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{{Short description|Pakistani politician}}
{{Short description|Pakistani politician}}
{{BLP sources|date=March 2016}}
{{Use Pakistani English|date=July 2023}}
{{Use British English|date=October 2012}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
{{Infobox officeholder
|name         = '''Chaudhry Muhammad Afzal Sahi'''<br>{{Nastaliq|'''چودهری محمد افضل ساهى'''}}
| name               = '''Chaudhry Muhammad Afzal Sahi'''<br>{{Nastaliq|'''چوہدری محمد افضل ساہى'''}}
|image         = Chaudhary Muhammad Afzal Sahi.jpg
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|office       = [[Speaker of the Provincial Assembly of Punjab|Speaker of Punjab Assembly]]
| office             = [[Speaker of the Provincial Assembly of Punjab]]
|term_start   = 27 November 2002
| term_start         = 27 November 2002
|term_end     = 11 April 2008
| term_end           = 11 April 2008
|predecessor   = [[Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi]]
| predecessor         = [[Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi]]
|successor     = [[Rana Muhammad Iqbal Khan]]
| successor           = [[Rana Muhammad Iqbal Khan]]
|birth_date   = {{birth date|1949|11|1|df=y}}
| birth_date         = {{birth date and age|1945|11|1|df=y}}
|birth_place   = [[Sahianwala]], [[Faisalabad District]]
| birth_place         = [[Sahianwala]], [[Faisalabad District]], [[Punjab, Pakistan|Punjab]]
|party        = [[Pakistan Muslim League (N)]]
| alma_mater          = [[University of Punjab]]
|Constituency = [[Faisalabad]]
| relatives          = [[Ghulam Rasool Sahi]] (brother)
|alma_mater    = [[University of Punjab]]
| deputy              = [[Shaukat Hussein Mazari]]
|religion      = [[Islam]]
| office1            = Member of the [[Provincial Assembly of the Punjab]]
| constituency1      = [[Constituency PP-52 (Faisalabad-II)|PP-52 (Faisalabad-II)]]
| term_start1        = 1 June 2013
| term_end1          = 31 May 2018
| term_start2        = 25 November 2002
| term_end2          = 17 November 2007
| constituency2      = [[Constituency PP-51 (Faisalabad-I)|PP-51 (Faisalabad-I)]]
| otherparty          = [[Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf|PTI]] (2018-2023)<br>[[Pakistan Muslim League (N)|PMLN]] (2013-2018)<br>[[Pakistan Muslim League (Q)|PML(Q)]] (2002-2013)<br>[[Pakistan Muslim League (N)|PMLN]] (1993-2001)<br>[[Islami Jamhuri Ittihad|IJI]] (1988-1993)<br>[[Pakistan Muslim League|PML]] (1985-1988)
| children            = [[Ali Afzal Sahi]] (son)<br />[[Junaid Afzal Sahi]] (son)
}}
}}


'''Chaudhary Muhammad Afzal Sahi''' (born 1 November 1949) is a member of the [[Sahi clan|Sahi]] [[Jat]] family at [[Faisalabad]] and is a Pakistani politician.
'''Chaudhary Muhammad Afzal Sahi''' (born 1 November 1945) is a member of the [[Sahi clan|Sahi]] [[Jat]] family in [[Faisalabad]] and is a Pakistani politician.


He is the son of Chaudhry Nawab Khan Sahi, a famous landlord of [[Sahianwala]]. He got his early education from [[Government High School Salarwala|Government High School for Boys]], [[Salarwala]] and then from Government College. He carried on with his education in [[Lahore]] and graduated from [[University of the Punjab]] ([[Lahore]]) in 1971.
==Early life and education==
Muhammad Afzal Sahi was born on 1 November 1949. He is the son of Chaudhry Nawab Khan Sahi, a famous landlord of [[Sahianwala]]. He got his early education from Government High School for Boys, [[Salarwala]] and then from Government College. He carried on with his education in [[Lahore]] and graduated from the [[University of the Punjab]] ([[Lahore]]) in 1971.<ref name=pap/>


