| Office | Provincial Minister of Punjab for Mines and Mineral |
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| Office | Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab
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| Term start | 6 September 2018
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| Constituency | PP-24 (Chakwal-IV)
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| Nationality | Pakistani
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| Political party | Pakistan Muslim League (Q)
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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.[1]
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.[2]
On 27 August 2018, he was inducted into the provincial Punjab cabinet of Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar without any ministerial portfolio.[3] On 6 September 2018, he was appointed as Provincial Minister of Punjab for mines and mineral.[4]
On 18 January 2019, he resigned as Provincial Minister of Punjab for mines and mineral citing pressure on work.[5][6]
References
- ↑ PTI appoints two intermediate pass ministers in Punjab. www.pakistantoday.com.pk(27 August 2018).
- ↑ Election Results 2018 - Constituency Details. www.thenews.com.pk. The News.
- ↑ Aleem Khan steps away from business before taking oath as minister. www.pakistantoday.com.pk.
- ↑ Five ministers of Punjab get portfolios. Dunya News(6 September 2018).
- ↑ Punjab Minister of Mines and Minerals Ammar Yasir resigns, citing pressure. www.geo.tv(18 January 2019).
- ↑ ‘Undue pressure’ forces Punjab minerals minister to resign | Pakistan Today. www.pakistantoday.com.pk.