Muhammad Salman Naeem

Muhammad Salman Naeem (Urdu: محمد سلمان نعیم‎; born 28 January 1993) is a Pakistani politician who has been a member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab since August 2018. He became the youngest Parliamentarian of Pakistan after defeating the current Foreign Minister And Vice President Of PTI Shah Mehmood Qureshi.

Salman Naeem
Member of the Punjab Provincial Assembly
Assumed office
15 August 2018
ConstituencyPP-217 (Multan-VII)
Personal details
NationalityPakistani
Political partyPakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf

Political career

He was elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as an independent candidate from Constituency PP-217 (Multan-VII) in 2018 Pakistani general election.[1]

He fought the election against the Vice Chairman of PTI Shah Mahmood Qureshi and defeated him with a big margin of votes as an Independent Candidate. Shah Mahmood was also a strong candidate for the Chief Minister Of Punjab in the 2018 election but after his defeat, he was out of the race.

He joined Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) following his election due to the party's position in Punjab and with the support of Jehangir Khan Tareen.[2]

On 11 September 2018, he was inducted into the provincial Punjab cabinet of Chief Minister Usman Buzdar and was appointed as special assistant to the Chief Minister on transport.[3]

On 1 October 2018, he was disqualified by the Election Commission of Pakistan as member of the Punjab Assembly after he was found underage.[4][5] On 12 October, an Election Tribunal of High Court suspended the disqualification of Naeem after he filed a petition to challenge his disqualification against the decision of the Election Commission.[6]

Currently, Naeem is serving in the Punjab Government cabinet regarding Transport.

References
  1. "Election Results 2018 - Constituency Details". www.thenews.com.pk. The News. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  2. Malik, Mansoor (2 August 2018). "22 independents, PML-Q votes take PTI tally to 153 in Punjab". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  3. Reporter, The Newspaper's Staff (12 September 2018). "Cabinet gets four advisers, five special assistants". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
  4. "Independent candidate who defeated Shah Mahmood Qureshi from PP-217 disqualified". Geo News. 1 October 2018. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  5. "'Independent' candidate Muhammad Salman who defeated PTI's Shah Mehmood disqualified". Daily Pakistan Global. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  6. "Tribunal suspends disqualification of PTI MPA in Multan Edit". Dawn. 13 October 2018. Retrieved 13 October 2018.


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