Rai Hassan Nawaz

Pakistani politician

Rai Hassan Nawaz
رائے حسن نواز

Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
Incumbent
Assumed office 29 February 2024
Constituency	NA-143 Sahiwal-III
In office 19 June 2013 – 12 May 2015
Succeeded by	Chaudhry Muhammad Tufail
Constituency	NA-162 Sahiwal-III

Personal details
Born	(1955-11-01) 1 November 1955 (age 68) Chichawatni, Punjab, Pakistan
Political party	PTI (2011-present)
Other political affiliations	PML-Q (2001-2011) PMLN (1993-2001) Islami Jamhoori Ittehad (1988-1993) Pakistan Muslim League (1985-1988)
Relations	Rai Muhammad Murtaza Iqbal (nephew)

Rai Hassan Nawaz (Urdu: رائے حسن نواز; born 1 November 1955) is a Pakistani politician who has been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan since February 2024 and previously served in this position between 2013 and 2015. Previously, he served three terms on the Punjab Assembly, from 1988 to 1990, 1990 to 1993, and 1997 to 1999.

Political career

He was elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate for Islami Jamhoori Ittehad (IJI) for Constituency PP-185 (Sahiwal) in 1988 Pakistani general election and served as advisor to the Chief Minister of Punjab Nawaz Sharif.^[1]

He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate for IJI for Constituency PP-185 (Sahiwal) in 1990 Pakistani general election and served as advisor to the Chief Minister of Punjab.^[2]

He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate for Pakistan Muslim League (N) for Constituency PP-185 (Sahiwal) in 1997 Pakistani general election.^[3]

He served as district nazim of Sahiwal District in 2005.^[4]

He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan from Constituency NA-162 as a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) in 2013 Pakistani general election. He was disqualified for life in February 2015 by Supreme Court of Pakistan on charges of concealing Assets.

However, on 8 January 2024, the Supreme Court ruled that the lifetime disqualification was beyond the scope of Article 62(1)(f) of the Constitution and therefore, he became eligible to contest the 2024 elections.^[5]

He was re-elected to the National Assembly from NA-143 Sahiwal-III as an independent candidate supported by PTI in the 2024 Pakistani general election. He received 147,886 votes and defeated Chaudhry Muhammad Tufail, another independent candidate.^[6]

References

^ "Previous Assemblies". www.pap.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 14 June 2017. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
^ "Previous Assemblies". www.pap.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 14 June 2017. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
^ "Previous Assemblies". www.pap.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 15 June 2017. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
^ "Sahiwal nazim sits on thorns under new set-up". DAWN.COM. 29 March 2006. Archived from the original on 13 August 2017. Retrieved 13 August 2017.
^ Iqbal, Nasir (2024-01-09). "SC verdict clears election path for Nawaz, Tareen". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2024-01-09.
^ "Election Commission of Pakistan". ecp.gov.pk. Retrieved 2024-07-17.