Muhammad Asim Nazir

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{{Short description|Pakistani politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Muhammad Asim Nazir
| honorific-suffix =
| office = Member of the [[National Assembly of Pakistan]]
|term_start = 13 August 2018
|term_end =
|constituency =[[NA-101 (Faisalabad-I)]]
| term_start1 = 2002
|term_end1 = 31 May 2018
|constituency1 = [[Constituency NA-77|NA-77 (Faisalabad-III)]]
|nationality = Pakistani
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1975|11|20|df=y}}
|party = [[Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf]]
}}

'''Muhammad Asim Nazir''' ({{Lang-ur|{{Nastaliq|محمد عاصم نذیر}}}}; born 20 November 1975) is a Pakistani politician who has been a member of the [[National Assembly of Pakistan]], since August 2018. Previously he was a member of the National Assembly from 2002 to May 2018.

==Early life==
He was born on 20 November 1975 in a Famous Political and Landlord [[Arain]] family of [[Faisalabad]].<ref name="pildat/dob">{{cite web|title=Detail Information|url=http://www.pildat.org/MNA/rsDetail.asp?detid=77|website=www.pildat.org|publisher=PILDAT|accessdate=26 April 2017|url-status=bot: unknown|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170427103855/http://www.pildat.org/MNA/rsDetail.asp?detid=77|archivedate=27 April 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=If elections are held on time…|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/archive/print/404658|accessdate=4 December 2017|work=www.thenews.com.pk|language=en}}</ref>

==Political career==
He was elected to the [[National Assembly of Pakistan]] as a candidate of [[Pakistan Muslim League (Q)]] (PML-Q) from [[Constituency NA-77|Constituency NA-77 (Faisalabad-III)]] in [[2002 Pakistani general election]].<ref name="dawn/25april2013">{{cite news|title=Mosaic of shifting loyalties|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/794135|accessdate=29 March 2017|work=DAWN.COM|date=25 April 2013|language=en|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170305195139/https://www.dawn.com/news/794135|archivedate=5 March 2017}}</ref> He received 63,296 votes and defeated Muhammad Akram Chaudhry, a candidate of [[Pakistan Muslim League (N)]] (PML-N).<ref>{{cite web|title=2002 election result|url=https://www.ecp.gov.pk/ge/ge2002vol2.pdf|publisher=ECP|accessdate=12 May 2018|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180126141507/https://www.ecp.gov.pk/ge/ge2002vol2.pdf|archivedate=26 January 2018}}</ref>

He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-Q from Constituency NA-77 (Faisalabad-III) in [[2008 Pakistani general election]].<ref name="dawn/25april2013" /><ref>{{cite news|title=146 get PML-N tickets, though they quit party after coup|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/archive/print/427308-146-get-pml-n-tickets-though-they-quit-party-after-coup|accessdate=29 March 2017|work=www.thenews.com.pk|language=en|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170306032535/https://www.thenews.com.pk/archive/print/427308-146-get-pml-n-tickets-though-they-quit-party-after-coup|archivedate=6 March 2017}}</ref> He received 63,776 votes and defeated [[Muhammad Tallal Chaudry]].<ref>{{cite web|title=2008 election result|url=https://www.ecp.gov.pk/Documents/General%20Elections%202008/Report,%20General%20Election%202008,%20Vol-II.pdf|publisher=ECP|accessdate=12 May 2018|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180105060230/https://ecp.gov.pk/Documents/General%20Elections%202008/Report,%20General%20Election%202008,%20Vol-II.pdf|archivedate=5 January 2018}}</ref>

He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency NA-77 (Faisalabad-III) in [[2013 Pakistani general election]].<ref>{{cite news|title=District council chairman slot Five MNAs lobbying to get their man elected|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1275026|accessdate=5 March 2017|work=DAWN.COM|date=3 August 2016|language=en|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170305192708/https://www.dawn.com/news/1275026|archivedate=5 March 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Parliamentary board session: PML-N begins screening out poll aspirants - The Express Tribune|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/533516/parliamentary-board-session-pml-n-begins-screening-out-poll-aspirants/|accessdate=5 March 2017|work=The Express Tribune|date=10 April 2013|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170305120531/https://tribune.com.pk/story/533516/parliamentary-board-session-pml-n-begins-screening-out-poll-aspirants/|archivedate=5 March 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=PML-N wins 10 NA seats - The Express Tribune|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/547771/nawaz-sharif-wins-na-68-sargodha/|accessdate=5 March 2017|work=The Express Tribune|date=11 May 2013|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170305114115/https://tribune.com.pk/story/547771/nawaz-sharif-wins-na-68-sargodha/|archivedate=5 March 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=PML-N sweeps polls in Faisalabad|url=http://nation.com.pk/elections-2013/12-May-2013/pml-n-sweeps-polls-in-faisalabad|accessdate=29 March 2017|work=The Nation|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170330083118/http://nation.com.pk/elections-2013/12-May-2013/pml-n-sweeps-polls-in-faisalabad|archivedate=30 March 2017}}</ref> He received 98,057 votes and defeated Zaheer ud Din, a candidate of PML-Q.<ref>{{cite web|title=2013 election result|url=https://ecp.gov.pk/Documents/General%20Elections%202013%20report/Election%20Report%202013%20Volume-II.pdf|publisher=ECP|accessdate=12 May 2018|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180201140612/https://ecp.gov.pk/Documents/General%20Elections%202013%20report/Election%20Report%202013%20Volume-II.pdf|archivedate=1 February 2018}}</ref>

He was re-elected to the National Assembly as an independent candidate from Constituency [[NA-101 (Faisalabad-I)]] in [[2018 Pakistani general election]].<ref name="MNA-elect joins PTI">{{cite news |title=MNA-elect joins PTI |url=https://nation.com.pk/03-Aug-2018/mna-elect-joins-pti |accessdate=3 August 2018 |work=The Nation |date=3 August 2018}}</ref> Following his successful election, he announced to join [[Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf]] (PTI) in August 2018.<ref name="MNA-elect joins PTI"/>

==References==
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[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:1975 births]]
[[Category:Pakistani MNAs 2002–2007]]
[[Category:Pakistani MNAs 2008–2013]]
[[Category:Pakistani MNAs 2013–2018]]
[[Category:Pakistani MNAs 2018–2023]]
[[Category:Pakistan Muslim League (Q) MNAs]]
[[Category:Pakistan Muslim League (N) MNAs]]
[[Category:Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf MNAs]]

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