Sajid Mir

This article is about the Pakistani politician. For the Lashkar-e-Taiba member, see Sajid Mir (terrorist).

Senator Professor Sajid Mir پروفیسر ساجد میر
Sajid Mir
2nd Ameer of Jamiat Ahle Hadith
Incumbent
Assumed office 1987
Preceded by	Ihsaan Elahi Zaheer
Chairperson of the Senate Committee on Kashmir Affairs & Gilgit Baltistan
Incumbent
Assumed office March 2009
President	Mamnoon Hussain
Prime Minister	Nawaz Sharif
Deputy	Muhammad Abu Ali Turab
Preceded by	Ali Safar
Member of the Senate of Pakistan
Incumbent
Assumed office 12 March 2021
Constituency	Punjab
In office 12 March 2015 – 11 March 2021
Constituency	Punjab
In office 12 March 2009 – 11 March 2015
Constituency	Punjab
In office 23 March 2003 – 11 March 2009
Constituency	Punjab
In office 21 March 1994 – 12 October 1999
Constituency	Punjab
Personal details
Born	Sajid Mir (1938-10-02) 2 October 1938 (age 86) Sialkot, Punjab, British India
Nationality	Pakistani
Political party	Jamiat Ahle Hadith
Other political affiliations	Pakistan Muslim League (N)
Alma mater	M.A (English) (1960) M.A (Islamic Studies) (1969) B.A (Eco. Urdu, Psychology) (1966)
Occupation	Politician
Profession	Professor

Sajid Mir (Urdu: ساجد میر) is a Pakistani politician and Islamic scholar. He is the current Ameer of Jamiat Ahle Hadith. He was also a member of Senate of Pakistan and served as Chairperson- Senate Committee on Science and Technology.[1]

Early life and education

Sajid Mir was born on 2 October 1938 in a religious Kashmiri family in Sialkot, Punjab, Pakistan. He was the relative of Muhammad Ibrahim Mir Sialkoti. Sajid Mir earned Masters in English literature from the University of the Punjab in 1960 followed by a Masters in Islamic studies from the same university in 1969.[2]

Political career

Pakistan Muslim League (N)

Sajid Mir was elected to the Senate of Pakistan in March 2009 on reserved seat for technocrats and ulema as PML-N candidate.[3][4] He was the chairperson of Senate Committee on Science and Technology.[5] He was also a member of senate committees of Rules of Procedures and Privileges, Functional Committee on Government Assurances, Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development.[6]

Jamiat Ahle Hadith

In March 2018, Sajid Mir became the Ameer of Jamiat Ahle Hadith.[7][8] In September 2020, Mir attended the All Parties Conference (APC) and JAH formed Pakistan Democratic Movement along with ten other parties. Sajid Mir came for many PDM's public gatherings and powershows. In February 2021, Nawaz Sharif contacted Sajid Mir and gave ticket for the Senate Elections.[9] However, Sajid won his seat.[10]

See also

• List of Senators of Pakistan
• List of committees of the Senate of Pakistan

References

1. "Chairperson - Senate Committee on Science and Technology". Senate of Pakistan. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
2. Profile on the website of the Senate of Pakistan
3. "Oath as Senator". Geo TV. 12 March 2009. Archived from the original on 10 November 2014. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
4. "50 Senators elect to take oath Thursday". AAJ TV. 11 March 2009. Archived from the original on 22 November 2014. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
5. "Chairman's absolute powers deprive many of Senate bodies". Pakistantoday. 11 July 2013. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
6. "Senate Profile". Senate of Pakistan. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
7. "Profile-pakistanherald". Pakistanherald. Archived from the original on 7 September 2019. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
8. "Sajid-Mir-calls-on-CM". thenews. 24 November 2014. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
9. Reporter, The Newspaper's Staff (2021-02-12). "Nawaz calls Sajid Mir for Senate polls". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2021-06-15.
10. Mahmood, Amjad (2021-02-26). "All Senate candidates from Punjab elected unopposed". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2021-06-15.

External links

• Senate of Pakistan official website