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{{short description|Pakistani politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}
{{Use Pakistani English|date=October 2019}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Asif Saeed Manais
| image = Asif Saeed Manais (cropped).jpg
| caption = Asif Saeed Manais
| honorific-suffix =
| office = Member of the [[Provincial Assembly of the Punjab]]
| term_start = 2002
| term_end = 31 May 2018
|constituency=
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1976|12|1|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Vehari District]]
|nationality = Pakistani
|party = [[Pakistan Muslim League (N)]]
|father = [[Saeed Ahmed Khan|Saeed Ahmed Manais]]
}}
'''Asif Saeed Manais''' is a [[Pakistani politician]] who was a Member of the [[Provincial Assembly of the Punjab]], from 2002 to May 2018.

==Early life and education==
He was born on 1 December 1976 in [[Vehari District]], [[Punjab, Pakistan|Punjab]] to former speaker of the Punjab Assembly [[Saeed Ahmed Khan|Saeed Ahmed Manais]].<ref name="pap">{{cite web|title=Punjab Assembly|url=http://www.pap.gov.pk/index.php/members/profile/en/20/1082|website=www.pap.gov.pk|accessdate=15 January 2018|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170614144312/http://www.pap.gov.pk/index.php/members/profile/en/20/1082|archivedate=14 June 2017}}</ref>

He graduated in 1997 from [[Government College, Lahore]] and has a degree of Bachelor of Arts.<ref name="pap" />

==Political career==
He was elected to the [[Provincial Assembly of the Punjab]] as a candidate of [[Pakistan Muslim League (Jinnah)]] from Constituency PP-238 (Vehari-VII) in [[2002 Pakistani general election]].<ref name="pap/2002">{{cite web|title=Punjab Assembly|url=http://www.pap.gov.pk/index.php/members/profile/en/9/245|website=www.pap.gov.pk|accessdate=22 January 2018|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160412121449/http://www.pap.gov.pk/index.php/members/profile/en/9/245|archivedate=12 April 2016}}</ref> He received 41,278 votes and defeated Inayat Hussain Khan Khakwani, a candidate of [[Pakistan Peoples Party]] (PPP).<ref>{{cite web|title=2002 election result|url=https://www.ecp.gov.pk/ge/ge2002vol2.pdf|publisher=ECP|accessdate=28 February 2018|url-status=live|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 Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of [[Pakistan Muslim League (N)]] (PML-N) from Constituency PP-238 (Vehari-VII) in [[2008 Pakistani general election]].<ref name="pap/2008">{{cite web|title=Punjab Assembly|url=http://www.pap.gov.pk/index.php/members/profile/en/19/659|website=www.pap.gov.pk|accessdate=22 January 2018|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170625200128/http://www.pap.gov.pk/index.php/members/profile/en/19/659|archivedate=25 June 2017}}</ref> He received 40,431 votes and defeated an independent candidate, Ghuzanfar Abbas Ghallu. He also ran for the seat of the [[National Assembly of Pakistan]] as an independent candidate from Constituency NA-169 (Vehari-III) and from Constituency NA-170 (Vehari-IV) but was unsuccessful. He received 150 votes from Constituency NA-169 (Vehari-III) and lost the seat to [[Tehmina Daultana]], and received 766 votes and lost the seat to [[Mehmood Hayat Khan]].<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=28 February 2018|url-status=live|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 Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency PP-238 (Vehari-VII) in [[2013 Pakistani general election]].<ref>{{cite news|title=List of winners of Punjab Assembly seats|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/archive/print/429935|accessdate=18 January 2018|work=The News|date=13 May 2013|language=en|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180116081102/https://www.thenews.com.pk/archive/print/429935|archivedate=16 January 2018}}</ref> He received 46,474 votes and defeated Muhammad Ali Raza Khan Khakwani, a candidate of [[Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf]] (PTI).<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=4 July 2018 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180526173608/https://ecp.gov.pk/Documents/General%20Elections%202013%20report/Election%20Report%202013%20Volume-II.pdf |archivedate=26 May 2018 }}</ref> In June 2013, he was inducted into the provincial cabinet of Chief Minister [[Shahbaz Sharif]] and was made Provincial Minister of Punjab for Special Education.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Reporter|first1=The Newspaper's Staff|title=21-member Punjab cabinet takes oath|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1017511|accessdate=21 January 2018|work=DAWN.COM|date=11 June 2013|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180122113341/https://www.dawn.com/news/1017511|archivedate=22 January 2018}}</ref> In June 2013, he was inducted into the provincial Punjab cabinet of Chief Minister [[Shehbaz Sharif]] and was made Provincial Minister of Punjab for Special Education.<ref>{{cite news|title=21-member Punjab cabinet takes oath|url=https://nation.com.pk/11-Jun-2013/21-member-punjab-cabinet-takes-oath|accessdate=22 January 2018|work=The Nation|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180122130702/https://nation.com.pk/11-Jun-2013/21-member-punjab-cabinet-takes-oath|archivedate=22 January 2018}}</ref> He remained Minister for Special Education until the cabinet reshuffle in November 2016 when he was made Provincial Minister of Punjab for livestock and dairy development.<ref>{{cite news|title=Punjab govt hands over portfolios to newly appointed cabinet ministers|url=https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2016/11/29/punjab-govt-hands-over-portfolios-to-newly-appointed-cabinet-ministers/|accessdate=22 January 2018|work=www.pakistantoday.com.pk|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170324181221/http://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2016/11/29/punjab-govt-hands-over-portfolios-to-newly-appointed-cabinet-ministers/|archivedate=24 March 2017}}</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:1976 births]]
[[Category:Punjab MPAs 2002–2007]]
[[Category:Punjab MPAs 2008–2013]]
[[Category:Punjab MPAs 2013–2018]]
[[Category:Pakistan Muslim League (N) politicians]]
[[Category:People from Vehari District]]
[[Category:Pakistan Muslim League (J) politicians]]
[[Category:Government College University, Lahore alumni]]

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