Nasim Ali Shah

{{Short description|Pakistani politician}}

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| name = Nasim Ali Shah

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| office = Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan

| term_start = 29 February 2024

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| constituency = NA-39 Bannu

| nationality = Pakistani

| party = PTI (2018–present)

| occupation = Politician

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| parents = Syed Nasib Ali Shah

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| native_name = نسیم علی شاہ

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Nasim Ali Shah is a Pakistani politician and elected member of the National Assembly of Pakistan in 2024 Pakistani general election and current member of Council of Islamic Ideology.{{Cite web |last=Shaheen |first=Sardar Sikander |date=2021-04-17 |title=President appoints 12-member CII |url=https://www.brecorder.com/news/40085243 |access-date=2024-03-01 |website=Brecorder |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Council of Islamic Ideology |url=https://cii.gov.pk/announcements/noti190421.pdf |website=cii.gov.pk}}

Political career

Shah, son of former politician Nasib Ali Shah, entered politics by contesting the 2013 Pakistani general elections from NA-26 Bannu as an independent candidate, but was unsuccessful. He received votes and was defeated by Akram Khan Durrani, a candidate of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (F) (JUI(F)).{{cite web |title=2013 election result |url=https://ecp.gov.pk/Documents/General%20Elections%202013%20report/Election%20Report%202013%20Volume-II.pdf |url-status=live |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 |accessdate=16 February 2018 |publisher=ECP}}

He joined the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party in 2018. He contested a by-election as a PTI candidate from NA-35 Bannu the same year, but was unsuccessful. He received 37,622 votes and was defeated by Zahid Akram Durrani, a candidate of Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA).{{Cite web |title=Bye Elections 2018 (Scanned Forms) |url=https://ecp.gov.pk/bye-elections-2018-scanned-forms |access-date=2025-01-10 |website=Election Commission of Pakistan}}

He was elected to the National Assembly in the 2024 Pakistani general election from NA-39 Bannu with 147,087 votes as a PTI-affiliated independent. He defeated Zahid Akram Durrani, who was a JUI-F candidate. His election marked a significant moment, becoming the first non-JUI politician to represent Bannu since 1993.{{Cite web |title=National Assembly Election Results 2024 – Comprehensive Coverage by Dunya News |url=https://elections.dunyanews.tv/election2024/search_result.php?assembly=national&code=39 |access-date=2024-02-09 |website=elections.dunyanews.tv}}

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