Najaf Abbas Sial (; 22 May 1959 – 11 November 2018) was a Pakistani politician who was a member of the

National Assembly of Pakistan The National Assembly of Pakistan, also referred to as ''Aiwān-ē-Zairīñ'', is the lower house of the bicameralism, bicameral Parliament of Pakistan, with the upper house being the Senate of Pakistan, Senate. As of 2023, the National Assem ...

from June 2013 to May 2018 and a Member of the

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from 2002 to 2013.

Early life and education

Sial was born on 22 May 1959. He did Bachelors of Arts from

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, in

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in 1978.

Political career

He was elected to the

as candidate of

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(PML-Q) from Constituency PP-83 (Jhang-XI) in the

2002 Pakistani general election General elections were held in Pakistan on 10 October 2002 to elect the 12th National Assembly and four Provincial Assemblies. The elections were held under the military government of Pervez Musharraf. The two mainstream parties, Pakistan ...

. He received 28,742 votes and defeated an independent candidate, Talib Raza Khan Sial. He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as candidate of PML-Q from Constituency PP-83 (Jhang-XI) in the

2008 Pakistani general election General elections were held in Pakistan on 18 February 2008 to elect members of the 13th National Assembly and the four Provincial Assemblies. On 3 November 2007 President Pervez Musharraf enacted a state of emergency; elections were initia ...

. He received 42,366 votes and defeated Muhammad Aoan Abbas, a candidate of

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(PML-N). He was elected to the

as an independent candidate from Constituency NA-91 (Jhang-III) in the

2013 Pakistani general election General elections were held in Pakistan on Saturday 11 May 2013 to elect the members of the List of members of the 14th National Assembly of Pakistan, 14th National Assembly of Pakistan, National Assembly and the four Subdivisions of Pakistan, Pr ...

. He received 91,301 votes and defeated Muhammad Mehboob Sultan, a candidate of PML-N. He joined PML-N in May 2013.

Death

He died on 11 November 2018 due to cardiac arrest in District Jhang.

References

Pakistan Muslim League (N) MNAs Pakistani MNAs 2013–2018 1959 births Punjab MPAs 2002–2007 Punjab MPAs 2008–2013 2018 deaths Government Emerson College alumni {{PunjabPK-MuslimN-MPA-stub