Najeebullah Khan Niazi (3 October 1967 – 4 October 2014) was a Pakistani politician who was a Member of the

Provincial Assembly of the Punjab The Provincial Assembly of the Punjab is a unicameral legislature of elected representatives of the Pakistani provinces, Pakistani province of Punjab (Pakistan), Punjab, which is located in Lahore, the provincial capital. It was established under ...

, from 1997 to 1999 and again from 2013 until his death.

Early life

He was born on 3 October 1967 in

Mianwali Mianwali ( Punjabi/ ur, ) is the capital city of Mianwali District in Punjab, Pakistan. The 81st largest city of Pakistan, it is known for its diverse population of, Punjabi and Pashtun ethnicities. History Mianwali District was an agricu ...

.He took his degree in Masters in Political sciences. In his school he was known as an avid debater

Political career

Najeebullah Khan Niazi was famous for his bravery and for his support to people of Bhakkar. People in Bhakkar always talk about his charismatic personality. He was elected to the

1997 Pakistani general election General elections were held in Pakistan on 3 February 1997 to elect the members of National Assembly. The elections were a fierce contest between Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) led by pre-election Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto and the Pakistan Mus ...

. He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as an independent candidate from Constituency PP-48 (Bhakkar-II) in

2013 Pakistani general election General elections were held in Pakistan on Saturday 11 May 2013 to elect the members of the 14th National Assembly and the four Provincial Assemblies. The three major parties were the Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N) led by Nawaz Sharif, t ...

. After his successful election, he joined

Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) The Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) ( ur, , translit=Pākistān Muslim Līg (Nūn) PML(N) or PML-N) is a centre-right and liberal conservative political party in Pakistan. Alongside the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and Pakistan Peoples Party ...

(PML-N).

Family

His wife's name is Dr. Shehzad Najeebullah Khan and he has four daughters; Kainat Khan, Eman Khan, Zoha Khan and Malaika Khan. He was a paternal cousin of

Imran Khan Imran Ahmed Khan Niazi ( ur}; born 5 October 1952) is a Pakistani politician and former Cricket captain who served as the 22nd Prime Minister of Pakistan from August 2018 to until April 2022, when he was ousted through a no-confidenc ...

and was a member of the

Imran Khan family The family of Imran Khan, the former Prime Minister of Pakistan and former captain of the Pakistan cricket team, is the former First Family of Pakistan. Imran Khan was born on 5 October 1952 in Lahore to father Ikramullah Niazi. He grew up as th ...

along with his brother

Inamullah Niazi Inamullah Khan Niazi is a Pakistani politician who had been a Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab, from 1993 to 1996 and again from November 2014 to May 2018. He had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from 1997 to 1999. ...

. His other brother Hafeez Ullah Niazi is journalist and columnist at ''The Jang Group''.

References

1967 births 2014 deaths Punjab MPAs 1997–1999 Punjab MPAs 2013–2018 Pakistan Muslim League (N) MPAs (Punjab) People from Mianwali District Niazi family {{PunjabPK-MPA-stub