Awais Leghari

Awais Ahmad Khan Leghari (Urdu: اویس احمد خان لغاری‎; born 22 March 1971) is a Pakistani politician who served as Federal Minister for Power, in Abbasi cabinet from October 2017 to May 2018. He had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from 2002 to 2007 and again from March 2011 to May 2018.

Awais Leghari
Secretary General of Pakistan Muslim League (N) Punjab
Assumed office
04 May 2019
PresidentShahbaz Sharif
President PunjabRana Sanaullah
Federal Minister for Power
In office
4 October 2017 – 31 May 2018
PresidentMamnoon Hussain
Prime MinisterShahid Khaqan Abbasi
Federal Minister (Without Portfolio)
In office
4 August 2017 – 4 October 2017
PresidentMamnoon Hussain
Prime MinisterShahid Khaqan Abbasi
Federal Minister for Privatisation and Investment
In office
02 September 2004 – 15 November 2007
PresidentPervez Musharraf
Prime MinisterShaukat Aziz
Federal Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunication
In office
02 September 2004 – 15 November 2007
PresidentPervez Musharraf
Prime MinisterZafarullah Khan Jamali
In office
30 June 2004 – 25 August 2004
PresidentPervez Musharraf
Prime MinisterShaukat Aziz
In office
23 November 2002 – 26 June 2004
PresidentPervez Musharraf
Prime MinisterShujat Hussain
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
In office
01 June 2013 – 31 May 2018
ConstituencyNA-173 Dera Ghazi Khan III
In office
2011 – 16 March 2013
ConstituencyNA-172 Dera Ghazi Khan II
In office
16 November 2002 – 15 November 2007
ConstituencyNA-173 Dera Ghazi Khan III
Member of the Provincial Assembly of Punjab
Assumed office
24 October 2018
ConstituencyPP-292 Dera Ghazi Khan VIII
In office
18 February 1997 – 12 November 1999
ConstituencyPP-204 Rajanpur
Personal details
Born (1971-03-22) March 22, 1971
Lahore, Pakistan
NationalityPakistani
Political partyPakistan Muslim League (N)
Other political
affiliations		Pakistan Muslim League (Q)
RelationsJamal Leghari (brother)[1]
FatherFarooq Leghari

Early life and education

He was born on 22 March 1971 in Lahore, Pakistan to former President of Pakistan , Farooq Leghari.[2][3][4]

According to PILDAT, he was born on 1 August 1971.[5]

He received the degree of Bachelor of Arts from University of Rochester in 1994.[3]

Political Legacy and Career

His family has been in the parliament since before partition of India. His great grandfather, Nawab Sir Muhammad Jamal Khan Leghari was first elected to the Punjab Legislative Council in 1921.

Great Grand Father: Nawab Sir Muhammad Jamal Khan Leghari

Punjab Legislative Council 1921, 1923, 1927, 1930

    Punjab Legislative Assembly 1937, 1946,1947

    Punjab Legislative Assembly 1951

Grand Father: Nawabzada Sardar Muhammad Khan Leghari,

    Punjab Legislative Assembly 1951

    Provincial Assembly of West Pakistan 1956

Father: Sardar Farooq Ahmed Khan Leghari

President of Pakistan 1993-1997

Senate of Pakistan 1973

National Assembly of Pakistan 1977, 1988, 1990, 1993, 2002, 2008

Brother Muhammad Jamal Khan Leghari

Zila Nazim Dera Ghazi Khan 2001

Senate of Pakistan 2006

Provincial Assembly of Punjab 2013

Awais Leghari started his political career when he was first elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as an independent candidate from Constituency PP-204 (Rajanpur-I) in 1997 Pakistani general election.[6]

In 2002 General Elections he was elected to both Provincial PP-204 (Rajanpur-1) and National NA-173 (National Assembly seats. He chose to be a member of the National Assembly on a ticket of National Alliance (Pakistan) from NA-173 (D.G.Khan-III) in 2002 Pakistani general election.[7][8] He served as Minister for Information Technology and Telecommunications.[2]

