Sajid Mir

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Prof. Sajid Mir
پروفیسر ساجد میر
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Sajid Mir
Ameer of Jamiat Ahle Hadith
Assumed office
1987
Preceded byIhsaan Elahi Zaheer
Chairperson of the Senate Committee on Kashmir Affairs & Gilgit Baltistan
Assumed office
March 2009
PresidentMamnoon Hussain
Prime MinisterNawaz Sharif
DeputyMumammad Abu Ali Turab
Preceded byAli Safar
Member of the Senate of Pakistan
Assumed office
12 March 2021
ConstituencyPunjab
In office
12 March 2015 – 11 March 2021
ConstituencyPunjab
In office
12 March 2009 – 11 March 2015
ConstituencyPunjab
In office
23 March 2003 – 11 March 2009
ConstituencyPunjab
In office
21 March 1994 – 12 October 1999
ConstituencyPunjab
Personal details
Born
Sajid Mir

(1938-10-02) 2 October 1938 (age 85)
Sialkot, Punjab, British India
Nationality Pakistani
Political partyJamiat Ahle Hadith
Other political
affiliations
Pakistan Muslim League (N)
Alma materM.A (English) (1960)

M.A (Islamic Studies) (1969)

B.A (Eco. Urdu, Psychology) (1966)
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionProfessor

Sajid Mir (Urdu: ساجد میر) is a Pakistani politician and Islamic scholar. He is the current Ameer of Jamiat Ahle Hadith. He was also a member of Senate of Pakistan and served as Chairperson- Senate Committee on Science and Technology.[1]

Early life and education[edit]

Sajid Mir was born on October 2, 1938 in a religious family in Sialkot, Punjab, Pakistan. He was the relative of Muhammad Ibrahim Mir Sialkoti. Sajid Mir earned Masters in English literature from the University of the Punjab in 1960 followed by a Masters in Islamic studies from the same university in 1969.[2]

Political career[edit]

Pakistan Muslim League (N)[edit]

Sajid Mir was elected to the Senate of Pakistan in March 2009 on reserved seat for technocrats and ulema as PML-N candidate.[3][4] He was the chairperson of Senate Committee on Science and Technology.[5] He was also a member of senate committees of Rules of Procedures and Privileges, Functional Committee on Government Assurances, Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development.[6]

Jamiat Ahle Hadith[edit]

In March 2018, Sajid Mir became the Ameer of Jamiat Ahle Hadith.[7][8] In September 2020, Mir attended the All Parties Conference (APC) and JAH formed Pakistan Democratic Movement along with ten other parties. Sajid Mir came for many PDM's public gatherings and powershows. In February 2021, Nawaz Sharif contacted Sajid Mir and gave ticket for the Senate Elections.[9] However, Sajid won his seat.[10]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. "Chairperson - Senate Committee on Science and Technology". Senate of Pakistan. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
  2. Profile on the website of the Senate of Pakistan
  3. "Oath as Senator". Geo TV. 12 March 2009. Archived from the original on 10 November 2014. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
  4. "50 Senators elect to take oath Thursday". AAJ TV. 11 March 2009. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
  5. "Chairman's absolute powers deprive many of Senate bodies". Pakistantoday. 11 July 2013. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
  6. "Senate Profile". Senate of Pakistan. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
  7. "Profile-pakistanherald". Pakistanherald. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
  8. "Sajid-Mir-calls-on-CM". thenews. 24 November 2014. Retrieved 27 November 2014.
  9. Reporter, The Newspaper's Staff (2021-02-12). "Nawaz calls Sajid Mir for Senate polls". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2021-06-15.
  10. Mahmood, Amjad (2021-02-26). "All Senate candidates from Punjab elected unopposed". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2021-06-15.

External links[edit]

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