Yasir Zafar Sindhu

Pakistani politician

Yasir Zafar Sandhu

Member of the Provincial Assembly of Punjab
In office 15 August 2018 – 14 January 2023
Constituency	PP-73 Sargodha-II
In office 29 May 2018 – 31 May 2018
Constituency	PP-30 (Sarghoda-III)

Personal details
Nationality	Pakistani
Political party	Pakistan Muslim League (N)

Yasir Zafar Sandhu is a Pakistani politician who has been a member of the Provincial Assembly of Punjab, from March 2018 to May 2018 and from August 2018 to January 2023.

Early life and family

Zafar was born on 21 October 1978.^[1] He was born in Chak 19, Kotmomin, Sargodha and have two siblings; Usman Zafar Sandhu and Faraz Zafar Sandhu. His father, Zafar Iqbal Sandhu, is a retired Bank official.

Education

Sandhu got his early education from Sargodha and did his bachelor's degree from Punjab University.^[2] He did L.L.B from Quais-E-Azam Law College, Sargodha and served as an advocate in Sargodha Bar.

Political career

He was elected to the Provincial Assembly of Punjab as an independent candidate from Constituency PP-30 (Sarghoda-III) in bye-polls held in March 2018, with the support of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N). He defeated a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Sajid Mehmood.^[3]^[4]

He was re-elected to Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency PP-73 (Sargodha-II) in 2018 Pakistani general election.^[5]

References

^ "Punjab Assembly | Members - Members' Directory". www.pap.gov.pk. Retrieved 2020-01-20.
^ "Punjab Assembly | Members - Members' Directory". www.pap.gov.pk. Retrieved 2020-01-20.
^ "PML-N backed Yasir Zafar Sindhu wins PP-30 Sargodha by-polls: unofficial results". www.geo.tv. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
^ "PML-N-backed candidate beats PTI in PP-30 Sargodha by-poll - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 4 March 2018. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
^ "Pakistan election 2018 results: National and provincial assemblies". Samaa TV. Archived from the original on 2018-07-29. Retrieved 3 September 2018.