Aamir Mehmood Kiani Explained

Aamir Mehmood Kiani
Office:Secretary-General of the Istehkam-e-Pakistan Party
Term Start:12 June 2023
Successor1:Asad Umar[1]
Term Start1:19 July 2019
Term End1:25 December 2021
Office2:Federal Minister for National Health Services, Regulation and Coordination
Term Start2:20 August 2018
Term End2:18 April 2019
Nationality:Pakistani
Party: IPP (2023-present)
Office3:Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
Term Start3:13 August 2018
Term End3:20 January 2023
Otherparty: PTI (2002-2023)
Office4:President of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf North Punjab
Term Start4:4 June 2022
Term End4:17 May 2023
Predecessor4:Sadaqat Ali Abbasi
Constituency3:NA-61 (Rawalpindi-V)
1Namedata4:Imran Khan
1Blankname4:Chairman
Successor2:Zafar Mirza (Special Assistant to Prime Minister for Health)
Predecessor2:Muhammad Yusuf Shaikh (caretaker)
President2:Mamnoon Hussain
Arif Alvi
Primeminister2:Imran Khan
Predecessor:Position established
President:Aleem Khan

Aamir Mehmood Kiani (Urdu: {{nq|عامر محمود کیانی) is a Pakistani politician who served as Federal Minister for National Health Services, Regulation and Coordination, from 20 August 2018 to 18 April 2019. He had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from August 2018 till January 2023.

Political career

He ran for a seat of the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) from NA-56 Rawalpindi-VII in the 2002 Pakistani general election, but was unsuccessful. He received 3,182 votes and lost to Sheikh Rasheed Ahmad, an independent candidate.

Ahmad vacated the seat in favour of NA-55 Rawalpindi-VI, another seat he won, and Kiani ran as an independent candidate for the subsequent by-election in NA-56 Rawalpindi-VII, but was again unsuccessful. He received 139 votes and was defeated by Hanif Abbasi, a candidate of the Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA).

He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) from Constituency NA-61 (Rawalpindi-V) in 2018 Pakistani general election.[2] He received 105,000 votes and defeated Malik Ibrar Ahmed.[3]

On 18 August, Imran Khan formally announced his federal cabinet structure and Kiani was named as Minister for National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination.[4] On 20 August 2018, he was sworn in as Federal Minister for National Health Services, Regulations and Coordination in the federal cabinet of Prime Minister Imran Khan.[5] On 18 April 2019, in a mega reshuffle, Prime Minister Imran Khan took his post down due to public pressure of medicine price increase.

On 17 May 2023, Kiani announced that he had left the PTI and politics, as he belonged to a military family and couldn't stand Imran Khan's perceived anti-army stance.[6] This came after days of violent crackdown on protesters supporting PTI. Many office-holders of PTI were arrested in violation of court orders. An estimated 50 people had been shot by police and paramilitary forces and thousands had been arrested and detained without charge, including women and children.

Notes and References

  1. News: 25 December 2021. PM announces new PTI structure. The Express Tribune (newspaper). 26 December 2021.
  2. News: Amir Mehmood Kiani of PTI wins NA-61 election . 2 August 2018 . Associated Press Of Pakistan . 26 July 2018 . 13 September 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180913002301/http://www.app.com.pk/amir-mehmood-kiani-of-pti-wins-na-61-election/ . dead .
  3. Web site: NA-61 Result - Election Results 2018 - Rawalpindi 5 - NA-61 Candidates - NA-61 Constituency Details - thenews.com.pk . www.thenews.com.pk . 2 August 2018 . en.
  4. News: PM Imran Khan finalises names of 21-member cabinet . 18 August 2018 . DAWN.COM . 18 August 2018.
  5. News: 16 ministers from PM Imran Khan's cabinet sworn in . 20 August 2018 . DAWN.COM . 20 August 2018.
  6. Web site: Sani . Tikka . 2023-05-17 . PTI loses another wicket, as ex-MNA Aamer Kiani 'jumps ship' . 2023-05-17 . Samaa . en.