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{{short description|Pakistani politician|bot=PearBOT 5}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Abid Sher Ali
| name = Abid Sher Ali
| honorific-suffix =
| honorific-suffix =
| office = [[Ministry of Energy (Pakistan)|Minister of State for Power]]
| office3 = [[Interior Minister of Pakistan|Minister of State for Interior]]
| term_start = 4 August 2017
| term_start3 = 11 March 2024
| term_end = 31 May 2018
| term_end3 =
| primeminister = [[Shahid Khaqan Abbasi]]
| primeminister3 = [[Shehbaz Sharif]]
| president = [[Mamnoon Hussain]]
| president3 = [[Asif Ali Zardari]]
| primeminister1 = [[Shehbaz Sharif]]
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| office1 = [[Ministry of Water and Power (Pakistan)|Minister of State for Water and Power]]
| term_start1 = July 2013
| president1 = [[Asif Ali Zardari]]
| office4 = [[Ministry of Energy (Pakistan)|Minister of State for Power]]
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| term_start4 = 4 August 2017
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| term_end4 = 10 August 2023
| primeminister4 = [[Shahid Khaqan Abbasi]]
| president4 = [[Mamnoon Hussain]]
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| office5 = [[Ministry of Water and Power (Pakistan)|Minister of State for Water and Power]]
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| term_start5 = July 2013
| constituency =
| constituency =
| term_end1 = 28 July 2017
| term_end5 = 28 July 2017
| minister1 = [[Khawaja Muhammad Asif]] (Federal Minister)
| minister5 = [[Khawaja Muhammad Asif]] (Federal Minister)
| primeminister1 = [[Mian Mohammad Nawaz Sharif]]
| primeminister5 = [[Mian Mohammad Nawaz Sharif]]
| president1 = [[Mamnoon Hussain]]
| president5 = [[Mamnoon Hussain]]
| office2 = Member of the [[National Assembly of Pakistan]]
| office6 = Member of the [[National Assembly of Pakistan]]
| term_start2 = 18 November 2002
| term_start6 = 29 February 2024
| term_end2 = 7 June 2007
| term_end6 =
| constituency2 = [[Constituency NA-84|NA-84 (Faisalabad-X)]]
| constituency6 = [[Constituency NA-84|NA-102 Faisalabad-VIII]]
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| term_start7 = 13 August 2018
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| term_end7 = 10 August 2023
| constituency7 = [[NA-89 Mianwali-I|NA-95 Mianwali-I]]
| term_start8 = 18 November 2002
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| term_end8 = 31 May 2018
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| constituency8 = [[Constituency NA-84|NA-84 Faisalabad-X]]
| term_start9 = 10 August 1985
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| term_end9 = 12 October 1999
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| constituency9 = [[Constituency NA-84|NA-65 Faisalabad-X]]
| term_start10 = 8 December 1970
| term_end10 = 30 July 1985
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| constituency10 = [[Constituency NA-84|NA-76 Layallpur-XVIII]]
| nationality = Pakistani
| nationality = Pakistani
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1971|11|21|df=y}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1947|08|14|df=y}}
| party = [[Pakistan Muslim League (N)|PMLN]] (2002-present)
| party = [[Pakistan Muslim League (N)|PMLN]] (2002-present)
| relations = [[Kulsoom Nawaz]] (aunt)
| relations = [[Kulsoom Nawaz]] (aunt)
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| birth_name = Chaudhry Abid Sher Ali
| birth_name = Chaudhry Abid Sher Ali
| image =
| image =
| caption = Ali in 2000
| caption =
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| term_start3 = 2 August 2007
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| term_end3 = 2 December 2007
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| term_start4 = 10 December 2007
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| term_end4 = 31 May 2013
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| term_start5 = 31 May 2013
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| term_end5 = 29 May 2018
| parents = [[Chaudhary Sher Ali]]
| parents = [[Chaudhary Sher Ali]]
| minister3 = [[Mohsin Raza Naqvi]] (Federal Minister for Interior)
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| term_start6 = 13 August 2018
| office =
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| constituency3 = [[Constituency NA-84|NA-84 (Faisalabad-X)]]
| office1 = [[Ministry of Defence (Pakistan)|Minister of State for Defence]]
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| constituency4 = [[Constituency NA-84|NA-84 (Faisalabad-X)]]
| termstart1 = 11 March 2024
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| constituency5 = [[Constituency NA-84|NA-84 (Faisalabad-X)]]
| constituency6 = [[NA-108 (Faisalabad-VIII)]]
| minister1 = [[Khawaja Asif]] (Federal Minister)
}}
}}


