Abid Sher Ali
| Abid Sher Ali | |
|---|---|
| Minister of State for Power | |
|
Assumed office 4 August 2017 | |
| President | Mamnoon Hussain |
| Prime Minister | Shahid Khaqan Abbasi |
| Minister of State for Water and Power | |
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In office July 2013 – 28 July 2017 | |
| President | Mamnoon Hussain |
| Prime Minister | Nawaz Sharif |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 November 1965 |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Political party | Pakistan Muslim League (N) |
Chaudhry Abid Sher Ali (Urdu: چوہدری عابد شیر علی; born 21 November 1971) is a Pakistani politician who is the current Minister of State for Power, in office since August 2017.
Previously he served as the Minister of State for Water and Power from 2013 to 2017. He was elected as the member of the National Assembly of Pakistan on the ticket of the Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N) in Pakistani general election, 2013.
Early life
He was born on 21 November 1971.[1]
Political career
Ali was re-elected as the member of the National Assembly of Pakistan on the ticket of the PML-N from constituency NA-84 Faisalabad in Pakistani general election, 2002.[2][3][4]
Ali was re-elected as the member of the National Assembly of Pakistan on the ticket of the PML-N from constituency NA-84 Faisalabad in Pakistani general election, 2008.[5][4]
Ali was re-elected as the member of the National Assembly of Pakistan on the ticket of the PML-N from constituency NA-84 Faisalabad in Pakistani general election, 2013.[6][7][8][9]
In July 2013, Ali was appointed as the Minister of State for Water and Power.[7][8] He had ceased to hold ministerial office in July 2017 when the federal cabinet was disbanded following the resignation of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif after Panama Papers case decision.[10]
Following the election of Shahid Khaqan Abbasi as Prime Minister of Pakistan in August 2017, he was inducted into the federal cabinet of Abbasi.[11][12] He was appointed as the Minister of State for Power, a division under then-newly created Ministry of Energy.[13][14]
Personal life
He was born on 21 November 1971.[1]
Ali is son of former mayor of Faisalabad and senior PML-N leader Chaudhry Sher Ali[15] who is a relative of Kalsoom Nawaz Sharif.[16]
Ali is nephew of Nawaz Sharif.[7][9]
References
- 1 2 "Detail Information". www.pildat.org. PILDAT. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
- ↑ "Newcomers in Faisalabad". DAWN.COM. 13 October 2002. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
- ↑ "PML-N faces split in Faisalabad". DAWN.COM. 12 September 2002. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
- 1 2 "Abid Sher in a scramble to sell his plots". www.thenews.com.pk. 26 June 2010. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
- ↑ "LHC accepts plea against Abid Sher Ali". DAWN.COM. 30 December 2008. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
- ↑ "Parliamentary board session: PML-N begins screening out poll aspirants - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 10 April 2013. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
- 1 2 3 "PML-N's Abid Sher Ali takes oath as Minister of State - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 26 July 2013. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
- 1 2 "PML-N's Abid Sher Ali appointed as new state minister for power - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 22 July 2013. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
- 1 2 "Trend continues: Family names once again dominate polls - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 16 May 2013. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
- ↑ "PM Nawaz Sharif steps down; federal cabinet stands dissolved". Daily Pakistan Global. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
- ↑ "A 43-member new cabinet sworn in". Associated Press Of Pakistan. 4 August 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
- ↑ "PM Khaqan Abbasi’s 43-member cabinet takes oath today". Pakistan Today. 4 August 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
- ↑ "Portfolios of Federal Ministers, Ministers of State announced". Radio Pakistan. 5 August 2017. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
- ↑ "Portfolios of federal, state ministers". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
- ↑ "Why PML-N lost PP-72". DAWN.COM. 16 October 2013. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
- ↑ "Sher Ali, son meet Shahbaz". DAWN.COM. 27 October 2015. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
