Qasim Suri

Qasim Khan Suri (Urdu: قاسم خان سوری; born 16 January 1969) is a Pakistani politician. He served as the 19th Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan from 15 August 2018 to 16 April 2022. He had also been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from August 2018 till January 2023.

Qasim Khan
قاسم خان سوری
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
In office
13 August 2018 – 17 January 2023
ConstituencyNA-265 (Quetta-II)
19th Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan
In office
15 August 2018 – 16 April 2022
SpeakerAsad Qaiser
Preceded byMurtaza Javed Abbasi
Succeeded byZahid Akram Durrani
Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan (Acting)
In office
10 April 2022 – 16 April 2022
Preceded byAsad Qaiser
Succeeded byRaja Parvez Ashraf
President of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Balochistan
In office
25 December 2021 – 14 April 2023
ChairmanImran Khan
Succeeded byDr. Muneer Baloch
Personal details
Born
Muhammad Qasim Khan Suri

(1969-01-16) 16 January 1969[1]
Quetta, Pakistan
Political partyPakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (2007-present)
Children3[1]
EducationFederal Government College
Alma materUniversity of Balochistan

Early life and education

He was born in January 1969 in Quetta, Balochistan to a Pashtun family of the Sur tribe, a sub-clan of the Khiljis.[1]

The eldest among three brothers and three sisters, his father Rafique Ahmed Khan had a medicine business which Suri took over in 1997 after his death, becoming the managing director of Muhammadi Traders of Pharmaceutical Distributor Est, while his other source of income is agriculture.[1] His mother is of Urdu-speaking background.[1]

Suri received his early education from the Quetta Islamia School and enrolled in Federal Government College in 1988. He received a bachelor's degree in political science in 1990 and a master's degree in international relations in 1992, both from the University of Balochistan.[1]

Political career

Suri have been associated with Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) since 1996 but became active member in 2007.[2]

He ran for the seat of the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of PTI from Constituency NA-259 (Quetta) in 2013 Pakistani general election but was unsuccessful. He received 16,006 votes and lost the seat to Mahmood Khan Achakzai.[3]

He was elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PTI from NA-265 (Quetta-II) in 2018 Pakistani general election.[4] He received 25,973 votes and defeated Nawabzada Lashkari Raisani.[5]

Following Suri's successful election, PTI nominated him for the Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan on 13 August 2018.[6] On 15 August 2018, he was elected as Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan. He received 183 votes out of a total of 327, defeating his opponent, Asad Mehmood who secured 144 votes.[7]

On 27 September 2019, an election tribunal of Balochistan High Court nullified Suri's election and ordered fresh elections in the constituency, that resulted in his denotification.[8][9] On 7 October 2019, however the Supreme Court of Pakistan suspended the election tribunal's decision and ordered the ECP not to issue the election schedule for NA-265.[10][11]

On 3rd April, as deputy speaker, Suri, dismissed a no-confidence motion against Imran Khan, claiming that the alleged US involvement was against Article 5 of the Constitution of Pakistan.[12]

He resigned on 16 April 2022 to avoid a motion of no confidence.

References
  1. Notezai, Muhammad Akbar (14 August 2018). "Qasim Suri: perseverance pays off". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  2. "PTI nominates Qasim Khan Suri for NA deputy speaker slot | The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 13 August 2018. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  3. "2013 election result" (PDF). ECP. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  4. "Imran Khan's PTI on top as election results come in". Retrieved 26 July 2018.
  5. "Election results: Imran Khan's PTI on top". Geo News. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  6. "PTI nominates Balochistan MNA Qasim Suri for deputy speaker post". DAWN.COM. 13 August 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
  7. "PTI's Asad Qaiser sworn in as NA speaker amid opposition ruckus". DAWN.COM. 15 August 2018. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  8. Nihad Ghalib (2019-09-27). "Qasim Suri's National Assembly membership nullified by election tribunal". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2019-09-27.
  9. "ECP de-notifies Qasim Suri as National Assembly member". The Express Tribune. October 2, 2019.
  10. "SC suspends tribunal's decision to de-seat Qasim Suri". 7 October 2019.
  11. "SC suspends election tribunal's decision to deseat Qasim Suri". Dawn. October 7, 2019.
  12. Chaudhry, Dawn com | Nadir Gurmani | Fahad (2022-04-03). "NA speaker dismisses no-trust move against PM Imran, terms it contradictory to Article 5". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2022-04-04.


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