'''Chaudhry''' '''Abid Sher Ali''' ({{Lang-ur|{{nq|عابدشیرعلی}}}}; born 21 November 1971) is a [[Pakistani]] [[politician]] who served as [[Ministry of Energy (Pakistan)|Minister of State for Power]], in the [[Abbasi cabinet]] from August 2017 to May 2018. Previously, he served as the [[Ministry of Water and Power (Pakistan)|Minister of State for Water and Power]] from 2013 to 2017. He had been a member of the [[National Assembly of Pakistan]], from 2002 to May 2018 for 3 non-Consecutive Terms (each term comprising 3 years).
'''Chaudhry''' '''Abid Sher Ali''' ({{Langx|ur|{{nq|عابدشیرعلی}}}}; born 21 November 1971) is a [[Pakistani]] [[politician]] who is have position of State Minister of 2 Main Ministries of Pakistan since 11 March 2024, Interior Minister under Mohsin Naqvi and Defence Minister under Khawaja Muhammad Asif. Previously, he served as [[Ministry of Energy (Pakistan)|Minister of State for Power]], in the [[Abbasi cabinet]] from August 2017 to May 2018. Previously, he served as the [[Ministry of Water and Power (Pakistan)|Minister of State for Water and Power]] from 2013 to 2017. He also was a member of the [[National Assembly of Pakistan]], since 2002.


==Early life and education==
==Early life and education==
He was born to [[Chaudhary Sher Ali]]i<ref>{{cite news|title=Why PML-N lost PP-72|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1050051|accessdate=3 March 2017|work=DAWN.COM|date=16 October 2013|language=en|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170304035818/https://www.dawn.com/news/1050051|archivedate=4 March 2017}}</ref> who is a relative of [[Kalsoom Nawaz Sharif]].<ref name="dawn/27oct2015">{{cite news|title=Sher Ali, son meet Shahbaz|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1215660|accessdate=3 March 2017|work=DAWN.COM|date=27 October 2015|language=en|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170304040147/https://www.dawn.com/news/1215660|archivedate=4 March 2017}}</ref> Ali is also a nephew of [[Nawaz Sharif]].<ref name="tribune/26july2013" /><ref name="tribune/16may2013" />
He was born to [[Chaudhary Sher Ali]]i<ref>{{cite news|title=Why PML-N lost PP-72|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1050051|accessdate=3 March 2017|work=DAWN.COM|date=16 October 2013|language=en|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170304035818/https://www.dawn.com/news/1050051|archivedate=4 March 2017}}</ref> who is a relative of [[Kalsoom Nawaz Sharif]].<ref name="dawn/27oct2015">{{cite news|title=Sher Ali, son meet Shahbaz|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1215660|accessdate=3 March 2017|work=DAWN.COM|date=27 October 2015|language=en|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170304040147/https://www.dawn.com/news/1215660|archivedate=4 March 2017}}</ref> Ali is also a nephew of [[Nawaz Sharif]].<ref name="tribune/26july2013" /><ref name="tribune/16may2013" />


