2013) PMLN (2002-2008) |
Early life and education
He born and grew up in Vehari on 10 April 1969.[1]
After schooling he graduated in 1996 from the University of Karachi.[1]
Political career
He served as union council nazim of Vehari.[2]
He was elected to the Provincial Assembly of Punjab as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N) from Constituency PP-236 (Vehari-V) in the 2002 Pakistani general election. He received 37,363 votes and defeated Nafisa Rashid, a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (Q) (PML-Q).[3]
He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of Punjab as a candidate of PML-Q from Constituency PP-236 (Vehari-V) in the 2008 Pakistani general election. He received 30,686 votes and defeated an independent candidate, Nafisa Rasheed.[4]
He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as an independent candidate from Constituency NA-169 (Vehari-III) in the 2013 Pakistani general election.[5][6][7] He received 89,673 votes and defeated a candidate of PML-N, Tehmina Daultana.[8] After getting elected to the National Assembly, he joined PML-N in May 2013.[9]
In November 2017, he announced to quit PML-N following 2017 Tehreek-e-Labaik protest however refused to step down from National Assembly seat.[10][11] In April 2018, he quit PML-N.[12] In May 2018, he joined Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).[13]
He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PTI from Constituency NA-164 (Vehari-III) in the 2018 Pakistani general election.[14] He received 82,084 and defeated Tehmina Daultana.[15]
