Najeebullah Khan Niazi

Najeebullah Khan Niazi
Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab
In office 2013–2014
Personal details
Born	(1967-10-03)3 October 1967 Mianwali, Pakistan
Died	4 October 2014(2014-10-04) (aged 47)
Cause of death	Cardiac arrest[1]
Political party	Pakistan Muslim League (N)
Spouse	Dr. Shehzad Najeebullah Khan
Relations	Inamullah Khan Niazi (brother) Irfan Ullah Khan Niazi (brother) Hafeez Ullah Niazi (brother) Imran Khan (cousin)
Children	Kainat Khan Eman Khan Zoha Khan Malaika Khan

Najeebullah Khan Niazi (3 October 1967 – 4 October 2014) was a Pakistani politician who was a Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab, from 1997 to 1999 and again from 2013 until his death.

Early life

He was born on 3 October 1967 in Mianwali. He completed his master's in political sciences. He was known as an avid debater at school.[2]

Political career

Najeebullah Khan Niazi was famous for his bravery and for his support to people of Bhakkar. People in Bhakkar always talk about his charismatic personality. He was elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab in 1997 Pakistani general election.[2]

He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as an independent candidate from Constituency PP-48 (Bhakkar-II) in 2013 Pakistani general election. After his successful election, he joined Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) (PML-N).[3]

Family

His wife's name is Dr. Shehzad Najeebullah Khan and he has four daughters; Kainat Khan, Eman Khan, Zoha Khan and Malaika Khan. He was a paternal cousin of Imran Khan and was a member of the Imran Khan family along with his brother Inamullah Niazi.[3] His other brother Hafeez Ullah Niazi is a journalist and columnist at The Jang Group.

References

1. "MPA Najeebullah Niazi passes away". 5 October 2014.
2. "Punjab Assembly - Members - Members' Directory". www.pap.gov.pk.
3. Correspondent, The Newspaper's (5 October 2014). "MPA Najeebullah Niazi passes away". {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)