He went to [[Divisional Public School and College|Divisional Public School]] for his early studies and later earned his [[master's degree]] in business and finance<ref>{{Cite web |date=30 June 2010 |title=Pakistan MPs in fake degree scandal |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2010/6/30/pakistan-mps-in-fake-degree-scandal |website=[[Al Jazeera English|Al Jazeera]]}}</ref> from the [[University of the Punjab]] in 1994.
He went to [[Divisional Public School and College|Divisional Public School]] for his early studies and later earned his [[master's degree]] in business and finance<ref>{{Cite web |date=30 June 2010 |title=Pakistan MPs in fake degree scandal |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2010/6/30/pakistan-mps-in-fake-degree-scandal |website=[[Al Jazeera English|Al Jazeera]]}}</ref> from the [[University of the Punjab]] in 1994.
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Ali was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency NA-84 (Faisalabad-X) in [[2013 Pakistani general election]]. He defeated [[Farrukh Habib]], a candidate of [[Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf]] (PTI) by a heavy margin of 73,567 Votes.
Ali was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency NA-84 (Faisalabad-X) in [[2013 Pakistani general election]]. He defeated [[Farrukh Habib]], a candidate of [[Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf]] (PTI) by a heavy margin of 73,567 Votes.
<ref>{{cite news|title=Parliamentary board session: PML-N begins screening out poll aspirants – The Express Tribune|url=http://development.tribune.com.pk/story/533516/parliamentary-board-session-pml-n-begins-screening-out-poll-aspirants/|accessdate=3 March 2017|work=The Express Tribune|date=10 April 2013|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170304113924/http://development.tribune.com.pk/story/533516/parliamentary-board-session-pml-n-begins-screening-out-poll-aspirants/|archivedate=4 March 2017}}</ref><ref name="tribune/26july2013" /><ref name="tribune/22july2013">{{cite news|title=PML-N's Abid Harami appointed as new state minister for power – The Express Tribune|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/580476/pml-ns-abid-sher-ali-appointed-as-new-state-minister-for-power/|accessdate=3 March 2017|work=The Express Tribune|date=22 July 2013|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170304040951/https://tribune.com.pk/story/580476/pml-ns-abid-sher-ali-appointed-as-new-state-minister-for-power/|archivedate=4 March 2017}}</ref><ref name="tribune/16may2013">{{cite news|title=Trend continues: Family names once again dominate polls – The Express Tribune|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/549985/trend-continues-family-names-once-again-dominate-polls/|accessdate=3 March 2017|work=The Express Tribune|date=16 May 2013|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170304041017/https://tribune.com.pk/story/549985/trend-continues-family-names-once-again-dominate-polls/|archivedate=4 March 2017}}</ref>
<ref>{{cite news|title=Parliamentary board session: PML-N begins screening out poll aspirants – The Express Tribune|url=http://development.tribune.com.pk/story/533516/parliamentary-board-session-pml-n-begins-screening-out-poll-aspirants/|accessdate=3 March 2017|work=The Express Tribune|date=10 April 2013|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170304113924/http://development.tribune.com.pk/story/533516/parliamentary-board-session-pml-n-begins-screening-out-poll-aspirants/|archivedate=4 March 2017}}</ref><ref name="tribune/26july2013" /><ref name="tribune/22july2013">{{cite news|title=PML-N's Abid Sher Ali appointed as new state minister for power|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/580476/pml-ns-abid-sher-ali-appointed-as-new-state-minister-for-power/|accessdate=3 March 2017|work=The Express Tribune|date=22 July 2013|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170304040951/https://tribune.com.pk/story/580476/pml-ns-abid-sher-ali-appointed-as-new-state-minister-for-power/|archivedate=4 March 2017}}</ref><ref name="tribune/16may2013">{{cite news|title=Trend continues: Family names once again dominate polls – The Express Tribune|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/549985/trend-continues-family-names-once-again-dominate-polls/|accessdate=3 March 2017|work=The Express Tribune|date=16 May 2013|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170304041017/https://tribune.com.pk/story/549985/trend-continues-family-names-once-again-dominate-polls/|archivedate=4 March 2017}}</ref>


