Sadaqat Ali Abbasi

{{short description|Pakistani politician}}

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| name = Sadaqat Ali Abbasi

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| office = Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan

| term_start = 13 August 2018

| term_end = 17 January 2023

| constituency = NA-57 (Rawalpindi-I)

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| birth_place = Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan

| nationality = Pakistani

| party = {{flagicon image|Flag of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf.svg}} PTI (2013-present)

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Sadaqat Ali Abbasi ({{langx|ur| {{Nastaliq|سردار صداقت علی عباسی}}}}) is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from August 2018 till January 2023.

Education

He has a degree of Master of Science in economics which he received from the International Islamic University, Islamabad. He also has a degree of Master of Philosophy in economics as well a degree of Master of Science in IT. {{cite news |title=Meet the PTI man who defeated Pakistan's former prime minister |url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/350991-meet-the-pti-man-who-defeated-pakistans-former-prime-minister |accessdate=6 August 2018 |work=The News |date=5 August 2018 |language=en}}

Prior to entering politics, he taught economics to A Levels students in Islamabad and served as the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf head of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's education think-tank.

Political career

He is candidate of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) from NA-57 Rawalpindi-I in the 2018 Pakistani general election.{{cite news |title=Sadaqat Ali Khan of PTI wins NA-57 election |url=https://www.app.com.pk/sadaqat-ali-khan-of-pti-wins-na-57-election/ |accessdate=2 August 2018 |work=Associated Press Of Pakistan |date=26 July 2018}} He received 136,249 votes and defeated former Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi.{{cite web |title=NA-57 Result - Election Results 2018 - Rawalpindi 1 - NA-57 Candidates - NA-57 Constituency Details - thenews.com.pk |url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/election/constituency/NA-57 |website=www.thenews.com.pk |accessdate=2 August 2018 |language=en}}

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