Zaheer Iqbal Channar
Pakistani politician
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Zaheer Iqbal Channar (Urdu: ظہیراقبال چنڑر) is a Pakistani politician who is the current Deputy Speaker of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab.[1] He has been a member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab since 24 February 2024 and previously served from August 2018 till January 2023.
Zaheer Iqbal Channar | |
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| Deputy Speaker of the Provincial Assembly of Punjab | |
| Assumed office 24 February 2024 | |
| Speaker | Malik Ahmad Khan |
| Preceded by | Wasiq Qayyum Abbasi |
| Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab | |
| Assumed office 23 February 2024 | |
| Constituency | PP-253 Bahawalpur-IX |
| In office 15 August 2018 – 14 January 2023 | |
| Constituency | PP-245 (Bahawalpur-I) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | |
| Party | PMLN (2018-present) |
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Political career
Zaheer was elected as the member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab for the first time on PML-N ticket from Constituency PP-245 (Bahawalpur-I)[2][3][4] in the 2018 Pakistani general election.
He received 47,177 votes[5] defeating Asghar Joya, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf candidate.