Usman Awaisi
{{short description|Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from Bahawalpur (2024–2029)}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Usman Awaisi
| native_name = {{nobold|عثمان اویسی}}
| honorific-suffix =
| birth_date =
| birth_place =
| office = Parliamentary Secretary for Railways
| term_start = 13 September 2024
| term end = 27 February 2025
| nationality = Pakistani
| party = PMLN (2024-present)
| term_end =
| parents = Najibuddin Awaisi (father)
| native_name_lang = ur
| relations = Mian Muhammad Shoaib Awaisi (cousin)
| image =
| office1 = Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
| predecessor = Hanif Abbasi
| predecessor1 = Najibuddin Awaisi
| termstart1 = 29 February 2024
| constituency1 = NA-167 Bahawalpur-IV
| minister = Abid Sher Ali
}}
Muhammad Usman Awaisi ({{Langx|ur|محمد عثمان اویسی}}) is a Pakistani politician from the city of Bahawalpur. He has been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan since February 2024.
Political career
Awaisi was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan from NA-167 Bahawalpur-IV as a Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML(N)) candidate in the 2024 Pakistani general election. He received 88,670 votes and defeated an Independent candidate Malik Aamir Yar Waran who received 64,037 votes.{{Cite web |title=Election Commission of Pakistan |url=https://ecp.gov.pk/general-elections-2024 |access-date=2024-07-17 |website=ecp.gov.pk |archive-date=2024-01-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240106074323/https://ecp.gov.pk/general-elections-2024 |url-status=live }}{{cite web |title=NA-167 Election Result |url=https://www.samaa.tv/election-data/NA-167 |publisher=Samaa |access-date=26 August 2024}}{{cite web |title=NA-167 Election Result 2024 Bahawalpur 4, Candidates List |url=https://www.geo.tv/election/NA-167 |website=www.geo.tv |publisher=Geo News |access-date=26 August 2024 |language=en |archive-date=20 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240420101118/https://www.geo.tv/election/NA-167 |url-status=live }}
On 13 September 2024, he was inducted into the High-Powered Committee on Rightsizing of the Federal Government.{{Cite web |title=Cabinet Division Notification on Rightsizing Committee |url=https://www.cabinet.gov.pk/NewsDetail/MWZlZTI2ZTYtYTc3Zi00MGNiLTk5MTktZmM5NTY5NmE3ZTVj}}{{Cite web |title=Notifications for the Committee on Rightsizing of the Federal Government |url=https://www.cabinet.gov.pk/SiteImage/Misc/files/Latest%20News/RIghtsizing-Committee.pdf}} The aim of this committee is to reduce the size of the federal government and cut down on expenditures.{{Cite web |last=Kiani |first=Khaleeq |date=2025-01-08 |title=Rightsizing is an IMF structural benchmark, says finance minister |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1883755 |access-date=2025-01-30 |website=DAWN.COM |language=en}}
On 13 September 2024, he was appointed as Parliamentary Secretary for Railways.{{Cite web |title=National Assembly of Pakistan |url=https://www.na.gov.pk/en/sectories_lists.php |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250124202030/https://www.na.gov.pk/en/sectories_lists.php |archive-date=2025-01-24 |access-date=2025-01-30 |website=www.na.gov.pk |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Official Notifications of Parliamentary Secretaries |url=https://mopa.gov.pk/SiteImage/Misc/files/PDF085(1).pdf}}
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Category:Pakistani MNAs 2024–2029
Category:Year of birth missing (living people)
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