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{{Short description|Pakistani politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
|honorific-prefix = Senator
|name = Asif Kirmani
|office = Member of the [[Senate of Pakistan]]
|term_start = July 2017
|nationality = Pakistani
|party = [[Pakistan Muslim League (N)]]
|father = [[Ahmad Saeed Kirmani]]
}}

'''Syed Asif Saeed Kirmani''' is a Pakistani politician who has been a Member of [[Senate of Pakistan]], since July 2017.

He is a son of [[Pakistan Movement]] leader [[Ahmad Saeed Kirmani]].

==Political career==

He worked as Political Secretary to Prime Minister of Pakistan [[Nawaz Sharif]] before being appointed as the Special Assistant for Political Affairs to [[Nawaz Sharif]] in 2015.<ref name="thenews/17june2015">{{cite news|title=Dr Kirmani made PM’s special assistant for political affairs|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/13088-dr-kirmani-made-pms-special-assistant-for-political-affairs|accessdate=12 December 2017|work=www.thenews.com.pk|date=17 June 2015|language=en}}</ref>

He was elected to the [[Senate of Pakistan]] as a candidate of [[Pakistan Muslim League (N)]] (PML-N) in July 2017, replacing [[Babar Awan]].<ref>{{cite web|title=PM's adviser Asif Kirmani elected Senator without much resistance|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1348013|website=DAWN.COM|accessdate=12 December 2017|date=27 July 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=PML-N's Asif Kirmani appointed senator: sources|url=https://www.geo.tv/latest/151288-uncontested-pml-ns-asif-kirmani-appointed-senator-sources|accessdate=12 December 2017|work=www.geo.tv}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Asif Kirmani makes his way into Senate unopposed|url=https://en.dailypakistan.com.pk/pakistan/asif-kirmani-makes-his-way-into-senate-unopposed/|accessdate=12 December 2017|work=Daily Pakistan Global}}</ref>

He was nominated by PML-N as its candidate in [[2018 Pakistani Senate election]].<ref>{{cite news|title=PML-N, PPP shortlist candidates for Senate elections|url=https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/02/07/pml-n-ppp-shortlist-candidates-for-senate-elections/|accessdate=22 March 2018|work=Pakistan Today|date=7 February 2018}}</ref> However the [[Election Commission of Pakistan]] declared all PML-N candidates for the Senate election as independent after a ruling of the [[Supreme Court of Pakistan]].<ref>{{cite news|title=PML-N's Senate nominees to contest election as independent candidates, says ECP|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1391004|accessdate=22 March 2018|work=DAWN.COM|date=22 February 2018}}</ref>

He was re-elected to the Senate as an independent candidate on general seat from Punjab in the Senate election<ref>{{cite news|title=LIVE: PML-N-backed independent candidates lead in Punjab, PPP in Sindh - The Express Tribune|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/1649842/1-live-polling-begins-52-senate-seats/|accessdate=3 March 2018|work=The Express Tribune|date=3 March 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Khan|first1=Iftikhar A.|title=PML-N gains Senate control amid surprise PPP showing|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1393083/pml-n-gains-senate-control-amid-surprise-ppp-showing|accessdate=4 March 2018|work=DAWN.COM|date=4 March 2018}}</ref> He was backed in the election by PML-N<ref>{{cite news|title=PML-N bags 11 Senate seats from Punjab|url=https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/03/03/pml-n-bags-11-senate-seats-from-punjab/|accessdate=22 March 2018|work=www.pakistantoday.com.pk}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=PML-N backed candidates win 15 seats in Senate Elections|url=https://en.dailypakistan.com.pk/headline/polling-for-52-senate-seats-set-to-begin-shortly/|accessdate=22 March 2018|work=Daily Pakistan Global}}</ref> and joined the treasury benches, led by PML-N after getting elected.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Guramani|first1=Nadir|title=15 independent senators backed by PML-N in Senate polls join treasury|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1396875/15-independent-senators-backed-by-pml-n-in-senate-polls-join-treasury|accessdate=22 March 2018|work=DAWN.COM|date=22 March 2018}}</ref> He took oath as Senator on 12 March 2018.<ref>{{cite news|title=Senate elect opposition-backed Sanjrani chairman and Mandviwala his deputy|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/291451-51-newly-elected-senators-take-oath-pml-n-finalises-raja-zafarul-haq-for-chairman|accessdate=12 March 2018|work=The News|date=12 March 2018|language=en|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180312085816/https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/291451-51-newly-elected-senators-take-oath-pml-n-finalises-raja-zafarul-haq-for-chairman|archivedate=12 March 2018}}</ref>

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