Khawaja Imran Nazir

Khawaja Imran Nazir
Provincial Minister of Primary & Secondary Health Care for Punjab
Incumbent
Assumed office 6 March 2024
Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab
Incumbent
Assumed office February 2024
Constituency	PP-150 Lahore-VI
In office 15 August 2018 – 14 January 2023
Constituency	PP-183 Kasur-IX
In office 2008 – 31 May 2018
Constituency	PP-153 Lahore-X
Personal details
Born	(1974-11-18) 18 November 1974 (age 50) Lahore
Nationality	Pakistani
Political party	Pakistan Muslim League (N)

Punjab Assembly Lahore

Khawaja Imran Nazir is a Pakistani politician who is currently serving as Provincial Minister of Primary & Secondary Healthcare for Punjab, Pakistan in the Maryam ministry. He is also a Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab since 2024 and prior to this was a Member of the assembly from 2008 to May 2018 and from August 2018 till January 2023.

Early life and education

He was born on 18 November 1974 in Lahore .[1]

He graduated in 2005 from University of the Punjab and has a degree of Bachelor of Arts.[1]

Political career

He was elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N) from Constituency PP-139 (Lahore-III) in 2008 Pakistani general election. He received 29,955 votes and defeated Chaudhry Muhammad Asghar, a candidate of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP). In the same election, he also ran for the seat of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as an independent candidate from Constituency PP-140 (Lahore-IV), from Constituency PP-146 (Lahore-X), from Constituency PP-147 (Lahore-XI), from Constituency PP-149 (Lahore-XIII) and from Constituency PP-151 (Lahore-XV) but was unsuccessful and lost all seats.[2]

He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency PP-137 (Lahore-I) in 2013 Pakistani general election.[3] He received 50,936 votes and defeated Muhammd Yasir, a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).[4]

In December 2013, he was appointed as Parliamentary Secretary for health.[5]

He was inducted into the provincial Punjab cabinet of Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif in November 2016[6] and was made Provincial Minister of Punjab for primary and secondary health.[7]

He was re-elected to Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency PP-153 (Lahore-X) in 2018 Pakistani general election.[8]

He was officially elected from the seat PP-150 Lahore-IV in the 2024 Punjab provincial election as a PML-N candidate. Following this he was inducted into the Maryam ministry as the Provincial Minister for both primary and secondary health.

References

1. "Punjab Assembly". www.pap.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 14 June 2017. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
2. "2008 election result" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 January 2018. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
3. "List of winners of Punjab Assembly seats". The News. 13 May 2013. Archived from the original on 16 January 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
4. "2013 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 May 2018. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
5. Reporter, The Newspaper's Staff (13 December 2013). "35 parliamentary secys appointed". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
6. "Punjab inducts 11 new Cabinet members - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 28 November 2016. Archived from the original on 30 August 2017. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
7. "Punjab govt hands over portfolios to newly appointed cabinet ministers". www.pakistantoday.com.pk. Archived from the original on 24 March 2017. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
8. "Pakistan election 2018 results: National and provincial assemblies". Samaa TV. Archived from the original on 29 July 2018. Retrieved 3 September 2018.