Pakistani politician
Sardar Saleem Haider Khan
is a Pakistani politician who is currently serving as the 47th
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.
Political career
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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]
References
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"2002 election result"
(PDF)
. ECP. Archived from
the original
(PDF)
on 26 January 2018
. Retrieved
23 March
2018
.
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Correspondent, The Newspaper's (17 May 2013).
"Youngest MNA elected from NA-59"
.
DAWN.COM
.
Archived
from the original on 27 February 2017
. Retrieved
21 July
2017
.
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a
b
Correspondent, The Newspaper's (26 February 2013).
"New contender for NA-57"
.
DAWN.COM
.
Archived
from the original on 6 August 2017
. Retrieved
21 July
2017
.
- ^
"2008 election result"
(PDF)
. ECP. Archived from
the original
(PDF)
on 5 January 2018
. Retrieved
25 May
2018
.
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"Five new portfolios created, seven cabinet slots vacant"
.
DAWN.COM
. 5 November 2008
. Retrieved
23 March
2018
.
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"Federal cabinet of Yousaf Raza Gillani"
(PDF)
. Cabinet division. Archived from the original on 5 May 2017
. Retrieved
23 March
2018
.
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Newspaper, the (22 June 2012).
"Ministers of Raja's cabinet"
.
DAWN.COM
. Retrieved
23 March
2018
.
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Reporter, A (23 June 2012).
"Dr Asim not on list of ministers"
.
DAWN.COM
. Retrieved
23 March
2018
.
- ^
"Federal cabinet of Raja Pervaiz Ashraf"
(PDF)
. Cabinet division. Archived from the original on 23 January 2018
. Retrieved
23 March
2018
.
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Correspondent, The Newspaper's (3 May 2013).
"NA-59 battle between PPP and independent group"
.
Dawn.Com
.
Archived
from the original on 5 March 2017
. Retrieved
21 July
2017
.
- ^
"2013 election result"
(PDF)
. ECP. Archived from
the original
(PDF)
on 1 February 2018
. Retrieved
23 March
2018
.
- ^
Wasim, Amir (14 September 2022).
"PM orders all ministers to flood-hit areas"
.
Dawn.Com
. Retrieved
11 May
2024
.
- ^
"Cabinet Notification dated 6 Oct 2022"
(PDF)
. Cabinet Division
. Retrieved
11 May
2024
.
- ^
"Shehbaz Sharif federal cabinet"
(PDF)
. Cabinet Division
. Retrieved
11 May
2024
.
- ^
"Who is KP's new governor Faisal Kundi?"
.
www.geo.tv
. 4 May 2024
. Retrieved
4 May
2024
.
- ^
"President approves appointments of Governors for Punjab, KP & Balochistan"
.
www.radio.gov.pk
. May 4, 2024.
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Guramani, Nadir (4 May 2024).
"KP, Punjab, Balochistan governors' appointment approved by President Zardari"
.
DAWN.COM
. Retrieved
4 May
2024
.
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"Newly-appointed Punjab Governor Sardar Saleem Haider takes oath"
.
www.thenews.com.pk
. 10 May 2024
. Retrieved
10 May
2024
.
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Desk, Web (2024-05-10).
"PPP's Saleem Haider takes oath as Punjab governor"
.
ARY NEWS
. Retrieved
2024-05-10
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