==Political career==
==Political career==
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=== District Government Faisalabad ===
=== District Government Faisalabad ===
He served  as Member District Council Faisalabad for three consecutive terms from 1979 to 1991.
He served  as Member District Council Faisalabad for three consecutive terms from 1979 to 1991.<ref name=pap/>


=== Provincial Assembly of Punjab ===
=== Provincial Assembly of Punjab ===
In 1985, he participated in the non-party basis Punjab Assembly elections, the first elections to be held during [[General Zia Ul-Haq]]'s Martial Law regime. Although earlier results indicated that Sahi was defeated by 88 votes, the majority of the population was of the view that the elections were rigged. Mr. Sahi filed an election petition against these results which went in his favour. In February 1988, He was asked to take oath as member of the [[Provincial Assembly of the Punjab]] but the then government never allowed him to take oath until the assembly was dissolved on 30 May 1988.


In 1985 he participated in the non-party basis Punjab Assembly elections, the first elections to be held during Zia-UL-Haq's Martial Law.Although earlier results indicated that Sahi was defeated by 88 votes, the majority of the population was of the view that the elections were rigged.Mr. Sahi filed an election petition against these results which went in his favour. In February 1988 He was asked to take oath as member of the [[Provincial Assembly of the Punjab]] but the then government never allowed him to take oath until the assembly dissolved 30 May 1988.
He remained undefeated from his constituency from 1988 till 2008.<ref name=pap/>
He remained undefeated from his constituency from 1985 till 2008.
 
He served as a member of the [[Provincial Assembly of the Punjab]] in 1985-1988, 1988–90, 1990–93,
He served as a member of the [[Provincial Assembly of the Punjab]] in 1988–90, 1990–93,
1993-96, 1997–99 and 2002-2008. He functioned as Parliamentary Secretary for Forestry, Fisheries and Wildlife during 1990-93 and as Minister for Communications & Works in Punjab during 1997-99. He was elected for the sixth consecutive term as a member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab in the 2002 General Elections, and was elected as the [[Speaker (politics)|Speaker]] of [[Provincial Assembly of the Punjab]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://archives.dailytimes.com.pk/national/23-May-2007/iranian-envoy-calls-on-speaker-afzal-sahi |title=Iranian envoy calls on speaker Afzal Sahi |date=23 May 2007 |work=[[Daily Times (Pakistan)|Daily Times]] |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/6fqgT042k?url=http://archives.dailytimes.com.pk/national/23-May-2007/iranian-envoy-calls-on-speaker-afzal-sahi |archivedate=8 March 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He remained on this post from 2002 to 11 April 2008. During this period he also functioned as governor of Punjab several times.
1993–96, 1997–99, 2002-2007 and 2013–2018.<ref name=pap/> He functioned as Parliamentary Secretary for Forestry, Fisheries and Wildlife during 1990-93 and as Minister for Communications & Works in Punjab during 1997–99.<ref name=pap/> He was elected for the fifth consecutive term as a member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab in the [[2002 Pakistani general election]] and was elected as the [[Speaker (politics)|Speaker]] of [[Provincial Assembly of the Punjab]].<ref name=DailyTimes>{{cite news|url=http://archives.dailytimes.com.pk/national/23-May-2007/iranian-envoy-calls-on-speaker-afzal-sahi |title=Iranian envoy calls on speaker Afzal Sahi |date=23 May 2007 |newspaper=Daily Times (newspaper) |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160308162214/http://archives.dailytimes.com.pk/national/23-May-2007/iranian-envoy-calls-on-speaker-afzal-sahi |archive-date=8 March 2016 |url-status=dead|access-date=27 December 2022}}</ref>
He is highly regarded in the political arena as a seasoned politician and plays an important part in the politics of Punjab.
 
