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 | |
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Member of the Gilgit Baltistan Assembly | |
Assumed office 25 November 2020 | |
Constituency | GBA-1 (Gilgit-I) |
Leader of the Opposition of the Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly | |
Assumed office 30 November 2020 | |
Personal details | |
Nationality | Pakistani |
Political party | Pakistan 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
- "Gilgit-Baltistan Legislative Assembly Election 2020". dunyanews.tv. Retrieved 2020-11-16.