Sardar Saleem Haider Khan | |
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Governor of Punjab | |
Assumed office 10 May 2024 | |
President | Asif Ali Zardari |
Prime Minister | Shehbaz Sharif |
Chief Minister | Maryam Nawaz |
Preceded by | Baligh Ur Rehman |
Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development | |
In office 6 October 2022 –10 August 2023 | |
President | Arif Alvi |
Prime Minister | Shehbaz Sharif |
Minister of State for Defence | |
In office June 2012 –March 2013 | |
President | Asif Ali Zardari |
Prime Minister | Raja Pervaiz Ashraf |
Minister of State for Defence Production | |
In office November 2008 –February 2011 | |
President | Asif Ali Zardari |
Prime Minister | Yusuf Raza Gilani |
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan | |
In office 2008–2013 | |
Succeeded by | Muhammad Zain Elahi |
Constituency | NA-59 (Attock-III) |
Personal details | |
Political party | Pakistan People's Party |
Sardar Saleem Haider Khan is a Pakistani politician who is currently serving as Governor of Punjab,in office since 10 May 2024.
Previously,he held the position of Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development in federal cabinet under Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif,Minister of State for Defence Production from 2008 to 2011,and Minister of State for Defence from 2012 to 2013. Additionally,he had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from 2008 to 2013 and is a member of the Pakistan People’s Party.
He ran for the seat of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of Pakistan People's Party (PPP) from Constituency PP-18 (Attock-IV) in 2002 Pakistani general election but was unsuccessful. He received 37,140 votes and lost the seat to Malik Muhammad Anwar,a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (Q) (PML-Q). [1]
He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan from Constituency NA-59 (Attock-III) as a candidate of PPP in 2008 Pakistani general election. [2] [3] He received 71,400 votes and defeated Waseem Gulzar,a candidate of PML-Q. [4] In November 2008,he was inducted into the federal cabinet of Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gillani and was appointed as Minister of State for Defence Production [5] where he served until February 2011. [6] In June 2012,he was inducted into the federal cabinet of Prime Minister Raja Pervaiz Ashraf [7] and was appointed Minister of State for Defence [8] where he served until March 2013. [9]
He ran for the seat of National Assembly from Constituency NA-59 (Attock-III) as a candidate of PPP in 2013 Pakistani general election [3] [10] but was unsuccessful. He received 31,831 votes and lost the seat to Muhammad Zain Elahi. [11]
On 14 September 2022,Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif appointed him as a Special Assistant in his federal cabinet. [12] On 6 October,he assumed responsibility for leading the Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development Division. [13] He was granted the status of Minister of State on 9 December and served as Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development until 10 August 2023. [14]
After the 2024 Pakistani general election,PPP and Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N) struck a power-sharing deal to establish a coalition government as none of the parties secured a simple majority. According to the PPP-PML-N agreement,PPP was assured various constitutional and executive positions,such as the presidency,Senate chairmanship,governorships of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Punjab,chief ministership of Balochistan,and deputy speakership of the National Assembly. [15]
On 4 May 2024,President Asif Ali Zardari approved the appointment of Khan as the Governor of Punjab. [16] [17] On 10 May,he took the oath of office as Governor of Punjab. [18] [19]
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