He ran for the seat of the National Assembly on a ticket of Pakistan Muslim League (Q) from NA-173 (D.G.Khan-III) in 2008 Pakistani general election but was unsuccessful.[9][10][11]

He was elected again as the member of the National Assembly from NA-172 (D.G.Khan-II) in by-election held in March 2011.[12][13] The seat became vacant after his father Farooq Leghari died who won the seat in 2008 election.[14][11]

He returned as the member of the National Assembly as an independent candidate from NA-173 (D.G.Khan-III) in 2013 Pakistani general election.[11][15][16][17][18] Later he joined Pakistan Muslim League (N) in May 2013.[19]

Following the election of Shahid Khaqan Abbasi as Prime Minister of Pakistan in August 2017, he was inducted into the federal cabinet of Abbasi.[20][21] He was sworn in as Federal Minister without any portfolio on 4 August 2017.[22]

He was offered the portfolio of ministry of science and technology but he refused to accept it.[23] Reportedly, he demanded the portfolio of privatization.[24] In October 2017, he was made Federal Minister for Power.[25][26] Upon the dissolution of the National Assembly on the expiration of its term on 31 May 2018, Leghari ceased to hold the office as Federal Minister for Power.[27]

In the General Elections of 2018, he lost both the National Assembly and the Provincial Assembly seats, but was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency PP-292 (Dera Ghazi Khan-VIII) in by-election held on 14 October 2018.[28]

References
  1. "Fourth generation of Legharis in Punjab Assembly". The News. 7 June 2013.
  2. "DAWN - Features; November 26, 2002". DAWN.COM. 26 November 2002. Archived from the original on 9 April 2017. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
  3. "Legislators from RAJANPUR (PP-204 to PP-206)". pap.gov.pk. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
  4. "If elections are held on time…". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
  5. "Detail Information". www.pildat.org. Archived from the original on 11 July 2017. Retrieved 10 July 2017.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
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  7. "PPP re-emerges in southern Punjab". DAWN.COM. 12 October 2002. Archived from the original on 6 March 2017. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
  8. "Arithmetic of political families in national, provincial assemblies". DAWN.COM. 20 December 2002. Archived from the original on 8 April 2017. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
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  10. "Legharis bury the hatchet". DAWN.COM. 9 February 2008. Archived from the original on 8 April 2017. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
  11. Khan, Iftikhar A. (5 August 2017). "A blend of old, new hands". DAWN.COM. Archived from the original on 5 August 2017. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
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  13. "Awais Leghari wins NA-172 by-election". The Nation. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
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  19. "33 independent MPAs, 12 MNAs join PML-N". www.thenews.com.pk. Archived from the original on 12 September 2017. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  20. "A 43-member new cabinet sworn in". Associated Press Of Pakistan. 4 August 2017. Archived from the original on 4 August 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
  21. "PM Khaqan Abbasi's 43-member cabinet takes oath today". Pakistan Today. 4 August 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
  22. "Notification" (PDF). Cabinet division. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 August 2018. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
  23. Raza, Syed Irfan (10 August 2017). "Daniyal Aziz among four new ministers". DAWN.COM. Archived from the original on 10 August 2017. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
  24. Reporter, The Newspaper's Staff (18 August 2017). "Portfolios allocated to PM's advisers, special assistants". DAWN.COM. Archived from the original on 18 August 2017. Retrieved 18 August 2017.
  25. "Awais Leghari made Minister of Power Division". Business Recorder. 5 October 2017. Archived from the original on 9 November 2017. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
  26. . Cabinbet Division http://www.cabinet.gov.pk/frmDetails.aspx?id=103&opt=newsevents. Archived from the original on 9 November 2017. Retrieved 9 November 2017. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  27. "Notification" (PDF). Cabinet division. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 June 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  28. "By-election 2018: Unofficial, partial results". Geo News. 14 October 2018. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
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