Ali Afzal Sahi

Ali Afzal Sahi
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
Incumbent
Assumed office
29 February 2024
ConstituencyNA-95 Faisalabad-I
Minister for Communications and Works, Punjab
In office
7 August 2022 – 14 January 2023
GovernorMuhammad Baligh Ur Rehman
Chief MinisterChaudhry Pervaiz Elahi
Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab
In office
18 July 2022 – 14 January 2023
Preceded byMuhammad Ajmal Cheema
ConstituencyPP-97 Faisalabad-I
Personal details
Born (1984-06-26) 26 June 1984 (age 40)
Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan
Political partyPTI (2018-present)
RelationsJunaid Afzal Sahi (brother)
Ghulam Rasool Sahi (uncle)
ParentMuhammad Afzal Sahi (father)

Chaudhry Ali Afzal Sahi (born on 26 June 1984) is a Pakistani politician and lawyer who is currently serving as a Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan since 29 February 2024.[1][2][3] Previously, he served as the Provincial Minister of Punjab for Communication and Works from August 2022 till January 2023. He also served as a member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from July 2022 till January 2023.

Early life and education

Ali belongs to a politically active Punjabi Jat family of the Sahi clan from Faisalabad, as his father Muhammad Afzal Sahi, his uncle Lt. Col. (R) Ghulam Rasool Sahi and his cousin Zafar Zulqarnain Sahi have all been parliamentarians.

He has memorized the Qur'an and earned his Bachelor's and later his LLB from the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS).[4]

Political career

He contested the 2018 Punjab provincial election from PP-97 Faisalabad-I as a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), but was unsuccessful. He received 37,973 votes and lost to Muhammad Ajmal Cheema, an independent candidate.

He was elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from PP-97 Faisalabad-I as a candidate of the PTI in the July 2022 Punjab provincial by-election. He received 67,022 votes and defeated Muhammad Ajmal Cheema, a candidate of the Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML(N)).[5][6]

He was elected to National Assembly of Pakistan in 2024 Pakistani general election, as a PTI-backed independent candidate from NA-95 Faisalabad-I. He received 144,229 votes and defeated Azad Ali Tabassum, a candidate of PML(N).[7][8]

He took the oath on 29th February 2024.[9]

Writings

He has written articles and op-eds for different publications, including for the English-language Daily Times.[10]

References

  1. ^ "NA-95 Election Result 2024 Faisalabad-I, Candidates List". ARYNEWS. Retrieved 2024-06-01.
  2. ^ "NA-95 Election Result 2024 Faisalabad 1, Candidates List". www.geo.tv. Retrieved 2024-06-01.
  3. ^ "National Assembly Election Results 2024 - Comprehensive Coverage by Dunya News". elections.dunyanews.tv. Retrieved 2024-06-01.
  4. ^ Sikander, Qadeer (12 July 2022). "PP-97 Faisalabad-1 by-polls: 39 polling stations declared sensitive". Daily Minute Mirror. Archived from the original on 6 August 2023. The academic credentials of these five candidates also attract voters because Ali Afzal Sahi is a memorizer of the Qur'an as well as a BA, LLB from LUMS University.
  5. ^ Malik, Mansoor (2022-07-18). "PTI stuns PML-N with thumping win". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2022-07-25.
  6. ^ "Punjab by-elections: PTI wins 14 seats, leads in 2 others". Business Recorder. 2022-07-17. Retrieved 2022-07-25.
  7. ^ "NA-95 Election Result 2024 Faisalabad 1". Daily Pakistan Global. Retrieved 2024-06-01.
  8. ^ "NA 95 Result - , Candidates List - Election Results 2024". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 2024-06-01.
  9. ^ "National Assembly of Pakistan". na.gov.pk. Retrieved 2024-06-01.
  10. ^ "Writer's profile". Daily Times. Retrieved 6 August 2023.