In July 2013, Ali was appointed as the Minister of State for Water and Power.<ref name="tribune/26july2013">{{cite news|title=PML-N's Abid Harami takes oath as Minister of State – The Express Tribune|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/582317/pml-ns-abid-sher-ali-takes-oath-as-minister-of-state/|accessdate=3 March 2017|work=The Express Tribune|date=26 July 2013|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170304041029/https://tribune.com.pk/story/582317/pml-ns-abid-sher-ali-takes-oath-as-minister-of-state/|archivedate=4 March 2017}}</ref><ref name="tribune/22july2013" /> He had ceased to hold ministerial office in July 2017 when the federal cabinet was disbanded following the resignation of Prime Minister [[Nawaz Sharif]] after [[Panama Papers case (Pakistan)|Panama Papers case]] decision.<ref>{{cite news|title=PM Nawaz Sharif steps down; federal cabinet stands dissolved|url=https://en.dailypakistan.com.pk/pakistan/pm-nawaz-gives-up-his-post-federal-cabinet-stands-dissolved/|accessdate=28 July 2017|work=Daily Pakistan Global|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170728114411/https://en.dailypakistan.com.pk/pakistan/pm-nawaz-gives-up-his-post-federal-cabinet-stands-dissolved/|archivedate=28 July 2017}}</ref> Following the election of Shahid Khaqan Abbasi as Prime Minister of Pakistan in August 2017, he was inducted into the federal cabinet of [[Abbasi ministry|Abbasi]].<ref name="app/4aug2017">{{cite news|title=A 43-member new cabinet sworn in|url=https://www.app.com.pk/a-43-member-new-cabinet-sworn-in/|accessdate=4 August 2017|work=Associated Press Of Pakistan|date=4 August 2017|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170804174456/https://www.app.com.pk/a-43-member-new-cabinet-sworn-in/|archivedate=4 August 2017}}</ref><ref name="pakistantoday/4aug2017">{{cite news|title=PM Khaqan Abbasi's 43-member cabinet takes oath today|url=https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2017/08/04/new-federal-cabinet-ministers-take-oath-today/|accessdate=4 August 2017|publisher=Pakistan Today|date=4 August 2017}}</ref> He was appointed as the [[Ministry of Energy (Pakistan)|Minister of State for Power]], a division under then-newly created Ministry of Energy.<ref>{{cite news|title=Portfolios of Federal Ministers, Ministers of State announced|url=http://www.radio.gov.pk/05-Aug-2017/portfolios-of-federal-ministers-ministers-of-state-announced|accessdate=5 August 2017|work=Radio Pakistan|date=5 August 2017|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170805181242/http://www.radio.gov.pk/05-Aug-2017/portfolios-of-federal-ministers-ministers-of-state-announced|archivedate=5 August 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Portfolios of federal, state ministers|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/221526-Portfolios-of-federal-state-ministers|accessdate=5 August 2017|work=www.thenews.com.pk|language=en|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170805133715/https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/221526-Portfolios-of-federal-state-ministers|archivedate=5 August 2017}}</ref> Upon the dissolution of the National Assembly on the expiration of its term on 31 May 2018, Ali ceased to hold the office as Minister of State for Power.<ref>{{cite web |title=Notification |url=http://www.cabinet.gov.pk/userfiles1/file/fm-mos-noti-01-06-2018.pdf |publisher=Cabinet division |accessdate=1 June 2018 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180601180526/http://www.cabinet.gov.pk/userfiles1/file/fm-mos-noti-01-06-2018.pdf |archivedate=1 June 2018}}</ref>
In July 2013, Ali was appointed as the Minister of State for Water and Power.<ref name="tribune/26july2013">{{cite news|title=PML-N's Abid Sher Ali takes oath as Minister of State|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/582317/pml-ns-abid-sher-ali-takes-oath-as-minister-of-state/|accessdate=3 March 2017|work=The Express Tribune|date=26 July 2013|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170304041029/https://tribune.com.pk/story/582317/pml-ns-abid-sher-ali-takes-oath-as-minister-of-state/|archivedate=4 March 2017}}</ref><ref name="tribune/22july2013" /> He had ceased to hold ministerial office in July 2017 when the federal cabinet was disbanded following the resignation of Prime Minister [[Nawaz Sharif]] after [[Panama Papers case (Pakistan)|Panama Papers case]] decision.<ref>{{cite news|title=PM Nawaz Sharif steps down; federal cabinet stands dissolved|url=https://en.dailypakistan.com.pk/pakistan/pm-nawaz-gives-up-his-post-federal-cabinet-stands-dissolved/|accessdate=28 July 2017|work=Daily Pakistan Global|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170728114411/https://en.dailypakistan.com.pk/pakistan/pm-nawaz-gives-up-his-post-federal-cabinet-stands-dissolved/|archivedate=28 July 2017}}</ref> Following the election of Shahid Khaqan Abbasi as Prime Minister of Pakistan in August 2017, he was inducted into the federal cabinet of [[Abbasi ministry|Abbasi]].<ref name="app/4aug2017">{{cite news|title=A 43-member new cabinet sworn in|url=https://www.app.com.pk/a-43-member-new-cabinet-sworn-in/|accessdate=4 August 2017|work=Associated Press Of Pakistan|date=4 August 2017|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170804174456/https://www.app.com.pk/a-43-member-new-cabinet-sworn-in/|archivedate=4 August 2017}}</ref><ref name="pakistantoday/4aug2017">{{cite news|title=PM Khaqan Abbasi's 43-member cabinet takes oath today|url=https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2017/08/04/new-federal-cabinet-ministers-take-oath-today/|accessdate=4 August 2017|publisher=Pakistan Today|date=4 August 2017}}</ref> He was appointed as the [[Ministry of Energy (Pakistan)|Minister of State for Power]], a division under then-newly created Ministry of Energy.<ref>{{cite news|title=Portfolios of Federal Ministers, Ministers of State announced|url=http://www.radio.gov.pk/05-Aug-2017/portfolios-of-federal-ministers-ministers-of-state-announced|accessdate=5 August 2017|work=Radio Pakistan|date=5 August 2017|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170805181242/http://www.radio.gov.pk/05-Aug-2017/portfolios-of-federal-ministers-ministers-of-state-announced|archivedate=5 August 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Portfolios of federal, state ministers|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/221526-Portfolios-of-federal-state-ministers|accessdate=5 August 2017|work=www.thenews.com.pk|language=en|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170805133715/https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/221526-Portfolios-of-federal-state-ministers|archivedate=5 August 2017}}</ref> Upon the dissolution of the National Assembly on the expiration of its term on 31 May 2018, Ali ceased to hold the office as Minister of State for Power.<ref>{{cite web |title=Notification |url=http://www.cabinet.gov.pk/userfiles1/file/fm-mos-noti-01-06-2018.pdf |publisher=Cabinet division |accessdate=1 June 2018 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180601180526/http://www.cabinet.gov.pk/userfiles1/file/fm-mos-noti-01-06-2018.pdf |archivedate=1 June 2018}}</ref>


