Abid Sher Ali
Ali in 2000
Minister of State for Power
In office
4 August 2017 – 31 May 2018
PresidentMamnoon Hussain
Prime MinisterShahid Khaqan Abbasi
Minister of State for Water and Power
In office
July 2013 – 28 July 2017
PresidentMamnoon Hussain
Prime MinisterMian Mohammad Nawaz Sharif
MinisterKhawaja Muhammad Asif (Federal Minister)
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
In office
18 November 2002 – 7 June 2007
ConstituencyNA-84 (Faisalabad-X)
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
In office
2 August 2007 – 2 December 2007
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
In office
10 December 2007 – 31 May 2013
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
In office
31 May 2013 – 29 May 2018
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
Assumed office
31 May 2018
Personal details
Born
Chaudhry Abid Sher Ali

(1971-11-21) 21 November 1971 (age 52)
NationalityPakistani
Political partyPMLN (2002-present)
RelationsKulsoom Nawaz (aunt)
ParentChuadhary Sher Ali

Chaudhry Abid Sher Ali (Urdu: عابدشیرعلی; born 21 November 1971) is a Pakistani politician who served as Minister of State for Power, in the Abbasi cabinet from August 2017 to May 2018. Previously, he served as the Minister of State for Water and Power from 2013 to 2017. He had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan, from 2002 to May 2018 for 3 Consecutive Terms (each term comprising 5 years).

Early life and education

He is the son of former mayor of Faisalabad and senior PML-N leader Chaudhry Sher Ali[1] who is a relative of Kalsoom Nawaz Sharif.[2] Ali is also a nephew of Nawaz Sharif.[3][4]

He went to Divisional Public School for his early studies and later earned his master's degree in business and finance[5] from the University of the Punjab in 1994.

Political career

Ali was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N) from Constituency NA-84 (Faisalabad-X) in 2002 Pakistani general election.[6][7][8]

He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency NA-84 (Faisalabad-X) in 2008 Pakistani general election.[9][8]

Ali was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency NA-84 (Faisalabad-X) in 2013 Pakistani general election. He defeated Farrukh Habib, a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) by a heavy margin of 73,567 Votes. [10][3][11][4]

In July 2013, Ali was appointed as the Minister of State for Water and Power.[3][11] 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.[12] Following the election of Shahid Khaqan Abbasi as Prime Minister of Pakistan in August 2017, he was inducted into the federal cabinet of Abbasi.[13][14] He was appointed as the Minister of State for Power, a division under then-newly created Ministry of Energy.[15][16] Upon the dissolution of the National Assembly on the expiration of its term on 31 May 2018, Ali ceased to hold the office as Minister of State for Power.[17]

He ran for the seat of the National Assembly from NA-108 (Faisalabad-VIII) as a candidate of PML(N) in the 2018 Pakistani general election but was unsuccessful. He received 111,529 votes and lost the seat to Farrukh Habib, a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) by a very narrow margin of just 211 Votes.

He ran for the seat of the National Assembly from NA-108 (Faisalabad-VIII) as a candidate of PML(N) in the 2022 Pakistan by-elections but was unsuccessful. He received 75,421 votes and lost the seat to Imran Khan, the chairman of PTI.

References

  1. ^ "Why PML-N lost PP-72". DAWN.COM. 16 October 2013. Archived from the original on 4 March 2017. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
  2. ^ "Sher Ali, son meet Shahbaz". DAWN.COM. 27 October 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2017. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
  3. ^ a b c "PML-N's Abid Harami takes oath as Minister of State – The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 26 July 2013. Archived from the original on 4 March 2017. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
  4. ^ a b "Trend continues: Family names once again dominate polls – The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 16 May 2013. Archived from the original on 4 March 2017. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
  5. ^ "Pakistan MPs in fake degree scandal". Al Jazeera. 30 June 2010.
  6. ^ "Newcomers in Faisalabad". DAWN.COM. 13 October 2002. Archived from the original on 25 March 2017. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
  7. ^ "PML-N faces split in Faisalabad". DAWN.COM. 12 September 2002. Archived from the original on 25 March 2017. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
  8. ^ a b "Abid Sher in a scramble to sell his plots". www.thenews.com.pk. 26 June 2010. Archived from the original on 25 March 2017. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
  9. ^ "LHC accepts plea against Abid Harami". DAWN.COM. 30 December 2008. Archived from the original on 25 March 2017. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
  10. ^ "Parliamentary board session: PML-N begins screening out poll aspirants – The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 10 April 2013. Archived from the original on 4 March 2017. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
  11. ^ a b "PML-N's Abid Harami appointed as new state minister for power – The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 22 July 2013. Archived from the original on 4 March 2017. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
  12. ^ "PM Nawaz Sharif steps down; federal cabinet stands dissolved". Daily Pakistan Global. Archived from the original on 28 July 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
  13. ^ "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.
  14. ^ "PM Khaqan Abbasi's 43-member cabinet takes oath today". Pakistan Today. 4 August 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
  15. ^ "Portfolios of Federal Ministers, Ministers of State announced". Radio Pakistan. 5 August 2017. Archived from the original on 5 August 2017. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
  16. ^ "Portfolios of federal, state ministers". www.thenews.com.pk. Archived from the original on 5 August 2017. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
  17. ^ "Notification" (PDF). Cabinet division. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 June 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
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