Nawaz Khan Naji

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Nawaz Khan Naji
نواز خان ناجی
Member of the Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly
In office
25 November 2020 – 24 November 2025
Succeeded bySyed Jalal Ali Shah
ConstituencyGBA-19 Ghizer-I
In office
24 June 2015 – 23 June 2020
ConstituencyGBA-19 Ghizer-I
In office
6 June 2011 – 9 December 2014
Preceded byKaram Ali Shah
ConstituencyGBA-19 Ghizer-I
Personal details
Born
Ghizer, Gilgit-Baltistan
PartyIndependent
Balawaristan National Front (Naji)
ProfessionPolitician

Nawaz Khan Naji is a Pakistani politician who had served as a member of the Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly from 2011 to 2025. Born in Sherqilla village, Ghizer District, Naji graduated in political science from University of Karachi, Sindh. He came back to Gilgit-Baltistan and founded his own nationalist political party, Balawaristan National Front, on 28 December 1989.

Political career

Naji was elected to the Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly in a 2011 by-election from GBA-19 Ghizer-I as a candidate of Balawaristan National Front (BNF). He received 8,299 votes and defeated Karim Khan, a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML(N)).[1][2][3] He took the oath of office on 6 June 2011.[4]

He was re-elected to the Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly from GBA-19 Ghizer-I as an independent candidate in the 2015 Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly election. He received 5,2,59 votes and defeated Shakeel Ahmed, a candidate of PML(N).[5] Assembly records indicate he later joined BNF.[6]

Although Naji claims to be the head of Balawaristan National Front (Naji), he contested in the 2020 Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly election on 15 November 2020 from GBA-19 Ghizer-I as an independent candidate. He won the election by the margin of 1,241 votes over the runner up Syed Jalal Ali Shah of Pakistan People's Party (PPP). He garnered 6,208 votes while Shah received 4,967 votes.[7]

He contested the 2026 Gilgit Baltistan Assembly election from GBA-19 Ghizer-I as an independent candidate, but was unsuccessful. He received 7,075 votes, placing third, and was defeated by Syed Jalal Ali Shah, a candidate of PPP.

References

  1. "Gilgit-Baltistan shocker: Nationalist candidate wins Ghizer by-poll". The Express Tribune. 30 April 2011. Archived from the original on 28 March 2019. Retrieved 18 November 2020. The founder of the Balwaristan National Front (BNF), Nawaz Khan Naji, won the by-election in Gilgit-Baltistan's Ghizer constituency, hometown of Gilgit-Baltistan Governor Pir Karam Ali Shah, on Friday.
  2. "Nawaz Khan Naji wins G-B by-elections". The Express Tribune. 29 April 2011. Archived from the original on 22 March 2016. Retrieved 18 November 2020. Nawaz Khan Naji from the Balawarastan National Front won the Gilgit-Baltistan Legislative Assembly by-elections in the L-A 19 constituency of Ghazar on Friday.
  3. "GBLA ELECTIONS-2009" (PDF). ELECTION COMMISSION GILGIT-BALTISTAN. 2009–2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 November 2020. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  4. "Nawaz Khan Naji takes oath of GBLA membership". Pamir Times. 6 June 2011. Archived from the original on 22 September 2019. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  5. "ELECTIONS 2015 - RESULT OF ELECTION, 2015". ELECTION COMMISSION GB. ELECTION COMMISSION GILGIT-BALTISTAN. 2015. Archived from the original on 6 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  6. "MEMBERS". Members - Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly. Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly. 2015–2020. Archived from the original on 23 November 2020.
  7. "G-B polls: PTI leads with 10 seats; independents bag 7 and PPP 3". The Express Tribune. 15 November 2020. Archived from the original on 30 December 2020. Retrieved 16 November 2020.