He ran for the seat of the [[National Assembly (Pakistan)|National Assembly]] from [[NA-102 (Faisalabad-VIII)|NA-108 (Faisalabad-VIII)]] as a candidate of PML(N) in the [[2018 Pakistani general election]] but was unsuccessful and lost the seat to [[Farrukh Habib]], a candidate of [[Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf]] (PTI).<ref>{{cite news |title=PTI candidate remains victorious against Abid Sher Ali in NA-108 recount |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1424487 |access-date=3 July 2024 |work=DAWN.COM |date=2 August 2018 |language=en}}</ref>
He ran for the seat of the [[National Assembly (Pakistan)|National Assembly]] from [[NA-102 (Faisalabad-VIII)|NA-108 (Faisalabad-VIII)]] as a candidate of PML(N) in the [[2018 Pakistani general election]] but was unsuccessful and lost the seat to [[Farrukh Habib]], a candidate of [[Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf]] (PTI).<ref>{{cite news |title=PTI candidate remains victorious against Abid Sher Ali in NA-108 recount |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1424487 |access-date=3 July 2024 |work=DAWN.COM |date=2 August 2018 |language=en}}</ref>
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He ran for the seat of the [[National Assembly (Pakistan)|National Assembly]] from [[NA-102 (Faisalabad-VIII)|NA-108 (Faisalabad-VIII)]] as a candidate of PML(N) in the [[2022 Pakistan by-elections]] but was unsuccessful. He received 75,421 votes and lost the seat to [[Imran Khan]], the chairman of PTI.<ref>{{cite news |title=NA-108 Faisalabad-VIII by-election result 2022 |url=https://www.geo.tv/latest/446615-na-108-faisalabad-viii-by-election-result-2022 |access-date=3 July 2024 |work=Geo News |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Imran Khan defeats PML-N's Abid Sher Ali in Faisalabad by-election |url=https://arynews.tv/imran-khan-abid-sher-ali-faisalabad-by-election-results/ |access-date=3 July 2024 |work=ARY NEWS |date=16 October 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Oct 16 by-polls: PTI wins majority of seats in all three provinces |url=https://www.brecorder.com/news/40203351 |access-date=3 July 2024 |work=Brecorder |date=16 October 2022 |language=en}}</ref>
He ran for the seat of the [[National Assembly (Pakistan)|National Assembly]] from [[NA-102 (Faisalabad-VIII)|NA-108 (Faisalabad-VIII)]] as a candidate of PML(N) in the [[2022 Pakistan by-elections]] but was unsuccessful. He received 75,421 votes and lost the seat to [[Imran Khan]], the chairman of PTI.<ref>{{cite news |title=NA-108 Faisalabad-VIII by-election result 2022 |url=https://www.geo.tv/latest/446615-na-108-faisalabad-viii-by-election-result-2022 |access-date=3 July 2024 |work=Geo News |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Imran Khan defeats PML-N's Abid Sher Ali in Faisalabad by-election |url=https://arynews.tv/imran-khan-abid-sher-ali-faisalabad-by-election-results/ |access-date=3 July 2024 |work=ARY NEWS |date=16 October 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Oct 16 by-polls: PTI wins majority of seats in all three provinces |url=https://www.brecorder.com/news/40203351 |access-date=3 July 2024 |work=Brecorder |date=16 October 2022 |language=en}}</ref>


