Syed Muhammad Asghar Shah

Syed Muhammad Asghar Shah (Urdu: سید محمد اصغرشاه; 10 November 1949 – 15 January 2025) was a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan, from 2002 to 2007 and again from June 2013 to May 2018.

Syed Muhammad Asghar Shah
سید محمد اصغر شاہ
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
In office 1 June 2013 – 31 May 2018
Constituency	NA-188 (Bahawalnagar-I)
Personal details
Born	(1949-11-10)10 November 1949
Died	15 January 2025(2025-01-15) (aged 75) Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Nationality	Pakistani

Background

Shah was born on 10 November 1949.^[1] He died in Lahore, Punjab on 15 January 2025, at the age of 75.^[2]

Political career

Shah was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (Q) (PML-Q) from Constituency NA-188 (Bahawalnagar-I) in 2002 Pakistani general election.^[3][4] He received 77,362 votes and defeated Muhammad Akram Wattoo, a candidate of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP).^[5]

He ran for the seat of the National Assembly as an independent candidate from Constituency NA-188 (Bahawalnagar-I) in 2008 Pakistani general election but was unsuccessful. He received 40,191 votes and lost the seat to Khadim Hussain Wattoo.^[6]

Shah was re-elected to the National Assembly as an independent candidate from Constituency NA-188 (Bahawalnagar-I) in 2013 Pakistani general election.^{[7][8][9][10]} He received 90,537 votes and defeated Khadim Hussain Wattoo, a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N).^[11] He joined PML-N after getting elected to the National Assembly.^[12] In October 2017, he was appointed Federal Parliamentary Secretary for Water Affairs.^[13]

In April 2018, reportedly he announced to quit PML-N.^[14][15] However, he rejected the claims.^[16]

He ran for the seat of the National Assembly as a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) from Constituency NA-166 (Bahawalnagar-I) in 2018 Pakistani general election but was unsuccessful.^[17]

References

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2. Fomer MNA Syed Asghar Shah passes away
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16. Reporter, The Newspaper's Staff (11 April 2018). "Shahbaz reaches out to loyalists in south Punjab". DAWN.COM. Archived from the original on 11 April 2018. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
17. "NA-166 Results - Election 2018 Results - - Candidates List - Constituency Details - Geo.tv". www.geo.tv. Geo News. Retrieved 14 August 2018.