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{{short description|Pakistani politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name =Syed Muhammad Asghar Shah
| honorific-suffix =
|image =
| office =Member of the [[National Assembly of Pakistan]]
| term_start = 1 June 2013
|term_end = 31 May 2018
|constituency = [[Constituency NA-188|NA-188 (Bahawalnagar-I)]]
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age| 1949 |11|10}}
| birth_place =
|nationality = Pakistani
|party =
}}

'''Syed Muhammad Asghar Shah''' ({{Lang-ur|{{Nastaliq|سید محمد اصغرشاه}}}}; born 10 November 1949) is 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.

==Early life==
He was born on 10 November 1949.<ref name="pildat/dob">{{cite web|title=Profile|url=http://www.pildat.org/mna/rsDetail.asp?detid=188|accessdate=11 July 2017|url-status=bot: unknown|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140419140233/http://www.pildat.org/mna/rsDetail.asp?detid=188|archivedate=19 April 2014}}</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-188|Constituency NA-188 (Bahawalnagar-I)]] in [[2002 Pakistani general election]].<ref>{{cite news|title=PPP faces problems in NA-188|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/55967|accessdate=9 August 2017|work=DAWN.COM|date=6 September 2002|language=en|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170809171451/https://www.dawn.com/news/55967|archivedate=9 August 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Contestants getting set as bout nears|url=http://nation.com.pk/national/24-Nov-2012/contestants-getting-set-as-bout-nears|accessdate=9 August 2017|work=The Nation|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170809171609/http://nation.com.pk/national/24-Nov-2012/contestants-getting-set-as-bout-nears|archivedate=9 August 2017}}</ref> He received 77,362 votes and defeated Muhammad Akram Wattoo, 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=12 April 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 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]].<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 April 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 an independent candidate from Constituency NA-188 (Bahawalnagar-I) in [[2013 Pakistani general election]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Recount of votes in NA-188 ordered|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1112186|accessdate=6 March 2017|work=DAWN.COM|date=12 June 2014|language=en|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170306211131/https://www.dawn.com/news/1112186|archivedate=6 March 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=PML-Q unveils more candidates|url=http://nation.com.pk/national/15-Apr-2013/pml-q-unveils-more-candidates|accessdate=6 March 2017|work=The Nation|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170306210318/http://nation.com.pk/national/15-Apr-2013/pml-q-unveils-more-candidates|archivedate=6 March 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Nawaz urged to fulfil demand of B'nagar people|url=http://nation.com.pk/national/14-Jun-2013/nawaz-urged-to-fulfil-demand-of-bnagar-people|accessdate=6 March 2017|work=The Nation|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170306210104/http://nation.com.pk/national/14-Jun-2013/nawaz-urged-to-fulfil-demand-of-bnagar-people|archivedate=6 March 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=PML-N gets two NA, 5 PP seats in Bahawalnagar|url=http://nation.com.pk/national/14-May-2013/pml-n-gets-two-na-5-pp-seats-in-bahawalnagar|accessdate=6 March 2017|work=The Nation|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170306210144/http://nation.com.pk/national/14-May-2013/pml-n-gets-two-na-5-pp-seats-in-bahawalnagar|archivedate=6 March 2017}}</ref> He received 90,537 votes and defeated Khadim Hussain Wattoo, a candidate of [[Pakistan Muslim League (N)]] (PML-N).<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 April 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 joined PML-N after getting elected to the National Assembly.<ref>{{cite news|title=Govt formation enters final stage|url=https://www.geo.tv/latest/86876-govt-formation-enters-final-stage|accessdate=12 April 2018|work=www.geo.tv|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180412145734/https://www.geo.tv/latest/86876-govt-formation-enters-final-stage|archivedate=12 April 2018}}</ref> In October 2017, he was appointed as Federal Parliamentary Secretary for Water Affairs.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Junaidi|first1=Ikram|title=Three NA panel heads, two state ministers and 11 parliamentary secretaries appointed|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1363211|accessdate=9 November 2017|work=DAWN.COM|date=12 October 2017|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20171108202444/https://www.dawn.com/news/1363211|archivedate=8 November 2017}}</ref>

In April 2018, reportedly he announced to quit PML-N.<ref>{{cite news|title=PML-N dealt another blow as eight lawmakers part ways - The Express Tribune|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/1681335/1-pml-n-dealt-another-blow-eight-lawmakers-part-ways/|accessdate=9 April 2018|work=The Express Tribune|date=9 April 2018|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180410003507/https://tribune.com.pk/story/1681335/1-pml-n-dealt-another-blow-eight-lawmakers-part-ways/|archivedate=10 April 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Another jolt to ruling PML-N|url=https://nation.com.pk/10-Apr-2018/another-jolt-to-ruling-pml-n|accessdate=10 April 2018|work=The Nation|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180410094102/https://nation.com.pk/10-Apr-2018/another-jolt-to-ruling-pml-n|archivedate=10 April 2018}}</ref> However, he rejected the claims.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Reporter|first1=The Newspaper's Staff|title=Shahbaz reaches out to loyalists in south Punjab|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1400882|accessdate=11 April 2018|work=DAWN.COM|date=11 April 2018|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180411074317/https://www.dawn.com/news/1400882|archivedate=11 April 2018}}</ref>

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.<ref>{{cite web |title=NA-166 Results - Election 2018 Results - - Candidates List - Constituency Details - Geo.tv |url=https://www.geo.tv/election/NA-166 |website=www.geo.tv |publisher=Geo News |accessdate=14 August 2018}}</ref>

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