He ran for the seat of the National Assembly from [[NA-102 Faisalabad-VIII]] as a candidate of PML-N in the [[2024 Pakistani general election]] but was unsuccessful. He received 100,320 votes and lost the seat to [[Changaiz Ahmed Khan Kakar]], a candidate of PTI.<ref>{{cite web |title=NA 102 Result - , Candidates List - Election Results 2024 |url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/election/constituency/NA-102 |website=www.thenews.com.pk |publisher=The News |access-date=3 July 2024 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=NA-102 Election Result 2024 Faisalabad 8, Candidates List |url=https://www.geo.tv/election/NA-102 |website=www.geo.tv |publisher=Geo News |access-date=3 July 2024 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=NA-102 Election Result 2024 Faisalabad-VIII, Candidates List |url=https://elections.arynews.tv/constituency/NA-102/2024 |website=ARYNEWS |access-date=3 July 2024 |language=en}}</ref>
He ran for the seat of the National Assembly from [[NA-102 Faisalabad-VIII]] as a candidate of PML-N in the [[2024 Pakistani general election]] but was unsuccessful. He received 100,320 votes and lost the seat to [[Changaiz Ahmed Khan Kakar]], a candidate of PTI.<ref>{{cite web |title=NA 102 Result, Candidates List - Election Results 2024 |url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/election/constituency/NA-102 |website=www.thenews.com.pk |publisher=The News |access-date=3 July 2024 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=NA-102 Election Result 2024 Faisalabad 8, Candidates List |url=https://www.geo.tv/election/NA-102 |website=www.geo.tv |publisher=Geo News |access-date=3 July 2024 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=NA-102 Election Result 2024 Faisalabad-VIII, Candidates List |url=https://elections.arynews.tv/constituency/NA-102/2024 |website=ARYNEWS |access-date=3 July 2024 |language=en}}</ref>