Sahi is currently serving his seventh term as member of the [[Provincial Assembly of the Punjab]] beginning from 29 May 2013.
He remained in this post from 2002 to 11 April 2008. During this period he also functioned as governor of Punjab several times.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://archives.dailytimes.com.pk/lahore/05-Apr-2007/sahi-takes-oath-as-acting-governor|title=Sahi takes oath as acting governor (of Punjab)|newspaper=Daily Times (newspaper)                    |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160121114353/http://archives.dailytimes.com.pk/lahore/05-Apr-2007/sahi-takes-oath-as-acting-governor |date=5 April 2007|archive-date=21 January 2016|access-date=22 July 2023|url-status=dead}}</ref>
His most recent term in the Provincial Assembly was from 29 May 2013 to 31 May 2018.<ref name=pap>{{cite web|url=http://www.pap.gov.pk/index.php/members/profile/en/20/906|url-status=dead|title=Member Profile - Muhammad Afzal Sahi|website=Provincial Assembly of the Punjab, Government of Pakistan website|archive-date=21 June 2018|access-date=22 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180621135758/http://www.pap.gov.pk/index.php/members/profile/en/20/906}}</ref>
 
He ran for the seat of the Provincial Assembly from [[PP-98 Faisalabad-II]] as a candidate of the [[Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf]] (PTI) in the [[2018 Punjab provincial election]], but was unsuccessful. He received 44,933 votes and lost to [[Rana Shoaib Adrees Khan]], a candidate of the [[Pakistan Muslim League (N)]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=PP-98 Results - Election 2018 Results - - Candidates List - Constituency Details - Geo.tv |url=https://www.geo.tv/election/PP-98 |access-date=2023-04-21 |website=www.geo.tv |language=en}}</ref>
 
After losing this election, Sahi announced his retirement from active politics.


== Family ==
== Family ==
Afzal Sahi's elder brother, [[Lt. Col. (Retd.) Ghulam Rasul Sahi]], is also a veteran politician.He served as member [[National Assembly of Pakistan|National Assembly from 2002-2007]]. He has returned for his second term as member [[National Assembly of Pakistan]] in 2013 after securing 130,300 votes, the highest number of votes in Faisalabad Division.
Afzal Sahi's elder brother, Lt. Col. (Retd.) [[Ghulam Rasool Sahi]], is also a veteran politician. He served as member of [[National Assembly of Pakistan|National Assembly from 2002 to 2007]]. He returned for his second term as member [[National Assembly of Pakistan]] from 2013 to 2018.<ref name=pap/>
His son Zafar Zulqarnain Sahi served as member of Provincial Assembly of the Punjab, he was elected from PP-52 in the February 2008 elections. Sahi's younger brother, Maj.General Akram Sahi is serving Pakistan Army as a Major General.Now his son Ch Junaid Afzal Sahi is chairman Uc 10 Faisalabad and candidate for Chairman District Council Faisalabad
 
His nephew Zafar Zulqarnain Sahi served as member of Provincial Assembly of the Punjab, he was elected from PP-52 in the February 2008 elections. Sahi's younger brother, Akram Sahi is a (retired) major general of Pakistan Army. His son Ch Junaid Afzal Sahi was chairman UC 10 Faisalabad from 2015 to 2020.


==References==
==References==
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Chaudhry Muhammad Afzal Sahi
چوہدری محمد افضل ساہى
Speaker of the Provincial Assembly of Punjab
In office
27 November 2002 – 11 April 2008
DeputyShaukat Hussein Mazari
Preceded byChaudhry Pervaiz Elahi
Succeeded byRana Muhammad Iqbal Khan
Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab
In office
1 June 2013 – 31 May 2018
ConstituencyPP-52 (Faisalabad-II)
In office
25 November 2002 – 17 November 2007
ConstituencyPP-51 (Faisalabad-I)
Personal details
Born (1945-11-01) 1 November 1945 (age 80)
Sahianwala, Faisalabad District, Punjab
Other political
affiliations		PTI (2018-2023)
PMLN (2013-2018)
PML(Q) (2002-2013)
PMLN (1993-2001)
IJI (1988-1993)
PML (1985-1988)
ChildrenAli Afzal Sahi (son)
Junaid Afzal Sahi (son)
RelativesGhulam Rasool Sahi (brother)
Alma materUniversity of Punjab

Chaudhary Muhammad Afzal Sahi (born 1 November 1945) is a member of the Sahi Jat family in Faisalabad and is a Pakistani politician.

