Daniyal Aziz (Politician)

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Daniyal Aziz is a well-known political figure who has been associated with Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) for the past several years. He is currently serving as member of National Assembly as he elected from NA-116(Narowal-II) in 2002 as well as in 1997. He is also working as chairman of the Devolution Trust for Community Empowerment.^[1] Daniyal Aziz is a well-known - political figure

Title	Description
Personal
Name:	Daniyal Aziz Choudhry
In Urdu :	دانیال عزیز چوہدری‎
Famous As:	Politician
Nationality:	Pakistan
Residence:	Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Education:	MA in Environment from Boston University
Completed Study:	In 1988
Religion:	Islam
Profession:	Politician
Permanent Address :	Village Kial Badwal More Tehsil Shakargarh District Narowal
Local Address :	House No. 23, Street No. 30, F-8/1, Islamabad.
Email :	daniyal.na116@na.gov.pk
Province :	Punjab
Oath Taking Date :	01-06-2013
Born
Date:	25 February 1965
Place:	Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Family
Ethnicity:	Gujjar family
Parents:	Anwar Aziz Chaudhry (father)
Career
Political Party:	Pakistan Muslim League (N)
Serve As:	MNA
Member of the National Assembly
Constituency:	NA-116(Narowal-II)
Assumed office:	10 August 2017
Ministry :	Minister for Privatisation
President :	Mamnoon Hussain
Prime Minister :	Shahid Khaqan Abbasi
In Office
Role:	Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
Dates:	1 June 2013
Political Party:	Pakistan Muslim League (N)

About

Family Background Education

Daniyal Aziz is a son of Anwar Aziz Chaudhry and Kathleen Right as his mother was American Jewish. His father is known as former politician of Punjab who worked as former federal minister for food. He belongs from Gujjar family of Shakargarh and was born on 25th February in 1965 in Lahore.MNA Daniyal Aziz completed his MA in Environment from Boston University in 1988 and decided to join politics in order to follow his father.

Political Career

MNA Daniyal Aziz was earlier associated with Pakistan Muslim League Quaid-e-Azam group (PML-Q) but he joined PML-N in 2013 by leaving Pervez Musharraf party due to low esteem of the party. Mr. Aziz was beaten by an independent candidate named as Chaudhry Muhammad Tariq Anees in General elections of 2008. However he had elected as MNA in the past years 1997 and 2002 from NA-116 (Narowal-II) constituency. He has also served as chairman of the National Reconstruction Bureau (NRB) which is an institution of the Government of Pakistan. On the other hand, he has also remained as member of the District Council Narowal during 1991-1993.

Memberships

Mr. Aziz also contains memberships in several committees of National Assembly including Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Standing Committee on Information and Broadcasting, Standing Committee on Planning and Development. Moreover, he also received Tamgha-e-Imtiaz due to his admirable public services.

Member of PML-Q

He was a member of the Pakistan Muslim League (Q) (PML-Q) and had been elected as a member of the National Assembly in 1997 from the NA-116 (Narowal-II) constituency and again in 2002. He has also previously served as the chairman of the National Reconstruction Bureau (NRB), an institution of the Government of Pakistan. During the 2008 general elections, Aziz was defeated by an independent candidate, Chaudhry Muhammad Tariq Anees. His defeat was attributed to growing unpopularity of the ruling PML (Q) and anti-Musharraf sentiments among the masses.

Election August 2017

Following the election of Shahid Khaqan Abbasi as Prime Minister of Pakistan in August 2017, Choudhry was offered the cabinet membership as Minister of State however he declined it. Reportedly, he wanted to be appointed as federal minister. Later, he was inducted into the cabinet of Abbasi as a Minister for Privatization with the status of federal minister.

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