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Latest revision as of 16:32, 2 January 2025

Not to be confused with Chaudhary Sher Ali.
Abid Sher Ali
Minister of State for Defence
Incumbent
Assumed office
11 March 2024
PresidentAsif Ali Zardari
Prime MinisterShehbaz Sharif
MinisterKhawaja Asif (Federal Minister)
Minister of State for Interior
Incumbent
Assumed office
11 March 2024
PresidentAsif Ali Zardari
Prime MinisterShehbaz Sharif
MinisterMohsin Raza Naqvi (Federal Minister for Interior)
Minister of State for Power
In office
4 August 2017 – 10 August 2023
PresidentMamnoon Hussain
Prime MinisterShahid Khaqan Abbasi
Minister of State for Water and Power
In office
July 2013 – 28 July 2017
PresidentMamnoon Hussain
Prime MinisterMian Mohammad Nawaz Sharif
MinisterKhawaja Muhammad Asif (Federal Minister)
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
Incumbent
Assumed office
29 February 2024
ConstituencyNA-102 Faisalabad-VIII
In office
13 August 2018 – 10 August 2023
ConstituencyNA-95 Mianwali-I
In office
18 November 2002 – 31 May 2018
ConstituencyNA-84 Faisalabad-X
In office
10 August 1985 – 12 October 1999
ConstituencyNA-65 Faisalabad-X
In office
8 December 1970 – 30 July 1985
ConstituencyNA-76 Layallpur-XVIII
Personal details
Born
Chaudhry Abid Sher Ali

(1947-08-14) 14 August 1947 (age 77)
NationalityPakistani
Political partyPMLN (2002-present)
RelationsKulsoom Nawaz (aunt)
ParentChaudhary Sher Ali

Chaudhry Abid Sher Ali (Urdu: عابدشیرعلی; born 21 November 1971) is a Pakistani politician who is have position of State Minister of 2 Main Ministries of Pakistan since 11 March 2024, Interior Minister under Mohsin Naqvi and Defence Minister under Khawaja Muhammad Asif. Previously, he served as Minister of State for Power, in the Abbasi cabinet from August 2017 to May 2018. Previously, he served as the Minister of State for Water and Power from 2013 to 2017. He also was a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan, since 2002.

Early life and education

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He was born to Chaudhary Sher Alii[1] who is a relative of Kalsoom Nawaz Sharif.[2] Ali is also a nephew of Nawaz Sharif.[3][4]

He went to Divisional Public School for his early studies and later earned his master's degree in business and finance[5] from the University of the Punjab in 1994.

Political career

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Ali was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N) from Constituency NA-84 (Faisalabad-X) in 2002 Pakistani general election.[6][7][8]

He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency NA-84 (Faisalabad-X) in 2008 Pakistani general election.[9][8]

Ali was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency NA-84 (Faisalabad-X) in 2013 Pakistani general election. He defeated Farrukh Habib, a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) by a heavy margin of 73,567 Votes. [10][3][11][4]

In July 2013, Ali was appointed as the Minister of State for Water and Power.[3][11] He had ceased to hold ministerial office in July 2017 when the federal cabinet was disbanded following the resignation of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif after Panama Papers case decision.[12] Following the election of Shahid Khaqan Abbasi as Prime Minister of Pakistan in August 2017, he was inducted into the federal cabinet of Abbasi.[13][14] He was appointed as the Minister of State for Power, a division under then-newly created Ministry of Energy.[15][16] Upon the dissolution of the National Assembly on the expiration of its term on 31 May 2018, Ali ceased to hold the office as Minister of State for Power.[17]

