Abid Sher Ali

Abid Sher Ali
Minister of State for Power
In office
4 August 2017  31 May 2018
President Mamnoon Hussain
Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi
Constituency NA-84 (Faisalabad-X)
Minister of State for Water and Power
In office
July 2013  28 July 2017
President Mamnoon Hussain
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
In office
18 November 2002  31 May 2018
Constituency NA-84 (Faisalabad-X)
Personal details
Born (1971-11-21) 21 November 1971
Nationality Pakistani
Political party Pakistan Muslim League (N)
Relations Kulsoom Nawaz (aunt)

Chaudhry Abid Sher Ali (Urdu: چوہدری عابد شیر علی; born 21 November 1971) is a Pakistani politician who served as Minister of State for Power, in the Abbasi cabinet from August 2017 to May 2018. Previously he served as the Minister of State for Water and Power from 2013 to 2017. He had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan, from 2002 to May 2018.

Early life

He was born on 21 November 1971.[1][2]

Political career

Ali was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N) from Constituency NA-84 (Faisalabad-X) in Pakistani general election, 2002.[3][4][5]

He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency NA-84 (Faisalabad-X) in Pakistani general election, 2008.[6][5]

Ali was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency NA-84 (Faisalabad-X) in Pakistani general election, 2013.[7][8][9][10]

In July 2013, Ali was appointed as the Minister of State for Water and Power.[8][9] He had ceased to hold ministerial office in July 2017 when the federal cabinet was disbanded following the resignation of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif after Panama Papers case decision.[11] Following the election of Shahid Khaqan Abbasi as Prime Minister of Pakistan in August 2017, he was inducted into the federal cabinet of Abbasi.[12][13] He was appointed as the Minister of State for Power, a division under then-newly created Ministry of Energy.[14][15] Upon the dissolution of the National Assembly on the expiration of its term on 31 May 2018, Ali ceased to hold the office as Minister of State for Power.[16]

Personal life

Ali was born on 21 November 1971.[1] He is son of former mayor of Faisalabad and senior PML-N leader Chaudhry Sher Ali[17] who is a relative of Kalsoom Nawaz Sharif.[18] Ali is nephew of Nawaz Sharif.[8][10]

References

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  3. "Newcomers in Faisalabad". DAWN.COM. 13 October 2002. Archived from the original on 25 March 2017. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
  4. "PML-N faces split in Faisalabad". DAWN.COM. 12 September 2002. Archived from the original on 25 March 2017. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
  5. 1 2 "Abid Sher in a scramble to sell his plots". www.thenews.com.pk. 26 June 2010. Archived from the original on 25 March 2017. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
  6. "LHC accepts plea against Abid Sher Ali". DAWN.COM. 30 December 2008. Archived from the original on 25 March 2017. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
  7. "Parliamentary board session: PML-N begins screening out poll aspirants – The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 10 April 2013. Archived from the original on 4 March 2017. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
  8. 1 2 3 "PML-N's Abid Sher Ali takes oath as Minister of State – The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 26 July 2013. Archived from the original on 4 March 2017. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
  9. 1 2 "PML-N's Abid Sher Ali appointed as new state minister for power – The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 22 July 2013. Archived from the original on 4 March 2017. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
  10. 1 2 "Trend continues: Family names once again dominate polls – The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 16 May 2013. Archived from the original on 4 March 2017. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
  11. "PM Nawaz Sharif steps down; federal cabinet stands dissolved". Daily Pakistan Global. Archived from the original on 28 July 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
  12. "A 43-member new cabinet sworn in". Associated Press Of Pakistan. 4 August 2017. Archived from the original on 4 August 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
  13. "PM Khaqan Abbasi's 43-member cabinet takes oath today". Pakistan Today. 4 August 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
  14. "Portfolios of Federal Ministers, Ministers of State announced". Radio Pakistan. 5 August 2017. Archived from the original on 5 August 2017. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
  15. "Portfolios of federal, state ministers". www.thenews.com.pk. Archived from the original on 5 August 2017. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
  16. "Notification" (PDF). Cabinet division. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 June 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  17. "Why PML-N lost PP-72". DAWN.COM. 16 October 2013. Archived from the original on 4 March 2017. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
  18. "Sher Ali, son meet Shahbaz". DAWN.COM. 27 October 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2017. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
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