Malik Muhammad Amir Dogar (; born 1 January 1972) is a

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politician who has been a member of the

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since February 2024 and previously served in this position from August 2018 till January 2023 and from October 2014 to May 2018. He was also a member of the

Provincial Assembly of the Punjab The Provincial Assembly of the Punjab, also known as the Punjab Assembly, is the supreme legislative body of Punjab, a province of Pakistan. It convenes at the Assembly Building in Lahore, the capital of Punjab. It is a unicameral legislature o ...

from 2008 to 2013.

Early life and education

He was born on 1 January 1972 in

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. He has the degree of

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in Political Science and a

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Political career

He was elected to the

as a candidate of

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(PPP) from Constituency PP-198 (Multan-V) 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 24,908 votes and defeated

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. He ran for the seat of the

as a candidate of PPP from Constituency NA-149 (Multan-II) in the

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but was unsuccessful. He received 20,719 votes and lost the seat to

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. He was elected to the National Assembly as an independent candidate backed by the

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(PTI) from Constituency NA-149 (Multan-II) in by-elections held in 2014. He received 57,972 votes and defeated Javed Hashmi. PTI Members Press Conference 18 Feb 2024

PTI Members Press Conference 18 Feb 2024

He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PTI from Constituency NA-155 (Multan-II) in the

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. He was re-elected to the National Assembly from NA-149 Multan-II as an independent candidate supported by PTI in the

2024 Pakistani general election General elections, originally scheduled to be held in 2023, were held in Pakistan on 8 February 2024 to elect the members of the List of members of the 16th National Assembly of Pakistan, 16th National Assembly of Pakistan, National Assembly. The ...

. He received 143,692 votes and defeated

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, the leader of

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(IPP). After his election, alongside other PTI-supported MNAs, he joined the

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(SIC). He ran for the position of Speaker of the National Assembly as a candidate of SIC, but was unsuccessful. He received 91 votes and was defeated by

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of the

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, who received 199 votes.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Dogar, Malik Aamir Living people Pakistani MNAs 2013–2018 Politicians from Multan Punjab MPAs 2008–2013 1972 births Pakistan People's Party MPAs (Punjab) Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf MNAs Pakistani MNAs 2018–2023 Pakistani MNAs 2024–2029