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Muhammad Safdar Awan
Muhammad Safdar Awan (Hindko and ; born 19 January 1964) is a Pakistani politician and retired Pakistan Army officer who had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from June 2008 to May 2018. He is married to the PMLN supremo Nawaz Sharif's daughter Maryam Nawaz. Early and personal life According to PILDAT, Awan was born on 19 January 1963. According to the News International and Dawn, he was born on 19 January 1964. He joined Pakistan Army after completing his early education. Awan married Maryam Nawaz in 1992 while he was serving as captain in Pakistan Army and had been the ADC to Nawaz Sharif during the latter's tenure as Prime Minister of Pakistan. After retiring from Pakistan Army as captain he joined the civil services, and was posted as Lahore Model Town assistant commissioner. Political career Safdar joined politics after returning to Pakistan in 2007 along with the Sharif family. Awan was elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of Pakistan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Assembly Of Pakistan
The National Assembly ( ur, , translit=Aiwān-e-Zairīñ, , or ur, قومی اسمبلی, Romanization, romanized: ''Qaumi Assembly'') is the lower house, lower legislative house of the bicameralism, bicameral Parliament of Pakistan, which also comprises the Senate of Pakistan (upper house). The National Assembly and the Senate both convene at Parliament House in Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan. The National Assembly is a democratically elected body consisting of a total of 342 members who are referred to as Members of the National Assembly (MNAs), of which 272 are directly elected members and 70 reserved seats for women and religious minorities from all over the country. A political party or a coalition must secure 172 seats to obtain and preserve a majority. Members are elected through the first-past-the-post system under universal adult suffrage, representing electoral districts known as National Assembly constituencies. According to the Constitution of Pakistan, constit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
