Naveed Aamir Jeeva is a Pakistani Christian politician of Pakistan Peoples Party- PPP, who had been a member of the

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from August 2018 till August 2023 and Ex Member of the Provincial Assembly of Punjab in 2002.

Qualification

*Master's degree in International Relations from

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, Multan *B.ed from the

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*B.A from Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan *Fsc from Emerson University, Multan *Matriculation from Government Muslim Boys High School, Multan

Political career

He was elected to the National Assembly- MNA of Pakistan as a candidate of

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on a reserved seat for minorities 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 ...

. He was elected as a Member of the Provincial Assembly in 2002 in Pervaiz Musharraf's Government on Minorities reserved seat from Pakistan Peoples Party. In 2019, Naveed a Christian member of the National Assembly moved a bill to amend the article 41 and 91 of the Constitution which would allow non-Muslims to become Prime Minister and President of Pakistan. However, Pakistan's parliament blocked the bill.

References

Living people Pakistani Christians Pakistani MNAs 2018–2023 Pakistan People's Party MNAs 1974 births Pakistani MNAs 2024–2029 {{PakistanPeoplesParty-MNA-stub