Dost Muhammad Mazari

Sardar Dost Muhammad Mazari (born 15 August 1980[1]) is a Pakistani politician who served as the Deputy Speaker of the Provincial Assembly of Punjab, from August 2018 to July 2022 before being removed via a motion of no confidence. He had been a member of the Provincial Assembly of Punjab from August 2018 till January 2023. Previously, he was a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from 2008 to 2013.

Sardar Dost Muhammad Mazari
Deputy Speaker of the Provincial Assembly of Punjab
In office
16 August 2018 – 29 July 2022
SpeakerChaudhry Pervaiz Elahi
Preceded bySardar Sher Ali Gorchani
Succeeded byWasiq Qayyum Abbasi
Member of the Provincial Assembly of Punjab
In office
15 August 2018 – 14 January 2023
ConstituencyPP-297 Rajanpur-V
Minister of State for Communications
In office
22 June 2012 – 16 March 2013
PresidentAsif Ali Zardari
Prime MinisterRaja Pervez Ashraf
Parliamentary Secretary for Water and Power
In office
2008–2012
PresidentAsif Ali Zardari
Prime MinisterYousaf Raza Gillani
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
In office
2008–2013
ConstituencyNA-175 (Rajanpur-II)
Personal details
Born (1980-08-15) August 15, 1980
Karachi, Pakistan
Political partyPML-N

Political career

He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan from Constituency NA-175 (Rajanpur-II) as a candidate of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) in 2008 Pakistani general election.[2][3][4][5] He received 78,427 votes and defeated Sardar Nasrullah Khan Dreshak.[6]

He ran for the seat of the National Assembly from Constituency NA-175 (Rajanpur-II) as an independent candidate in 2013 Pakistani general election but was unsuccessful. He received 73,885 votes and lost the seat to Hafeez Ur Rehman.[7]

He was elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) from Constituency PP-297 (Rajanpur-V) in 2018 Pakistani general election.[8] Following his successful election, PTI named him for the office of Deputy Speaker of the Punjab Assembly.[9] On 16 August 2018, he was elected as Deputy Speaker of the Punjab Assembly. He received 187 votes against his opponent Malik Muhammad Waris Kallu who secured 159 votes.[10]

On 6 April 2022, a no confidence motion was filed against him by the his own party due to circumstances arising from the 2022 constitutional crisis in Punjab, Pakistan.[11] The motion was tabled on 29 July 2022, which led to Mazari's removal by 186 votes.[12]

References
  1. "Sardar Dost Muhammad Mazari". Provincial Assembly of the Punjab.
  2. "Constituency profile: The Old Guard will fight it out - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 5 May 2013. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  3. Birmani, Tariq Saeed (8 May 2013). "Where only chiefs dare". DAWN.COM.
  4. "Local giants succumb to voters' wrath". DAWN.COM. 25 February 2008. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  5. "How towering figures tumbled". DAWN.COM. 23 February 2008. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  6. "2008 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 January 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  7. "2013 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 February 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  8. "Sardar Dost Muhammad Mazari of PTI wins PP-297 election". Associated Press Of Pakistan. 26 July 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
  9. "PTI nominates Dost Mazari for PA deputy speaker's slot". www.pakistantoday.com.pk. 13 August 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
  10. "PTI and allies sweep speaker, deputy speaker roles in Punjab and Balochistan". DAWN.COM. 16 August 2018. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  11. "PTI submits no-trust motion against Dost Muhammad Mazari". Daily Times. 6 April 2022.
  12. "Punjab Assembly's deputy speaker shown the door". The News. 29 July 2022.
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