Waseem Akhtar Shaikh

{{Short description|Pakistani politician}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Waseem Akhtar Shaikh

| honorific-suffix =

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| office = Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan

| term_start = 1 June 2013

| term_end = 31 May 2018

| constituency = NA-139 (Kasur-II)

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1964|2|1|df=y}}

| birth_place = Kasur

| nationality = Pakistani

| party = Pakistan Muslim League (N)

| native_name = {{nq|وسیم اختر شیخ}}

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Waseem Akhtar Shaikh ({{Langx|ur|{{Nastaliq|وسیم اختر شیخ}}}}; born 1 February 1964) is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan, from June 2013 to May 2018.

Early life

He was born on 1 February 1964.{{cite web|title=Detail Information|url=http://www.pildat.org/mna/rsDetail.asp?detid=139|accessdate=9 July 2017|date=19 April 2014|url-status=bot: unknown|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140419140651/http://www.pildat.org/mna/rsDetail.asp?detid=139|archivedate=19 April 2014}}

Political career

He ran for the seat of the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N) from Constituency NA-139 (Kasur-II) in 2002 Pakistani general election but was unsuccessful. He received 25,007 votes and lost the seat to Chaudhry Manzoor Ahmed, a candidate of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP).{{cite web|title=2002 election result|url=https://www.ecp.gov.pk/ge/ge2002vol2.pdf|publisher=ECP|accessdate=12 May 2018|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180126141507/https://www.ecp.gov.pk/ge/ge2002vol2.pdf|archivedate=26 January 2018}}

He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency NA-139 (Kasur-II) in 2008 Pakistani general election.{{cite news|title=Equipment for Kasur hospital|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/291486|accessdate=6 April 2017|work=DAWN.COM|date=29 February 2008|language=en|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170407054616/https://www.dawn.com/news/291486|archivedate=7 April 2017}}{{cite news|title=A bellwether race in central Punjab|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/793867|accessdate=6 April 2017|work=DAWN.COM|date=24 April 2013|language=en|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170407054923/https://www.dawn.com/news/793867|archivedate=7 April 2017}} He received 51,436 votes and defeated Chaudhry Manzoor Ahmed, a candidate of PPP.{{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 was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency NA-139 (Kasur-II) in 2013 Pakistani general election.{{cite news|title=Ranas, Maliks dominate Kasur polls|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1011039|accessdate=26 February 2017|work=DAWN.COM|date=13 May 2013|language=en|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170227072340/https://www.dawn.com/news/1011039|archivedate=27 February 2017}}{{cite news|title=PPP to start criminal proceedings against RO, ARO|url=http://nation.com.pk/lahore/10-Oct-2013/ppp-to-start-criminal-proceedings-against-ro-aro|accessdate=5 March 2017|work=The Nation|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170306134324/http://nation.com.pk/lahore/10-Oct-2013/ppp-to-start-criminal-proceedings-against-ro-aro|archivedate=6 March 2017}}{{cite news|title=PML-N lines up NA candidates in Punjab|url=http://nation.com.pk/elections-2013/20-Apr-2013/pml-n-lines-up-na-candidates-in-punjab|accessdate=5 March 2017|work=The Nation|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170306034027/http://nation.com.pk/elections-2013/20-Apr-2013/pml-n-lines-up-na-candidates-in-punjab|archivedate=6 March 2017}}{{cite news|title=PML-N snatches 13 Kasur seats|url=http://nation.com.pk/national/14-May-2013/pml-n-snatches-13-kasur-seats|accessdate=5 March 2017|work=The Nation|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170306135642/http://nation.com.pk/national/14-May-2013/pml-n-snatches-13-kasur-seats|archivedate=6 March 2017}}{{cite news|title=PML-N, PTI, JUI-F and AML chiefs win elections|url=http://nation.com.pk/editors-picks/12-May-2013/pml-n-pti-jui-f-and-aml-chiefs-win-elections|accessdate=5 March 2017|work=The Nation|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170328141054/http://nation.com.pk/editors-picks/12-May-2013/pml-n-pti-jui-f-and-aml-chiefs-win-elections|archivedate=28 March 2017}} He received 102,565 votes and defeated Chaudhry Manzoor Ahmed, a candidate of PPP.{{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 May 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}}

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