Early life and education[edit | edit source]

Muhammad Afzal Sahi was born on 1 November 1949. He is the son of Chaudhry Nawab Khan Sahi, a famous landlord of Sahianwala. He got his early education from Government High School for Boys, Salarwala and then from Government College. He carried on with his education in Lahore and graduated from the University of the Punjab (Lahore) in 1971.[1]

Political career[edit | edit source]

After completing his education, Sahi stepped into politics in 1973.

District Government Faisalabad[edit | edit source]

He served as Member District Council Faisalabad for three consecutive terms from 1979 to 1991.[1]

Provincial Assembly of Punjab[edit | edit source]

In 1985, he participated in the non-party basis Punjab Assembly elections, the first elections to be held during General Zia Ul-Haq's Martial Law regime. Although earlier results indicated that Sahi was defeated by 88 votes, the majority of the population was of the view that the elections were rigged. Mr. Sahi filed an election petition against these results which went in his favour. In February 1988, He was asked to take oath as member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab but the then government never allowed him to take oath until the assembly was dissolved on 30 May 1988.

He remained undefeated from his constituency from 1988 till 2008.[1]

He served as a member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab in 1988–90, 1990–93, 1993–96, 1997–99, 2002-2007 and 2013–2018.[1] He functioned as Parliamentary Secretary for Forestry, Fisheries and Wildlife during 1990-93 and as Minister for Communications & Works in Punjab during 1997–99.[1] He was elected for the fifth consecutive term as a member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab in the 2002 Pakistani general election and was elected as the Speaker of Provincial Assembly of the Punjab.[2]

He remained in this post from 2002 to 11 April 2008. During this period he also functioned as governor of Punjab several times.[3]

His most recent term in the Provincial Assembly was from 29 May 2013 to 31 May 2018.[1]

He ran for the seat of the Provincial Assembly from PP-98 Faisalabad-II as a candidate of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) in the 2018 Punjab provincial election, but was unsuccessful. He received 44,933 votes and lost to Rana Shoaib Adrees Khan, a candidate of the Pakistan Muslim League (N).[4]

After losing this election, Sahi announced his retirement from active politics.

Family[edit | edit source]

Afzal Sahi's elder brother, Lt. Col. (Retd.) Ghulam Rasool Sahi, is also a veteran politician. He served as member of National Assembly from 2002 to 2007. He returned for his second term as member National Assembly of Pakistan from 2013 to 2018.[1]

His nephew Zafar Zulqarnain Sahi served as member of Provincial Assembly of the Punjab, he was elected from PP-52 in the February 2008 elections. Sahi's younger brother, Akram Sahi is a (retired) major general of Pakistan Army. His son Ch Junaid Afzal Sahi was chairman UC 10 Faisalabad from 2015 to 2020.

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 "Member Profile - Muhammad Afzal Sahi". Provincial Assembly of the Punjab, Government of Pakistan website. Archived from the original on 21 June 2018. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
  2. ↑ "Iranian envoy calls on speaker Afzal Sahi". Daily Times (newspaper). 23 May 2007. Archived from the original on 8 March 2016. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
  3. ↑ "Sahi takes oath as acting governor (of Punjab)". Daily Times (newspaper). 5 April 2007. Archived from the original on 21 January 2016. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
  4. ↑ "PP-98 Results - Election 2018 Results - - Candidates List - Constituency Details - Geo.tv". www.geo.tv. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
Political offices
Preceded by
Khalid Maqbool 		Governor of Punjab
Acting
2002–2008 		Succeeded by
Khalid Maqbool
Preceded by
Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi 		Speaker of Punjab Assembly
2002 – 2008 		Succeeded by
Rana Muhammad Iqbal Khan
Preceded by
Zulfiqar Ali Khosa 		Minister for Communication and Works
1997 – 1999 		Succeeded by
Choudhry Zaheeruddin
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