Saeed Ahmed Khan
سعید احمد خان
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
In office
1 June 2013 – 31 May 2018
ConstituencyNA-170 (Vehari-IV)
Personal details
Born (1948-08-14) August 14, 1948 (age 75)
NationalityPakistani
Political partyPakistan Muslim League (N)

Saeed Ahmed Khan Manais (Urdu: سعید احمد خان منیس; born 14 August 1948) is a Pakistani politician who was a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan, from June 2013 to May 2018 and was a member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab between 1985 and 1999.

Early life and education

He was born on 14 August 1951.[1]

In 2007, Manais was alleged to hold a fake BBA degree.[2]

Political career

He was elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from Constituency PP-178 (Vehari) in 1985 Pakistani general election. During his tenure as Member of the Punjab Assembly, he served as Provincial Minister of Punjab for Communication and Works, Food and Transport in the provincial Punjab cabinet of Chief Minister Nawaz Sharif.[3]

He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of Islami Jamhoori Ittehad (IJI) from Constituency PP-193 (Vehari-II) in 1988 Pakistani general election. He received 26,919 votes and defeated Hayatullah Khan, a candidate of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP).[4] During his tenure as member of the Punjab Assembly, he served as Provincial Minister of Punjab for Agriculture in the provincial Punjab cabinet of Chief Minister Nawaz Sharif.[5]

He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of IJI from Constituency PP-193 (Vehari-II) in 1990 Pakistani general election. He received 41,361 votes and defeated Muhammad Aslam Khan, a candidate of Pakistan Democratic Alliance (PDA).[4] He served as the Speaker of the Provincial Assembly of Punjab[6] for a period of six month[7] from May 1993 to October 1993.[8]

He ran for the seat of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (Jinnah) (PML-J) from Constituency PP-193 (Vehari-II) in 1993 Pakistani general election but was unsuccessful. He received 24,552 votes and lost the seat to Muhammad Aslam Khan, an independent candidate.[4]

He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of PML-J from Constituency PP-193 (Vehari-II) in 1997 Pakistani general election. He received 27,735 votes and defeated Irshad Ahmad Ghallvi, a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N).[4] He served as Leader of the Opposition in the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab[9] from June 1997 to October 1999.[10]

Manais ran for the seat of the National Assembly of Pakistan as an independent candidate from Constituency NA-169 (Vehari-III) and from Constituency NA-170 (Vehari-IV) in 2008 Pakistani general election but was unsuccessful. He received 45,828 from Constituency NA-169 (Vehari-III) and lost the seat to Tehmina Daultana, and received 5,875 votes from Constituency NA-170 (Vehari-IV) and lost the seat to Mehmood Hayat Khan.[11]

He was elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency NA-170 (Vehari-IV) in 2013 Pakistani general election.[12][13][14][15] He received 83,895 votes and defeated Aurangzaib Khan Khichi, a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).[16]

References

  1. ^ "Profile". Archived from the original on 19 April 2014. Retrieved 10 July 2017.((cite web)): CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. ^ "Supreme Court rowdyism convicts shown the door". DAWN.COM. 12 December 2007. Archived from the original on 19 March 2017. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
  3. ^ "Previous Assemblies". www.pap.gov.pk. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
  4. ^ a b c d "Punjab Assembly election results 1988-97" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 August 2017. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
  5. ^ "Previous Assemblies". www.pap.gov.pk. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
  6. ^ "PML-J's advice". DAWN.COM. 3 September 2003. Archived from the original on 18 March 2017. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
  7. ^ "Only one PA speaker from Punjab in last 43 years". www.thenews.com.pk. Archived from the original on 19 March 2017. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
  8. ^ "Previous Assemblies". www.pap.gov.pk. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
  9. ^ "Punjab to have first ever PTI opposition leader". www.thenews.com.pk. Archived from the original on 19 March 2017. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
  10. ^ "Previous Assemblies". www.pap.gov.pk. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
  11. ^ "2008 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 January 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  12. ^ "Crushing defeats deal a severe blow to PPP". The Nation. Archived from the original on 6 March 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  13. ^ "PML-N, PTI, JUI-F and AML chiefs win elections". The Nation. Archived from the original on 28 March 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  14. ^ "PML-N lines up NA candidates in Punjab". The Nation. Archived from the original on 6 March 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  15. ^ "Rs4.8b SMB Link Canal extension project underway". The Nation. Archived from the original on 7 March 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  16. ^ "2013 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 February 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
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