He ran for the seat of the National Assembly from NA-108 (Faisalabad-VIII) as a candidate of PML(N) in the 2018 Pakistani general election but was unsuccessful and lost the seat to Farrukh Habib, a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).[18]

He ran for the seat of the National Assembly from NA-108 (Faisalabad-VIII) as a candidate of PML(N) in the 2022 Pakistan by-elections but was unsuccessful. He received 75,421 votes and lost the seat to Imran Khan, the chairman of PTI.[19][20][21]

He ran for the seat of the National Assembly from NA-102 Faisalabad-VIII as a candidate of PML-N in the 2024 Pakistani general election but was unsuccessful. He received 100,320 votes and lost the seat to Changaiz Ahmed Khan Kakar, a candidate of PTI.[22][23][24]

References

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  1. ^ "Why PML-N lost PP-72". DAWN.COM. 16 October 2013. Archived from the original on 4 March 2017. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
  2. ^ "Sher Ali, son meet Shahbaz". DAWN.COM. 27 October 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2017. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
  3. ^ a b c "PML-N's Abid Sher Ali takes oath as Minister of State". The Express Tribune. 26 July 2013. Archived from the original on 4 March 2017. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
  4. ^ a b "Trend continues: Family names once again dominate polls – The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 16 May 2013. Archived from the original on 4 March 2017. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
  5. ^ "Pakistan MPs in fake degree scandal". Al Jazeera. 30 June 2010.
  6. ^ "Newcomers in Faisalabad". DAWN.COM. 13 October 2002. Archived from the original on 25 March 2017. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
  7. ^ "PML-N faces split in Faisalabad". DAWN.COM. 12 September 2002. Archived from the original on 25 March 2017. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
  8. ^ a b "Abid Sher in a scramble to sell his plots". www.thenews.com.pk. 26 June 2010. Archived from the original on 25 March 2017. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
  9. ^ "LHC accepts plea against Abid Harami". DAWN.COM. 30 December 2008. Archived from the original on 25 March 2017. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
  10. ^ "Parliamentary board session: PML-N begins screening out poll aspirants – The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 10 April 2013. Archived from the original on 4 March 2017. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
  11. ^ a b "PML-N's Abid Sher Ali appointed as new state minister for power". The Express Tribune. 22 July 2013. Archived from the original on 4 March 2017. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
  12. ^ "PM Nawaz Sharif steps down; federal cabinet stands dissolved". Daily Pakistan Global. Archived from the original on 28 July 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
  13. ^ "A 43-member new cabinet sworn in". Associated Press Of Pakistan. 4 August 2017. Archived from the original on 4 August 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
  14. ^ "PM Khaqan Abbasi's 43-member cabinet takes oath today". Pakistan Today. 4 August 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
  15. ^ "Portfolios of Federal Ministers, Ministers of State announced". Radio Pakistan. 5 August 2017. Archived from the original on 5 August 2017. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
  16. ^ "Portfolios of federal, state ministers". www.thenews.com.pk. Archived from the original on 5 August 2017. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
  17. ^ "Notification" (PDF). Cabinet division. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 June 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  18. ^ "PTI candidate remains victorious against Abid Sher Ali in NA-108 recount". DAWN.COM. 2 August 2018. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  19. ^ "NA-108 Faisalabad-VIII by-election result 2022". Geo News. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  20. ^ "Imran Khan defeats PML-N's Abid Sher Ali in Faisalabad by-election". ARY NEWS. 16 October 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  21. ^ "Oct 16 by-polls: PTI wins majority of seats in all three provinces". Brecorder. 16 October 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  22. ^ "NA 102 Result, Candidates List - Election Results 2024". www.thenews.com.pk. The News. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  23. ^ "NA-102 Election Result 2024 Faisalabad 8, Candidates List". www.geo.tv. Geo News. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  24. ^ "NA-102 Election Result 2024 Faisalabad-VIII, Candidates List". ARYNEWS. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
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