Syed Waseem Akhtar Explained

Syed Waseem Akhtar (9 September 1956 – 3 June 2019) was a Pakistani politician who had been a Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab, between 1990 and May 2018.

Early life and education

He was born on 9 September 1956 in Lahore.^[1]

He has a degree of Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery which he obtained in 1980 from Quaid-e-Azam Medical College.

Family

His son, Dr. Hafiz Syed Umar Abdur Rehman^[2], is a renowned ophthalmologist in Bahawalpur. He obtained his Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) degree and is a Fellow of the College of Physicians and Surgeons (FCPS). Dr. Rehman worked at Cork University Hospital from 2017 to 2018 and at University Hospital Limerick from 2018 to 2019.

Political career

He ran for the seat of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of Islami Jamhoori Ittehad (IJI) from Constituency PP-222 (Bahawalpur-V) in 1988 Pakistani general election but was unsuccessful. He received 11,752 votes and lost the seat to a candidate of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP).^[3]

He was elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of IJI from Constituency PP-271 (Bahawalpur-V) in 1990 Pakistani general election. He received 32,382 votes and defeated a candidate of Pakistan Democratic Alliance.

He ran for the seat of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of Pakistan Islamic Front (PIF) from Constituency PP-271 (Bahawalpur-V) in 1993 Pakistani general election but was unsuccessful. He received 5,312 votes and lost the seat to a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N).

He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal from Constituency PP-271 (Bahawalpur-V) in 2002 Pakistani general election. He received 21,078 votes and defeated a candidate of PPP.^[4]

He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan from Constituency PP-271 (Bahawalpur-V) in 2013 Pakistani general election.^{[5] [6]}

Death

He died on 3 June 2019 at age of 62 following a brief illness.^{[7] [8]} His funeral was offered in Bahawalpur.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Punjab Assembly. www.pap.gov.pk. 15 January 2018. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20180116081406/http://www.pap.gov.pk/index.php/members/profile/en/20/1111. 16 January 2018.
2. Web site: Dr. Syed Omar Abdur Rehman - Eye Specialist at Syed Eye Care oladoc.com . 2024-11-11 . oladoc.com . en.
3. Web site: Punjab Assembly election result 1988-97. ECP. 30 March 2018. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20170830191836/https://ecp.gov.pk/Documents/Results%201988%20-%201997/Punjab.pdf. 30 August 2017.
4. Web site: 2002 election result. ECP. 28 February 2018. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20180126141507/https://www.ecp.gov.pk/ge/ge2002vol2.pdf. 26 January 2018. dmy-all.
5. Web site: Notification - Results Punjab Assembly 2013 election. ECP. 20 January 2018. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20180120053951/https://ecp.gov.pk/Documents/Downloads/General%20Election%202013/Detailed%20Gazzette/Notification%20-%20Punjab%20Assembly.pdf. 20 January 2018.
6. News: List of winners of Punjab Assembly seats. 18 January 2018. The News. 13 May 2013. en. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20180116081102/https://www.thenews.com.pk/archive/print/429935. 16 January 2018.
7. Web site: Main leader of Jamaat-e-Islami, Dr. Syed Waseem Akhtar passed away, Siraj-ul-Haq and others expressed grief.
8. Web site: JI South Punjab Ameer Dr Waseem dies . www.thenews.com.pk . 22 August 2020 . en.