Nadeem Afzal Chan

Nadeem Afzal Chan (Urdu: ندیم افضل چن‎; born 1 April 1975) also known as Nadeem Afzal Gondal is a Pakistani politician who served spokesperson of the Prime Minister of Pakistan, in office from 15 January 2019 to 15 January 2021 He was a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from 2008 to 2013.

Nadeem Afzal Chan
Spokesperson to the Prime Minister of Pakistan
In office
15 January 2019 – 15 January 2021
PresidentArif Alvi
Prime MinisterImran Khan
Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Parliamentary Coordination
In office
15 January 2019 – 15 January 2021
PresidentArif Alvi
Prime MinisterImran Khan
Chairman Public Accounts Committee
In office
April 2012 – March 2013
PresidentAsif Ali Zardari
Prime MinisterYousaf Raza Gillani
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
In office
2008–2013
ConstituencyNA-64 (Sargodha-I)
Tehsil Nazim Malakwal
In office
2001–2006
ConstituencyMalakwal
Personal details
Born (1975-04-01) 1 April 1975 Mandi Bahauddin
Political partyPakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Nationality=Pakistani
RelativesGulraiz Afzal Chan (MPA, Former Naib Tehsildar), Waseem Afzal Chan (Former MPA)

Early life

He was born on 1 April 1975.[1] He belongs to a well-known Gondal family of Mandi Bahauddin.[2]

Political career

He began his political career as a tehsil nazim from Malakwal in 2001.[3][4]

He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan from Constituency NA-64 (Sargodha-I) as a candidate of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) in Pakistani general election, 2008.[5][3][6][4] He received 65,628 and defeated Muhammad Farooq Baha-ul-Haq Shah, a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N).[7] In the same election, he ran for the seat of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from Constituency PP-119 (Mandi Bahuddin-IV) as an independent candidate, but was unsuccessful. He received 316 votes and lost the seat to Waseem Afzal Gondal, a candidate of PPP.[7] He served as the chairman of the National Assembly's Public Accounts Committee from April 2012 to March 2013.[8]

He ran for the seat of the National Assembly from Constituency NA-64 (Sargodha-I) as a candidate of PPP in Pakistani general election, 2013[9] but was unsuccessful.[10][4] He received 67,212 votes and lost the seat to Muhammad Amin Ul Hasnat Shah.[11]

In October 2017, he resigned from the post of Secretary General of PPP Punjab.[12]

In April 2018, he quit PPP and joined Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).[4][2]

He ran for the seat of the National Assembly from Constituency NA-88 (Sargodha-I) as a candidate of PTI in Pakistani general election, 2018 but was unsuccessful.[13]

On 15 January 2019, Prime Minister Imran Khan appointed Chan as his spokesperson,[14] in honorary capacity. The same day, he was also appointed as Special Assistant to the Prime Minister Imran Khan on Parliamentary Coordination, in honorary capacity.[8] On August 23, 2019, media sources claimed that he resigned from his position, but the Pakistani government denied the rumors.

One of his audio call with his close friend (Mukhtar) was leaked in which he openly confessed the failures of his govt for tackling the COVID-19 disease. According to him as per internal and secrets reports, there were about 1000 people dying every day by this pandemic, which govt was intentionally hiding from public.

In January 2021 he resigned as spokes-person to Prime Minister Imran Khan and Special Assistant to Prime Minister.His resignation was accepted by Imran Khan on 15 January 2021.

References
  1. "If elections are held on time…". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
  2. Chaudhry, Fahad (19 April 2018). "PPP's Nadeem Afzal Chan joins PTI: sources". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  3. Butt, Waseem Ashraf (25 April 2016). "'Jiyalas' entrusted with PPP revival in Punjab". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
  4. "PPP's Nadeem Afzal Chan joins PTI". www.pakistantoday.com.pk. 19 April 2018. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  5. Butt, Waseem Ashraf (1 October 2014). "Ex-MNA's move to join PTI sends alarm bells ringing in PPP". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
  6. "Nazar Gondal, Afzal Chan may also join PTI". The Nation. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
  7. "2008 election result" (PDF). ECP. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  8. Khan, Sanaullah (16 January 2019). "Gondal appointed Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Parliamentary Coordination". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  9. Newspaper, From the (26 April 2013). "Cheema, Chan and the chief's challenge". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
  10. "Pakistan election results pour in: PML-N take lead - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 11 May 2013. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
  11. "2013 election result" (PDF). ECP. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  12. "Nadeem Afzal quits PPP post on 'moral' grounds". www.pakistantoday.com.pk. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  13. "Many turncoats fail to secure electoral success". The Express Tribune. 27 July 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  14. "Nadeem Afzal Chan appointed PM's spokesperson". The Express Tribune. 15 January 2019. Retrieved 15 January 2019.


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