Naveed Aamir

Naveed Aamir
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
Incumbent
Assumed office 29 February 2024
Constituency	Reserved seat for minorities
In office 13 August 2018 – 10 August 2023
Constituency	Reserved seat for minorities
Member of the Provincial Assembly of Punjab
In office 2002–2007
Constituency	Reserved seat for minorities
Personal details
Born	(1975-09-22) 22 September 1975 (age 49) Sahiwal, Punjab, Pakistan
Political party	Pakistan Peoples Party

Naveed Aamir Jeeva is a Pakistani Christian politician of Pakistan Peoples Party- PPP,[1] who had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from August 2018 till August 2023 and Ex Member of the Provincial Assembly of Punjab[2] in 2002.

Qualification

• Master's degree in International Relations from Bahauddin Zakariya University,[3] Multan
• B.ed from the University of Education
• B.A from Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan
• Fsc from Emerson University, Multan[4]
• Matriculation from Government Muslim Boys High School,[5] Multan

Political career

He was elected to the National Assembly- MNA of Pakistan as a candidate of Pakistan Peoples Party on a reserved seat for minorities in the 2018 Pakistani general election.[6] He was elected as a Member of the Provincial Assembly[2] in 2002 in Pervaiz Musharraf's Government on Minorities reserved seat from Pakistan Peoples Party.

In 2019, Naveed a Christian member of the National Assembly moved a bill to amend the article 41 and 91 of the Constitution which would allow non-Muslims to become Prime Minister and President of Pakistan. However, Pakistan's parliament blocked the bill.[7]

References

1. "Home". Pakistan Peoples Party.
2. "Punjab Assembly | Members - Members' Directory". www.pap.gov.pk.
3. "Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan". bzu.edu.pk.
4. "Emerson University, Multan – Official Website of Emerson University, Multan".
5. https://www.britishcouncil.org/school-resources
6. Reporter, The Newspaper's Staff (12 August 2018). "List of MNAs elected on reserved seats for women, minorities". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
7. "Pakistan's parliament blocks bill allowing non-Muslims to become country's PM, President". City: Delhi. The Hindu. TNN. Retrieved 10 February 2020.