Nadeem Afzal Chan (

Punjabi Punjabi, or Panjabi, most often refers to: * Something of, from, or related to Punjab, a region in India and Pakistan * Punjabi language * Punjabis, Punjabi people * Punjabi dialects and languages Punjabi may also refer to: * Punjabi (horse), a ...

, ; born 1 April 1975) also known as Nadeem Afzal Gondal is a Pakistani politician who served as spokesperson of the Prime Minister of Pakistan, in office from 15 January 2019 to 15 January 2021 He 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 2008 to 2013. Nadeem Afzal Chan is the son of former MPA Haji Muhammad Afzal Chan the founder of

Mandi Bahauddin Mandi Bahauddin () is a city in Punjab, Pakistan. It is also the capital of Mandi Bahauddin District. It is the 41st most populous city in Pakistan, according to the 2017 census. The city is about 220 metres above sea level and is located ...

Early life

He was born on 1 April 1975. He belongs to the Gondal family of Mandi Bahauddin.

Political career

He began his political career as a tehsil nazim from

Malakwal Malakwal () is a city in Mandi Bahauddin District, Punjab, Pakistan. History In 997 CE, Sultan Mahmud Ghaznavi took over the Ghaznavid dynasty empire established by his father, Sultan Sebuktegin. In 1005, he conquered the Shahis in Kabul, an ...

in 2001. He was elected to the

from Constituency NA-64 (Sargodha-I) as a candidate of

Pakistan Peoples Party The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) is a political party in Pakistan and one of the three major List of political parties in Pakistan, Pakistani political parties alongside the Pakistan Muslim League (N) and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf. With a Cent ...

(PPP) 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 65,628 and defeated Muhammad Farooq Baha-ul-Haq Shah, a candidate of

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(PML-N). In the same election, he ran for the seat of the

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from Constituency PP-119 (Mandi Bahuddin-IV) as an independent candidate, but was unsuccessful. He received 316 votes and lost the seat to Waseem Afzal Gondal, a candidate of PPP. He served as the chairman of the National Assembly's Public Accounts Committee from April 2012 to March 2013. He ran for the seat of the National Assembly from Constituency NA-64 (Sargodha-I) as a candidate of PPP 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 ...

but was unsuccessful. He received 67,212 votes and lost the seat to Muhammad Amin Ul Hasnat Shah. In October 2017, he resigned from the post of Secretary General of PPP Punjab. In April 2018, he quit PPP and joined

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) is a political party in Pakistan established in 1996 by cricketer and politician Imran Khan, who served as the country's prime minister from 2018 to 2022. The party is led by Gohar Ali Khan since late 2023. ...

(PTI). He ran for the seat of the National Assembly from Constituency NA-88 (Sargodha-I) as a candidate of PTI in the

2018 Pakistani general election General elections were held in Pakistan on 25 July 2018 to elect the members of the 15th National Assembly and the four Provincial Assemblies. The three major parties were Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), led by Imran Khan, the Pakistan Muslim ...

but was unsuccessful. On 15 January 2019, Prime Minister

Imran Khan Imran Ahmed Khan Niazi (born 5 October 1952) is a Pakistani politician, philanthropist, and former cricketer who served as the 19th prime minister of Pakistan from August 2018 until April 2022. He was the founder of the political party Pak ...

appointed Chan as his spokesperson, in honorary capacity. The same day, he was also appointed as Special Assistant to the Prime Minister Imran Khan on Parliamentary Coordination, in an honorary capacity. On 23 August 2019, media sources claimed that he resigned from his position, but the Pakistani government denied the rumours. In January 2021 he resigned as spokesperson to Prime Minister Imran Khan and Special Assistant to Prime Minister. His resignation was accepted by Imran Khan on 15 January 2021. In March 2022, Chan rejoined

after meeting with the party's chairman

Bilawal Bhutto Zardari Bilawal Bhutto Zardari (born 21 September 1988) is a Pakistani politician who served as the 37th Minister of Foreign Affairs, in office from 27 April 2022 to 10 August 2023. He became the chairman of Pakistan People's Party in 2007 following ...

and said joining PTI was a wrong decision.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Chan, Nadeem Afzal Living people People from Mandi Bahauddin District 1975 births Pakistani MNAs 2008–2013 Pakistan People's Party MNAs Gondal family Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf politicians Pakistani emigrants to Canada