Chaudhry Zahid Iqbal is a British Pakistani former politician who had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from 2008 to 2013.
Chaudhry Zahid Iqbal | |
|---|---|
| Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan | |
| In office 2008–2013 | |
| Constituency | NA-162 (Sahiwal-III) |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Pakistani British[1] |
| Political party | Pakistan Peoples Party |
Political career
editHe ran for the seat of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) from Constituency PP-224 (Sahiwal-V) in 2002 Pakistani general election, but was unsuccessful. He received 21,505 votes and lost the seat to Waheed Asghar Dogar.[2]
He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan from Constituency NA-162 (Sahiwal-III) as a candidate of PPP in 2008 Pakistani general election.[3][4][5] He received 70,634 votes and defeated an independent candidate, Rai Aziz Ullah Khan.[6]
In 2012, his National Assembly membership was suspended due his citizenship of the United Kingdom.[7]
In 2013, he joined Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N) before 2013 Pakistani general election. Later, he was disqualified by the Lahore High Court for holding dual citizenship.[7]
References
edit- ^ Iqbal, Nasir (21 September 2012). "Verdict on dual nationality issue: Court sends 11 legislators home". DAWN.COM.
- ^ "2002 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 January 2018. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
- ^ "Former MNA arrested over false declaration of dual nationality". DAWN.COM. 25 April 2013. Archived from the original on 8 April 2017. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
- ^ "PML-N man disqualified over dual nationality". www.thenews.com.pk. Archived from the original on 8 August 2017. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
- ^ "By-elections: PML-N shows strength in Punjab, bags 7 of 8 seats – The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 5 December 2012. Archived from the original on 9 August 2017. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
- ^ "2008 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 January 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
- ^ a b "LHC disqualifies PML-N's Zahid Iqbal for holding dual-nationality". DAWN.COM. 7 May 2013. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
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