Amjad Hussain Azar | |
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Member of the Gilgit Baltistan Assembly | |
Assumed office 25 November 2020 | |
Constituency | GBA-1 (Gilgit-I) |
Leader of the Opposition of the Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly | |
In office 30 November 2020 –13 July 2023 | |
Preceded by | Muhammad Shafi |
Succeeded by | Muhammad Kazim Maisam |
President of Pakistan People's Party,Gilgit-Baltistan | |
Assumed office 9 December 2015 | |
President | Asif Ali Zardari |
Chairperson | Bilawal Bhutto Zardari |
Preceded by | Syed Mehdi Shah |
Personal details | |
Nationality | Pakistani |
Political party | Pakistan Peoples Party |
Amjad Hussain Azar is a Pakistani politician who has been the Leader of the Opposition of the Gilgit Baltistan Assembly since November 2020.
Azar contested the 2020 Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly election on 15 November 2020 from GBA-1 (Gilgit-I) and GBA-4 (Nagar-I) on the ticket of the Pakistan Peoples Party. He won GBA-1 (Gilgit-I) by the margin of 3,393 votes over the Independent runner up Sultan Raees. He garnered 10,875 votes while Raees received 7,482 votes. He won GBA-4 (Nagar-I) by the margin of 498 votes over the runner up Muhammad Ayub Waziri of Islami Tehreek Pakistan. He garnered 6,104 votes while Waziri received 5,606 votes. [1] After the election,he chose to vacate GBA-4 (Nagar-I) and took oath as the member from GBA-1 (Gilgit-I).
On 30 November 2020,he unsuccessfully ran for the post of Chief Minister of Gilgit-Baltistan. He received nine votes and his opponent,Khalid Khurshid received twenty-two votes to be elected the Chief Minister. On the same day,he was elected as the Leader of the Opposition in the Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly. [2]
On 11 July 2023,he tendered his resignation as a member of the Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly to the Speaker of the Assembly,Nazir Ahmed. He resigned due to internal differences with the PPP's senior leadership which arose due to the Chief Minister election caused by Khurshid's disqualification. [3] His resignation was later rejected by Ahmed,due to it being tendered in haste.
Syed Mehdi Shah is a Pakistani politician who is currently serving as the 8th Governor of Gilgit-Baltistan since 15 August 2022. Previously,he served as the first Chief Minister of Gilgit-Baltistan from 2009 to 2014. He has also served as the President of the Pakistan People's Party at Gilgit-baltistan.
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