->Abid Masood Awan at 06:43, 16 February 2021

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{{short description|Pakistani politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Ammar Yasir
| honorific-suffix =
|office = Provincial Minister of Punjab for Mines and Mineral
|term_start = 6 September 2018
| office1 = Member of the [[Provincial Assembly of the Punjab]]
| term_start1 = 15 August 2018
| term end1 =
|constituency1 = PP-24 (Chakwal-IV)
|nationality = Pakistani
|party = [[Pakistan Muslim League (Q)]]
}}

'''Ammar Yasir''' is a Pakistani politician who has been a member of the [[Provincial Assembly of the Punjab]] since August 2018. He served as Provincial Minister of Punjab for Mines and Mineral from 6 September 2018 to 18 January 2019. His cousin Muhammad Fasih-ul-Saleh is a famous Financial Guru in Telecom sector, served in Banking & Telecom industry globally. Currently Mr. Saleh is Group Vice President in a Telecom Giant Telenor based in Oslo, Norway.

==Education==
He declared “Hafiz Quran” as his educational qualification.<ref>{{cite news |title=PTI appoints two intermediate pass ministers in Punjab |url= https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/08/27/pti-appoints-two-intermediate-pass-ministers-in-punjab/ |accessdate= 27 August 2018 |work= www.pakistantoday.com.pk |date= 27 August 2018}}</ref>

==Political career==
He belongs to a humble lower middle class family. he associated himself with [[Tablighi Jamaat]], there he got a chance to develop relations with family of [[Choudary]] family of [[Gujrat, Pakistan]]. He was elected to the [[Provincial Assembly of the Punjab]] as a candidate of [[Pakistan Muslim League (Q)]] from Constituency PP-24 (Chakwal-IV) in [[2018 Pakistani general election]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Election Results 2018 - Constituency Details |url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/election/constituency/PP-24 |website=www.thenews.com.pk |publisher=The News |accessdate=29 July 2018 |language=en}}</ref>

On 27 August 2018, he was inducted into the provincial Punjab cabinet of Chief Minister [[Sardar Usman Buzdar]] without any ministerial portfolio.<ref>{{cite news |title=Aleem Khan steps away from business before taking oath as minister |url=https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/08/27/aleem-khan-resigns-from-business-before-punjab-cabinet-oath-taking/ |accessdate=28 August 2018 |work=www.pakistantoday.com.pk}}</ref> On 6 September 2018, he was appointed as Provincial Minister of Punjab for mines and mineral.<ref>{{cite news |title=Five ministers of Punjab get portfolios |url=https://dunyanews.tv/en/Pakistan/455767-Punjab-govt-cabinet-ministers-portfolios |accessdate=6 September 2018 |work=Dunya News |date=6 September 2018}}</ref>

On 18 January 2019, he resigned as Provincial Minister of Punjab for mines and mineral citing pressure on work.<ref>{{cite news |title=Punjab Minister of Mines and Minerals Ammar Yasir resigns, citing pressure |url=https://www.geo.tv/latest/225543-punjab-minister-of-mines-and-minerals-ammar-yasir-resigns-citing-pressure |accessdate=18 January 2019 |work=www.geo.tv |date=18 January 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=‘Undue pressure’ forces Punjab minerals minister to resign {{!}} Pakistan Today |url=https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2019/01/18/undue-pressure-forces-minerals-minister-to-resign/ |accessdate=18 January 2019 |work=www.pakistantoday.com.pk}}</ref>

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->Abid Masood Awan at 06:43, 16 February 2021