Muhammad Salman Naeem
Muhammad Salman Naeem (Urdu: محمد سلمان نعیم; born 28 January 1993) is a Pakistani politician who has been a member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab since August 2018. He became the youngest Parliamentarian of Pakistan.
Salman Naeem | |
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Member of the Punjab Provincial Assembly | |
Assumed office 15 August 2018 | |
Constituency | PP-217 (Multan-VII) |
Personal details | |
Nationality | Pakistani |
Political party | Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf |
Political career
He was elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as an independent candidate from Constituency PP-217 (Multan-VII) in 2018 Pakistani general election.[1]
He fought the election against the Vice Chairman of PTI Shah Mahmood Qureshi and defeated him with a big margin of votes as an Independent Candidate. Shah Mahmood was also a strong candidate for the Chief Minister Of Punjab in the 2018 election but after his defeat, he was out of the race.
He joined Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) following his election due to the party's position in Punjab and with the support of Jehangir Khan Tareen.[2]
On 11 September 2018, he was inducted into the provincial Punjab cabinet of Chief Minister Usman Buzdar and was appointed as special assistant to the Chief Minister on transport.[3]
On 1 October 2018, he was disqualified by the Election Commission of Pakistan as member of the Punjab Assembly after he was found underage.[4][5] On 12 October, an Election Tribunal of High Court suspended the disqualification of Naeem after he filed a petition to challenge his disqualification against the decision of the Election Commission.[6]
Currently, Naeem is serving in the Punjab Government cabinet regarding Transport.
References
- "Election Results 2018 - Constituency Details". www.thenews.com.pk. The News. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
- Malik, Mansoor (2 August 2018). "22 independents, PML-Q votes take PTI tally to 153 in Punjab". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
- Reporter, The Newspaper's Staff (12 September 2018). "Cabinet gets four advisers, five special assistants". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
- "Independent candidate who defeated Shah Mahmood Qureshi from PP-217 disqualified". Geo News. 1 October 2018. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
- "'Independent' candidate Muhammad Salman who defeated PTI's Shah Mehmood disqualified". Daily Pakistan Global. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
- "Tribunal suspends disqualification of PTI MPA in Multan Edit". Dawn. 13 October 2018. Retrieved 13 October 2018.