Amjad Hussain Azar

Amjad Hussain Azar is a Pakistani politician who has been the Leader of the Opposition of the Gilgit Baltistan Assembly since November 2020.

Amjad Hussain Azar
Member of the Gilgit Baltistan Assembly
Assumed office
25 November 2020
ConstituencyGBA-1 (Gilgit-I)
Leader of the Opposition of the Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly
Assumed office
30 November 2020
Personal details
NationalityPakistani
Political partyPakistan Peoples Party

Political career

Azar contested the 2020 Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly election on 15 November 2020 from GBA-1 (Gilgit-I) and GBA-4 (Nagar-I) on the ticket of the Pakistan Peoples Party. He won GBA-1 (Gilgit-I) by the margin of 3,393 votes over the Independent runner up Sultan Raees. He garnered 10,875 votes while Raees received 7,482 votes. He won GBA-4 (Nagar-I) by the margin of 498 votes over the runner up Muhammad Ayub Waziri of Islami Tehreek Pakistan. He garnered 6,104 votes while Waziri received 5,606 votes.[1] After the election, he chose to vacate GBA-4 (Nagar-I) and took oath as the member from GBA-1 (Gilgit-I). On 30 November 2020, he was elected as the Leader of the Opposition in the Gilgit Baltistan Assembly.

References

  1. "Gilgit-Baltistan Legislative Assembly Election 2020". dunyanews.tv. Retrieved 2020-11-16.
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