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{{short description|Pakistani politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Tahir Sadiq
| honorific-suffix =
|image =
| office =Member of the [[National Assembly of Pakistan]]
| term_start= 13 August 2018
| term_end=
|constituency = [[NA-55 (Attock-I)]]
| birth_date = December 8, 1950
| birth_place = Bahtar, Tehsil Fateh Jhang, Attock
|nationality = Pakistani
|party = [[Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf]]
|relatives= [[Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi]] (brother-in-law),<ref>{{cite news |last1=Malik |first1=Yaqoob |title=Ex-Attock nazim forms his own group |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/784455 |accessdate=27 July 2018 |work=DAWN.COM |date=7 February 2013}}</ref> ''[[:Category:Chaudhry family|Chaudhry family]]''
|children= [[Muhammad Zain Elahi]] (son)<ref name="dawn/17may2013">{{cite news |last1=Correspondent |first1=The Newspaper's |title=Youngest MNA elected from NA-59 |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1027329 |accessdate=27 July 2018 |work=DAWN.COM |date=17 May 2013}}</ref>
}}

'''Tahir Sadiq Khan''' is a [[Pakistani]] politician who has been a member of the [[National Assembly of Pakistan]] since August 2018.

'''Early life'''
Khan was born into a Khattar family.<ref name="thenews/2aug2018">{{cite news |title=Choosing right man for Punjab CM real test for Imran |url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/349505-choosing-right-man-for-punjab-cm-real-test-for-imran |accessdate=18 August 2018 |work=The News |date=2 August 2018 |language=en}}</ref>
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He completed graduation from [[Pakistan Military Academy]], Kakul in 1971.<ref name="pap/1997">{{cite web |title=Legislators from ATTOCK (PP-12 to PP-15) |url=http://pap.gov.pk/uploads/previous_members/1997-2001/dist2.htm#pp12 |website=pap.gov.pk |publisher=Punjab Assembly |accessdate=18 August 2018}}</ref> After retiring from the [[Pakistan Army]] with the rank of major, he joined Punjab civil service where he served for seven years.<ref name="pap/1997"/>

==Political career==
He was elected to the [[Provincial Assembly of the Punjab]] as a candidate of [[Pakistan Muslim League (N)]] (PML-N) from Constituency PP-12 (Attock-I) in [[1997 Pakistani general election]]. He received 36,051 votes and defeated [[Muhammad Shawez Khan]].<ref name="ecp/pa-88-97">{{cite web |title=Punjab Assembly election results 1988-97 |url=https://ecp.gov.pk/Documents/Results%201988%20-%201997/Punjab.pdf |publisher=ECP |accessdate=18 August 2018}}</ref>

In 2017, he joined [[Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf]] (PTI).<ref>{{cite news |title=Tahir Sadiq decides to join PTI - Daily Pakistan Observer -Daily Pakistan Observer – |url=https://pakobserver.net/tahir-sadiq-decides-join-pti/ |accessdate=27 July 2018 |work=pakobserver.net}}</ref>

He was elected to the [[National Assembly of Pakistan]] as a candidate of PTI from Constituency [[NA-55 (Attock-I)]] and from Constituency [[NA-56 (Attock-II)]] in [[2018 Pakistani general election]].<ref>{{cite news |title=PTI's Tahir Sadiq bags two NA, one PA seats |url=https://nation.com.pk/31-Jul-2018/ptis-tahir-sadiq-bags-two-na-one-pa-seats |accessdate=1 August 2018 |work=The Nation |date=30 July 2018}}</ref> He received 145,168 votes from Constituency NA-55 (Attock-I) and defeated [[Sheikh Aftab Ahmed]]<ref>{{cite web |title=NA-55 Result - Election Results 2018 - Attock 1 - NA-55 Candidates - NA-55 Constituency Details - thenews.com.pk |url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/election/constituency/NA-55 |website=www.thenews.com.pk |accessdate=1 August 2018 |language=en}}</ref> and received 163,325 votes from Constituency NA-56 (Attock-II) and defeated Malik Sohail Khan, a candidate of [[Pakistan Muslim League (N)]] (PML-N).<ref>{{cite web |title=NA-56 Result - Election Results 2018 - Attock 2 - NA-56 Candidates - NA-56 Constituency Details - thenews.com.pk |url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/election/constituency/NA-56 |website=www.thenews.com.pk |accessdate=1 August 2018 |language=en}}</ref> In the same election, he was also re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of PTI from Constituency PP-3 (Attock-III).<ref>{{cite news |title=PTI’s candidate Tahir Sadiq wins PP-3 election |url=https://www.app.com.pk/ptis-candidate-tahir-sadiq-wins-pp-3-election/ |accessdate=1 August 2018 |work=Associated Press Of Pakistan |date=26 July 2018}}</ref> He received 62,337 votes and defeated [[Asif Ali Malik]].<ref>{{cite web |title=PP-3 Result - Election Results 2018 - Attock 3 - PP-3 Candidates - PP-3 Constituency Details - thenews.com.pk |url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/election/constituency/PP-3 |website=www.thenews.com.pk |accessdate=1 August 2018 |language=en}}</ref>

Following his election, he decided to retain his National Assembly seat NA-55 (Attock-I) and abandon his national assembly seat NA-56 (Attock-II) and Punjab assembly seat PP-3 (Attock-III).

==References==
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[[Category:Pakistan Military Academy alumni]]
[[Category:Chaudhry family]]
[[Category:People from Attock District]]
[[Category:Mayors of places in Pakistan]]
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