Saeed Ahmed Khan Manais (; born 14 August 1951) is a

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politician who was a member of the

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, from June 2013 to May 2018 and was a member of the

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between 1985 and 1999.

Early life and education

He was born on 14 August 1951. Saeed Ahmad Khan Manais went to

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Bahawalpur He graduated from Forman Christian College Lahore

Political career

He was elected to the

from Constituency PP-178 (Vehari) in the 1985 Pakistani general election. During his tenure as Member of the Punjab Assembly, he served as Provincial Minister of Punjab for Communication and Works, Food and Transport in the provincial Punjab cabinet of Chief Minister

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. He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of

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(IJI) from Constituency PP-193 (Vehari-II) in the

1988 Pakistani general election General elections were held in Pakistan on 16 November 1988 to elect the members of the National Assembly and Senate. The elections saw the resurgence of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) under the leadership of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto's daughter, Ben ...

. He received 26,919 votes and defeated Hayatullah Khan, a candidate of

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(PPP). During his tenure as member of the Punjab Assembly, he served as Provincial Minister of Punjab for Agriculture in the provincial Punjab cabinet of Chief Minister Nawaz Sharif. He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of IJI from Constituency PP-193 (Vehari-II) in the

1990 Pakistani general election General elections were held in Pakistan on 24 October 1990 to elect the members of the National Assembly. The elections were primarily a contest between the People's Democratic Alliance (PDA, a four party alliance led by the ruling Pakistan Pe ...

. He received 41,361 votes and defeated Muhammad Aslam Khan, a candidate of

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(PDA). He served as the Speaker of the Provincial Assembly of Punjab during this period. He ran for the seat of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (Jinnah) (PML-J) from Constituency PP-193 (Vehari-II) in the

1993 Pakistani general election General elections were held in Pakistan on 6 October 1993 to elect the members of National Assembly. The elections took place after both the Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and President Ghulam Ishaq Khan resigned to resolve a power struggle. Prio ...

but was unsuccessful. He received 24,552 votes and lost the seat to Muhammad Aslam Khan, an independent candidate. He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of PML-J from Constituency PP-193 (Vehari-II) in the

1997 Pakistani general election General elections were held in Pakistan on 3 February 1997 to elect the members of National Assembly. The elections were a fierce contest between Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) led by pre-election Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto and the Pakistan Mus ...

. He received 27,735 votes and defeated Irshad Ahmad Ghallvi, a candidate of

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(PML-N). He served as Leader of the Opposition in the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from June 1997 to October 1999. Manais ran for the seat of the

as an independent candidate from Constituency NA-169 (Vehari-III) and from Constituency NA-170 (Vehari-IV) in the

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but was unsuccessful. He received 45,828 from Constituency NA-169 (Vehari-III) and lost the seat to Tehmina Daultana, and received 5,875 votes from Constituency NA-170 (Vehari-IV) and lost the seat to Mehmood Hayat Khan. He was elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency NA-170 (Vehari-IV) in the

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. He received 83,895 votes and defeated

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, a candidate of

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(PTI). He contested the

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from NA-165 Vehari-IV as a candidate of PML-N, but was unsuccessful. He received 65,575 votes and was defeated by Aurangzeb Khan Khichi, a candidate of PTI. In the

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Saeed Ahmad Khan had a very strong position but many efforts were made to beat him. His constituency was disrupted and his favourable areas were excluded from his constituency. Manais' political opponents who belonged to Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) rigged the election and defeated him, but still Manais was able to get 96,191 votes and majority public stood with him. Saeed Ahmad Khan's son Asif Saeed Manais has been elected to the

3 times; during all his tenures he was part of the Chief minister's cabinet. Khan's elder son Asim Saeed Manais served as tehsil nazim of Mailsi for a period of 8 years and was then elected chairman of district council

Vehari Vehari, also spelled Vihari, is a city and the headquarters of Vehari District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is Pakistan's 62nd largest city. Vehari is about from the historical city of Multan. Vehari is located at the Multan-Delhi ...

in the local government elections. Saeed Ahmad Khan Manais has a massive following in his constituency where people consider him to be the master of politics.Even today no one from

has reached heights that once Manais did at his peak career by being one of the strongest ministers of the time. He is an unbeatable candidate in his constituency and has a huge mandate. SK Manais is a mentor for most of his political rivals.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Khan, Saeed Ahmed Living people 1951 births Pakistani MNAs 2013–2018 Pakistan Muslim League (J) politicians Pakistan Muslim League (N) MNAs Speakers of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab Punjab MPAs 1985–1988 Punjab MPAs 1988–1990 Punjab MPAs 1990–1993 Punjab MPAs 1997–1999