Aon Abbas is a Pakistani politician who is serving as member of the Senate of Pakistan from the Punjab Province since March 2021. He was the Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on E-commerce from November 2021 till April 2022. He belongs to the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf.[1][2]
Senator Aon Abbas | |
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President of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf South Punjab | |
In office 4 June 2022 – 1 September 2023 | |
Chairman | Imran Khan |
Preceded by | Khusro Bakhtiar |
Succeeded by | Moeen Riaz Qureshi |
Member of the Senate of Pakistan | |
Assumed office March 2021 | |
Constituency | Punjab Province |
Special Assistant to Prime Minister on E-Commerce | |
In office 24 November 2021 – 10 April 2022 | |
Personal details | |
Nationality | Pakistani |
Political party | PTI (2021-present) |
Political career
editHe was elected to the Senate of Pakistan on a general seat from Punjab as a candidate of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) in the 2021 Pakistani Senate election.
On 4 June 2022, he was appointed as the President of the PTI's South Punjab chapter by Imran Khan, the chairman of the party.[3]
In August 2023, he left PTI and presidency of PTI's South Punjab chapter because of May 9 riots and condemned the involvement of his party in the violence.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Senate of Pakistan". senate.gov.pk.
- ^ "Senator Aon Abbas Buppi appointed president of PTI South Punjab". ARY NEWS. September 7, 2021.
- ^ "Yasmin Rashid, Hammad Azhar given top Punjab posts in PTI reshuffle". The Express Tribune. 2022-06-04. Retrieved 2023-04-21.
- ^ "Aon Abbas Buppi quits PTI, condemns May 9 riots". ARY NEWS. 2023-09-01. Retrieved 2024-05-02.