Najibuddin Awaisi

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{{short description|Pakistani politician|bot=PearBOT 5}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Najibuddin Awaisi

| honorific-suffix =

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| office = Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan

| term_start = 13 August 2018

| term_end = 10 August 2023

| constituency = NA-173 (Bahawalpur-IV)

| term_start1 = 1 June 2013

| term_end1 = 31 May 2018

| constituency1 = NA-184 (Bahawalpur-II)

| nationality = Pakistani

| other party = PMLN (2013-2025)

| native_name = {{nq|نجیب الدین اویسی}}

| children = Usman Owaisi (son)

| relations = Mian Muhammad Shoaib Awaisi (nephew)

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Mian Najeebuddin Awaisi ({{Langx|ur|{{Nastaliq|میاں نجیب الدین اویسی}}}}) is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from August 2018 till August 2023. Previously, he was a member of the National Assembly from June 2013 to May 2018.

Political career

He served as Tehsil Nazim of Bahawalpur in 2002.{{cite news|title=PML-N Names candidates for NA, PA|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/45312/pml-n-names-candidates-for-na-pa|accessdate=23 August 2017|work=DAWN.COM|date=29 June 2002|language=en|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170823161054/https://www.dawn.com/news/45312/pml-n-names-candidates-for-na-pa|archivedate=23 August 2017}}

He ran for the seat of the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (Q) (PML-Q) from Constituency NA-184 (Bahawalpur-II) in 2008 Pakistani general election but was unsuccessful.{{cite news|title=NA-184 bypolls: race for tickets kicks off|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/941514|accessdate=8 April 2017|work=DAWN.COM|date=5 July 2010|language=en|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170409021712/https://www.dawn.com/news/941514|archivedate=9 April 2017}} He received 38,407 votes and lost the seat to an independent candidate, Malik Aamir Yar Waran.{{cite web|title=2008 election result|url=https://www.ecp.gov.pk/Documents/General%20Elections%202008/Report,%20General%20Election%202008,%20Vol-II.pdf|publisher=ECP|accessdate=12 May 2018|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180105060230/https://ecp.gov.pk/Documents/General%20Elections%202008/Report,%20General%20Election%202008,%20Vol-II.pdf|archivedate=5 January 2018}}

He ran for the seat of the National Assembly as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N) from Constituency NA-184 (Bahawalpur-II) in by-election held in September 2010 but was unsuccessful. He received 48,776 votes and lost the seat to Khadija Aamir Yar Malik.{{cite news|title=PPP's Khadija Waran wins NA-184 by-polls|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/archive/print/608405-ppp%E2%80%99s-khadija-waran-wins-na-184-by-polls|accessdate=17 May 2018|work=The News|language=en}}{{cite news|last1=Newspaper|first1=the|title=PPP winner grateful to PML-Q|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/560581|accessdate=17 May 2018|work=DAWN.COM|date=6 September 2010}}

He was elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency NA-184 (Bahawalpur-II) in 2013 Pakistani general election.{{cite news|title=138 MNAs either paid no income tax, or FBR has no such data|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/archive/print/631317-138-mnas-either-paid-no-income-tax,-or-fbr-has-no-such-data|accessdate=6 March 2017|work=www.thenews.com.pk|language=en|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170203161224/https://www.thenews.com.pk/archive/print/631317-138-mnas-either-paid-no-income-tax,-or-fbr-has-no-such-data|archivedate=3 February 2017}}{{cite news|title=Traditional politics losing ground in southern Punjab|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1011792|accessdate=6 March 2017|work=DAWN.COM|date=17 May 2013|language=en|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170306211053/https://www.dawn.com/news/1011792|archivedate=6 March 2017}}{{cite news|title=Bahawalpur profile: In the land of the nawabs - The Express Tribune|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/546833/district-profile-in-the-land-of-the-nawabs/|accessdate=6 March 2017|work=The Express Tribune|date=10 May 2013|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170306211548/https://tribune.com.pk/story/546833/district-profile-in-the-land-of-the-nawabs/|archivedate=6 March 2017}} He received 94,429 votes and defeated Khadija Aamir Yar Malik.{{cite web|title=2013 election result|url=https://ecp.gov.pk/Documents/General%20Elections%202013%20report/Election%20Report%202013%20Volume-II.pdf|publisher=ECP|accessdate=12 April 2018|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180201140612/https://ecp.gov.pk/Documents/General%20Elections%202013%20report/Election%20Report%202013%20Volume-II.pdf|archivedate=1 February 2018}}

In May 2016, he was appointed as Federal Parliamentary Secretary for Commerce.{{cite news|title=PM appoints 2 Parliamentary Secretaries|url=https://www.app.com.pk/pm-appoints-2-parliamentary-secretaries/|accessdate=23 August 2017|work=Associated Press Of Pakistan|date=5 May 2016|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170823162346/https://www.app.com.pk/pm-appoints-2-parliamentary-secretaries/|archivedate=23 August 2017}} In October 2017, he was made parliamentary secretary for narcotics control.{{cite news|title=11 MNAs appointed parliamentary secretaries of various ministries, divisions - Samaa TV|url=https://www.samaa.tv/pakistan/2017/10/11-mnas-appointed-parliamentary-secretaries-various-ministries-divisions/|accessdate=9 November 2017|work=www.samaa.tv|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20171009182651/https://www.samaa.tv/pakistan/2017/10/11-mnas-appointed-parliamentary-secretaries-various-ministries-divisions/|archivedate=9 October 2017}}{{cite web |url=http://www.mopa.gov.pk/userfiles1/file/Notification%20-%20change%20of%20portfolio.pdf |access-date=9 November 2017 |title=Notification - change of portfolio |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171109091951/http://www.mopa.gov.pk/userfiles1/file/Notification%20-%20change%20of%20portfolio.pdf |archive-date=9 November 2017}}

He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency NA-173 (Bahawalpur-IV) in 2018 Pakistani general election.{{cite news |title=Unofficial results: Imran Khan's victory imminent |url=https://nation.com.pk/26-Jul-2018/unofficial-election-results?show=blocks/ |accessdate=3 August 2018 |work=The Nation |date=26 July 2018}}

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