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{{Short description|Pakistani politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name =Syed Sajid Mehdi
| honorific-suffix =
|image =
| office =Member of the [[National Assembly of Pakistan]]
|term_start = 13 August 2018
|term_end =
|constituency = [[NA-163 (Vehari-II)]]
| term_start1 = 1 June 2013
|term_end1 = 31 May 2018
|constituency1 = [[Constituency NA-168|NA-168 (Vehari-II)]]
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1948|6|18}}
| birth_place =
|nationality = Pakistani
|party = [[Pakistan Muslim League (N)]]
}}

'''Syed Sajid Mehdi''' ({{Lang-ur|{{Nastaliq|سید ساجد مہدی}}}}; born 18 June 1948) 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 June 2013 to May 2018.

==Early life==
He was born on 18 June 1948.<ref name="pildat/dob">{{cite web|title=Detail Information|url=http://www.pildat.org/mna/rsDetail.asp?detid=168|accessdate=10 July 2017|date=19 April 2014|url-status=bot: unknown|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140419124920/http://www.pildat.org/mna/rsDetail.asp?detid=168|archivedate=19 April 2014}}</ref>

==Political career==

He ran for the seat of the [[National Assembly of Pakistan]] as a candidate off [[Pakistan Muslim League (Q)]] (PML-Q) from [[Constituency NA-167|Constituency NA-167 (Vehari-I)]] in [[2008 Pakistani general election]] but was unsuccessful. He received 38,383 votes and lost the seat to [[Chaudhry Nazeer Ahmad]]. In the same election, he also ran for the seat of the National Assembly as an indedpent candidate [[Constituency NA-168|Constituency NA-168 (Vehari-II)]] but was unsuccessful. He received 708 votes and lost the seat to [[Azeem Daultana]].<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 elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of [[Pakistan Muslim League (N)]] (PML-N) from Constituency NA-168 (Vehari-II) in [[2013 Pakistani general election]].<ref>{{cite news|title=100 new MNAs-elect to make debut in NA today|url=http://nation.com.pk/islamabad/01-Jun-2013/100-new-mnas-elect-to-make-debut-in-na-today/amp|accessdate=6 March 2017|date=1 June 2013|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170306133535/http://nation.com.pk/islamabad/01-Jun-2013/100-new-mnas-elect-to-make-debut-in-na-today/amp|archivedate=6 March 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=PML-N, PTI, JUI-F and AML chiefs win elections|url=http://nation.com.pk/editors-picks/12-May-2013/pml-n-pti-jui-f-and-aml-chiefs-win-elections|accessdate=6 March 2017|work=The Nation|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170328141054/http://nation.com.pk/editors-picks/12-May-2013/pml-n-pti-jui-f-and-aml-chiefs-win-elections|archivedate=28 March 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Crushing defeats deal a severe blow to PPP|url=http://nation.com.pk/editors-picks/14-May-2013/crushing-defeats-deal-a-severe-blow-to-ppp|accessdate=6 March 2017|work=The Nation|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170306132928/http://nation.com.pk/editors-picks/14-May-2013/crushing-defeats-deal-a-severe-blow-to-ppp|archivedate=6 March 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=PML-N okays names for 2 Vehari NA, 4 PA seats|url=http://nation.com.pk/national/29-Mar-2013/pml-n-okays-names-for-2-vehari-na-4-pa-seats|accessdate=6 March 2017|work=The Nation|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170306210540/http://nation.com.pk/national/29-Mar-2013/pml-n-okays-names-for-2-vehari-na-4-pa-seats|archivedate=6 March 2017}}</ref> He received 69,049 votes and defeated [[Ishaq Khan Khakwani]].<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> During his tenure as Member of the National Assembly, he served as Federal Parliamentary Secretary for Housing and Works.<ref>{{cite news|title=MQM criticises federal, Sindh governments over poor law and order|url=http://fp.brecorder.com/2014/11/201411281246288/|accessdate=23 August 2017|work=Business Recorder|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170823203301/http://fp.brecorder.com/2014/11/201411281246288/|archivedate=23 August 2017}}</ref>

He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency [[NA-163 (Vehari-II)]] in [[2018 Pakistani general election]].<ref>{{cite news |title=PMLN’s Syed Sajid Mehdi wins NA-163 election |url=https://www.app.com.pk/pmlns-syed-sajid-mehdi-wins-na-163-election/ |accessdate=3 August 2018 |work=Associated Press Of Pakistan |date=26 July 2018}}</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:Pakistan Muslim League (N) politicians]]
[[Category:Punjabi people]]
[[Category:Pakistani MNAs 2013–2018]]
[[Category:1948 births]]
[[Category:Pakistani MNAs 2018–2023]]

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->Extraordinary Writ: Adding short description: "Pakistani politician" (Shortdesc helper)