Humair Hayat Khan Rokhri

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Muhammad Humair Hayat Khan Niazi
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Born20 October 1966
Lahore, Pakistan
Died9 September 2024(2024-09-09) (aged 57)
Political party Pakistan Muslim League (N)
Parent(s) Gul Hameed Khan Rokhri, Tahira Niazi
Relatives Amir Abdullah Khan Rokhri
Aamir Hayat Khan Rokhri
Chaudhry Shafaat Hussain

Muhammad Humair Hayat Khan Niazi (20 October 1966 - 09 September 2024) was a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan. [1] He defeated a federal minister, Sher Afghan Khan Niazi, in the 2008 elections for the NA-72 (Mianwali II) constituency. He previously served as District Nazim of Mianwali from 2001 to 2005. From 1991 to 1993, he was the chairman of the Zila Council of Mianwali. He was also elected as the youngest sitting chairman at 25.

Humair Hayat Khan comes from a well-known Niazi Pashtun tribe with a strong political background. He is the son of veteran politician Gul Hameed Khan Rokhri, the nephew of Provincial Assembly member Aamir Hayat Khan Rokhri, and the brother-in-law of Chaudhry Shafaat Hussain, a former District Nazim of Gujrat. He has four daughters and one son.

He attended St. Anthony's High School in Lahore and graduated from Government College University there in 1986. He earned his law degree with honours from the University of Reading in England in 1990. In 1991, he passed the Central Superior Services exam but chose to pursue a career in law and politics.

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References

  1. "Personal Profile: Mr. Humair Hayat Khan Rokhri". National Assembly of Pakistan . Retrieved 15 July 2011.