Javed Ali Manwa
Javaid Ali Manwa | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Gilgit Baltistan Assembly Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 25 November 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Rizwan Ali |
| Constituency | GBA-5 (Nagar-II) |
| Minister for Finance Gilgit-Baltistan | |
| In office December 2020 – July 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Haji Akber Taban |
| Succeeded by | Engr.Muhammad Ismail |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Nagar Khas District Nagar |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Political party | Contested Election 2020 as an Independent candidate and later joined Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (until 2023) |
Javaid Ali Manwa is a Pakistani politician from Gilgit Baltistan, who has been a member of the Gilgit Baltistan Assembly since November 2020. He has been the Minister for Finance during first part of tenure in the Assembly, till the Cabinet dissolved owing to disqualification of the Chief Minister GB by the court.
Mr. Manwa went for the opposition benches, after the PTI forward block led coalition government field in on July 13, 2023.
Mr. Manwa holds the portfolio of Chairman Standing Committee on Home and Prisons department along with additional portfolios of Services and GAD along with Law reforms and Parliamentary Affairs.
Political career
[edit]Manwa contested the 2020 Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly election on 15 November 2020 from GBA-5 (Nagar-I) as an Independent candidate. He won the election by the margin of 720 votes over the runner up Rizwan Ali of Majlis Wahdat-e-Muslimeen. He garnered 2,570 votes while Ali received 1,850 votes.[1] After winning the election, Manwa joined Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf.[2]
On 6 July 2023, he announced his resignation from the basic membership of the PTI, alluding to the 2023 Pakistani protests as the reason.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "G-B polls: PTI leads with 10 seats; independents bag 7 and PPP 3 | The Express Tribune". tribune.com.pk. 15 November 2020. Retrieved 2020-11-16.
- ^ "PTI secures majority in GB after five independent candidates join hands | Pakistan Today". www.pakistantoday.com.pk.
- ^ "Election for GB CM on July 13". The News International. 2023-07-07. Retrieved 2023-07-07.
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