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Qasim Khan Suri ( ur, born 16 January 1969) is a Pakistani politician. He served as the 19th Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan from 15 August 2018 to 16 April 2022.


Early life and education

He was born in January 1969 in
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, to a Pashtun family from the
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tribe, who are a sub-clan of the
Khilji The Khalji or Khilji (Pashto: ; Persian: ) dynasty was a Turco-Afghan dynasty which ruled the Delhi sultanate, covering large parts of the Indian subcontinent for nearly three decades between 1290 and 1320. His father had a medicine business which Suri took over in 1997 after death of his father. His mother is of Urdu-speaking background. Suri received his early education from the Quetta Islamia School and enrolled in Federal Government College in 1988. He received a bachelor's degree in political science in 1990 and a master's degree in international relations in 1992, both from the University of Balochistan.


Political career

Suri have been associated with
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI; ur, , ) is a political party in Pakistan. It was founded in 1996 by Pakistani cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan, who served as the country's prime minister from 2018 to 2022. The PTI is one of the thre ...
(PTI) since 1996 but became active member in 2007. He ran for the seat of the
National Assembly of Pakistan The National Assembly ( ur, , translit=Aiwān-e-Zairīñ, , or ur, قومی اسمبلی, Romanization, romanized: ''Qaumi Assembly'') is the lower house, lower legislative house of the bicameralism, bicameral Parliament of Pakistan, which al ...
as a candidate of PTI from Constituency NA-259 (Quetta) in
2013 Pakistani general election General elections were held in Pakistan on Saturday 11 May 2013 to elect the members of the 14th National Assembly and the four Provincial Assemblies. The three major parties were the Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N) led by Nawaz Sharif, t ...
but was unsuccessful. He received 16,006 votes and lost the seat to
Mahmood Khan Achakzai Mahmood Khan Achakzai ( ps, محمود خان اڅکزی; born 14 December 1948) is a Pakistani Pashtun politician who is the chairman of the Pashtunkhwa Milli Awami Party (PMAP) till 27th December of 2022. Mahmood Achakzai was thrown out by the ...
. He was elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PTI from
NA-265 (Quetta-II) NA-263 Quetta-II () is a constituency for the National Assembly of Pakistan. Assembly Segments Members of Parliament Since 2018: NA-265 Quetta-II Election 2002 General elections were held on 10 Oct 2002. Maulvi Noor Muhammad of Muttahida ...
in
2018 Pakistani general election General elections were held in Pakistan on Wednesday, 25 July 2018 to elect the members of 15th National Assembly and the four Provincial Assemblies. The three major parties Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) led by Imran Khan, the Pakistan Muslim ...
. He received 25,973 votes and defeated
Nawabzada Lashkari Raisani Nawabzada Mir Haji Lashkari Khan Raisani is a Pakistani politician and the former senator. He is member of Balochistan National Party (Mengal), the former member of Pakistan Muslim League and former President of the Pakistan Peoples Party for Balo ...
. Following Suri's successful election, PTI nominated him for the Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan on 13 August 2018. On 15 August 2018, he was elected as Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan. He received 183 votes out of a total of 327, defeating his opponent,
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who secured 144 votes. On 27 September 2019, an election tribunal of
Balochistan High Court The Balochistan High Court ( ur, ) is the highest judicial institution of Balochistan, Pakistan. The court is formally known as the High Court of Balochistan. It is situated in the provincial capital, Quetta. Mir Ali Dost Bugti was the first ...
nullified Suri's election and ordered fresh elections in the constituency, that resulted in his denotification. On 7 October 2019, however the Supreme Court of Pakistan suspended the election tribunal's decision and ordered the ECP not to issue the election schedule for NA-265. On 3rd April, as deputy speaker, Suri, dismissed a no-confidence motion against Imran Khan, claiming that the alleged US involvement was against Article 5 of the
Constitution of Pakistan The Constitution of Pakistan ( ur, ), also known as the 1973 Constitution, is the supreme law of Pakistan. Drafted by the government of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, with additional assistance from the country's Pakistani political parties, opposition ...
. He resigned on 16 April 2022 to avoid a motion of no confidence.


References

Living people Pakistani MNAs 2018–2023 Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf MNAs Pashtun people Politicians from Quetta Pakistani businesspeople 1969 births University of Balochistan alumni Deputy Speakers of the National Assembly of Pakistan {{Pakistan-MNA-stub