Sheikh Aftab Ahmed

MP
Sheikh Aftab Ahmed
Minister for Parliamentary Affairs
Assumed office
7 June 2013
President Mamnoon Hussain
Prime Minister Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif
Personal details
Born (1944-10-25) October 25, 1944[1]
Attock, Pakistan
Nationality Pakistani
Political party Pakistan Muslim League (N)
Occupation Politician
Religion Islam

Sheikh Aftab Ahmed is a Pakistani politician who is the current Minister for Parliamentary Affairs.[2][3] A member of Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz), Ahmed is a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan, currently representing Attock.[4][2]

Political career

Ahmed remained member of the National Assembly from 1990 to 1997. Ahmed again ran for the seat in National Assembly in 2008[5][6] and 2013 from Constituency NA-57 on PML-N ticket, winning both times. On 7 June 2013, he was sworn in as Ministry of State for Parliamentary Affairs in the Cabinet of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.[7][8][2]

In May 2016, Ahmed became Minister for Parliamentary Affairs.[2][9]

References

  1. "Detail Information". www.pildat.org. PILDAT. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Bizenjo, Sheikh Aftab sworn in as ministers - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 21 May 2016. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
  3. "Current Minister of States-Pakistan". Prime Minister's Office Website. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
  4. "Member National Assembly- Pakistan". National Assembly of Pakistan. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
  5. Malik, Yaqoob (30 September 2012). "The son rises in Attock too". Dawn. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
  6. Correspondent, The Newspaper's (26 February 2013). "New contender for NA-57". Dawn. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
  7. "Sworn in as Minter of State". Nation PK. 7 June 2013. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
  8. "Profile". Brecoder. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
  9. "President administers oath to two federal ministers". dailytimes.com.pk. 20 May 2016. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
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