Sajid Hussain Turi

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Sajid Hussain Turi
ساجدحسین طوری
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
In office
13 August 2018 – 10 August 2023
ConstituencyNA-46 (Tribal Area-VII)
In office
17 March 2008 – 31 May 2018
ConstituencyNA-37 (Kurram Agency)
Personal details
Born (1977-02-12) 12 February 1977 (age 47)
Larkana, Sindh, Pakistan
Political party Pakistan Peoples Party (2008-present)

Sajid Hussain Turi (Urdu: ساجد حسین طوری; born 12 February 1977) is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from August 2018 till August 2023. Previously, he was a member of the National Assembly from 2008 to May 2018. who is the current Federal Minister for Overseas Pakistanis and Human resources and development

Early life[edit]

He was born on 12 February 1977.[1]

He is the brother of Sajjad Hussain Turi.[2]

Political career[edit]

He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as an independent candidate from Constituency NA-37 (Tribal Area-II) in 2008 Pakistani general election.[3][4] He received 26,287 votes and defeated an independent candidate Syed Riaz Hussain.[5]

He was re-elected to the National Assembly as an independent candidate Constituency NA-37 (Tribal Area-II) in 2013 Pakistani general election.[6][7][8] He received 29,623 votes and defeated an independent candidate, Sayed Qaisar Hussain.[9]

He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) from Constituency NA-46 (Tribal Area-VII) in 2018 Pakistani general election.[10] He received 21,461 votes and defeated Syed Iqbal Mian, a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf.[11]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Detail Information". www.pildat.org. PILDAT. Archived from the original on 26 April 2017. Retrieved 25 April 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. ^ "Last four seats: Boycott mars election of four FATA senators - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 21 March 2015. Archived from the original on 24 August 2017. Retrieved 25 August 2017.
  3. ^ "Two Fata MNAs-elect admit meeting ISI official". www.thenews.com.pk. Archived from the original on 26 March 2017. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
  4. ^ "Sajid Tori wins Kurram NA-37 elections". www.thenews.com.pk. Archived from the original on 26 March 2017. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
  5. ^ "2008 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 January 2018. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
  6. ^ "Tribunal rejects petition against Turi's election". DAWN.COM. 3 September 2013. Archived from the original on 5 March 2017. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
  7. ^ "Women end protest in Kurram". DAWN.COM. 27 May 2013. Archived from the original on 5 March 2017. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
  8. ^ "Protests staged over arrest of cleric in Parachinar". DAWN.COM. 31 July 2014. Archived from the original on 5 March 2017. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
  9. ^ "2013 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 February 2018. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
  10. ^ "PPPP's Sajid Turi wins NA-46 election". Associated Press Of Pakistan. 26 July 2018. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  11. ^ "NA-46 Result - Election Results 2018 - Kurram Agency 1 Tribal Area 7 - NA-46 Candidates - NA-46 Constituency Details - thenews.com.pk". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 1 August 2018.