Asad Qaiser

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Asad Qaiser
اسد قیصر
PK-35 (Swabi-V)
Personal details
Born (1969-11-15) 15 November 1969 (age 54)
Marghuz, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Political party PTI (1996-present)
RelationsAqibullah Khan (brother)
Alma materGovernment Post Graduate College, Swabi
University of Peshawar

Asad Qaiser (

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly, from May 2013 to August 2018. He is member-elect of the National Assembly of Pakistan
.

Early life and education

Qaiser was born to Sardar Bahadur on 15 November 1969 in Swabi District, Pakistan.[1] According to The Express Tribune, he was born on 15 November 1968 in Marghuz.[2]

He is the eldest in a family of four brothers, including fellow politician Aqibullah Khan, and two sisters.[3]

He received his early education from the Government higher secondary school in

Government Post Graduate College (Swabi)[6] and received a degree of Bachelor of Arts.[2] During his student days he was known to be a good player of volleyball and field hockey.[3]

After his graduation in 1995, he became divisional president of Pasban, a youth wing of

Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan.[2]

Political career

Jamaat-e-Islami

Qaiser began his political career with

Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan (JI).[7] He was elected Nazim of Kotha College Swabi as a candidate of Islami Jamiat-e-Talaba in 1984 where he served for two years.[2]

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf

He joined Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) after its formation in 1996.[7] The same year, he was nominated as district president of PTI.[6]

He ran for the National Assembly of Pakistan in the 1997 Pakistani general election as a candidate of the PTI, from NA-9 Swabi, but was unsuccessful. He received 4,113 votes and was defeated by Haji Rehmanullah, a candidate of the Awami National Party (ANP).

He ran for the National Assembly of Pakistan in the 2002 Pakistani general election as a candidate of the PTI, from NA-13 Swabi-II, but was unsuccessful. He received 766 votes and was defeated by Khalil Ahmad, a candidate of the Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA).

He became the president of PTI Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in 2008[6][7] where he served until 2013.[8]

He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of PTI from

Jamiat Ulema-e Islam (F) (JUI-F). In the same election, he was elected to the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as a candidate of PTI from Constituency PK-35 (Swabi-V). He received 14,165 votes and defeated Sajjad Ahmad, a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N).[9] Following the election, he retained his Khyber Pakhtunkhwa assembly seat and vacated the National Assembly one.[10]

Election 2013

On 30 May 2013, he was elected unopposed as the 14th Speaker of the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.[8][11]

Election 2018

He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as a candidate of PTI from Constituency PK-44 (Swabi-II) in

Maulana Fazal Ali Haqqani, a candidate of the MMA.[15] Following his election, he abandoned his provincial assembly seat PK-44 (Swabi-II) in favor of the national assembly seat NA-18 (Swabi-I).[16]

On 10 August 2018, he was nominated by PTI for the office of the Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan.[17] On 15 August 2018, he was elected Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan. He received 176 votes against 146 votes of Syed Khurshid Ahmed Shah.[18] He resigned from his office on 9 April 2022 prior to a vote of no confidence in Prime Minister Imran Khan.[19]

Personal life

Family

Qaiser is married and has two sons and two daughters.[3]

Educationist

Qaiser founded the Quaid-e-Azam Public School in the town of Zaida in the Swabi District, now considered one of the best schools in the area.[3]

Health

On 30 April 2020, Qaiser tested positive COVID-19 during the coronavirus pandemic in Pakistan.[20]

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References

  1. ^ a b "Asad Qaiser named NA Speaker, Ch Sarwar nominated as Punjab Governor". Dunya News. 10 August 2018. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  2. ^ a b c d "Asad Qaiser – political journey of 20th NA speaker | The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 15 August 2018. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  3. ^ a b c d "Profile". Pakistan High Commission Nairobi. Archived from the original on 15 August 2022.
  4. ^ "PTI nominates Asad Qaiser as NA speaker, Ch Sarwar as Punjab governor". Geo News. 10 August 2018. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  5. ^ "Asad Qaiser, Qasim Suri sworn in as NA speaker, deputy speaker". www.geo.tv. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  6. ^ a b c Khan, Muqaddam (11 August 2018). "Friends in Swabi back Asad Qaiser for speaker's job". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  7. ^ a b c "PTI nominates Asad Qaiser for NA speaker, Chaudhry Sarwar for Punjab governor". DAWN.COM. 10 August 2018. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  8. ^ a b "Asad Qaisar PTI nominee for National Assembly speaker | The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 10 August 2018. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  9. ^ "2013 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 February 2018. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  10. ^ Correspondent, The Newspaper's (11 July 2018). "Tough contest likely on Swabi's NA-18 seat". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  11. ^ "K-P Assembly: PTI leaders elected speaker, deputy speaker | The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 30 May 2013. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  12. ^ "PTI's Asad Qaiser wins PK-44 election". Associated Press Of Pakistan. 26 July 2018. Archived from the original on 24 December 2018. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  13. ^ "PK-44 Result - Election Results 2018 - Swbai 2 - PK-44 Candidates - PK-44 Constituency Details - thenews.com.pk". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  14. ^ "Asad Qaiser Khan of PTI wins NA-18 election". Associated Press Of Pakistan. 27 July 2018. Archived from the original on 24 December 2018. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  15. ^ "NA-18 Result - Election Results 2018 - Swabi 1 - NA-18 Candidates - NA-18 Constituency Details - thenews.com.pk". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  16. ^ "19 NA, 3 PA seats vacated by winners". The Nation. 14 August 2018. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  17. ^ "Asad Qaiser NA Speaker, Ch Sarwar nominated as Governor Punjab". The News. 10 August 2018. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  18. ^ "PTI's Asad Qaiser elected NA speaker: unofficial results". DAWN.COM. 15 August 2018. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  19. ^ "Asad Qaiser resigns from office amid political chaos". The News. 9 April 2022.
  20. ^ "NA speaker Asad Qaiser goes into home quarantine after testing positive for Covid-19". Dawn. 30 April 2020. Archived from the original on 5 June 2020.
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