Masroor Nawaz Jhangvi
Masroor Nawaz Jhangvi | |
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| مسرور نواز جھنگوی | |
Official portrait, 2025 | |
| Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab | |
| In office 23 January 2017 – 31 May 2018 | |
| Constituency | PP-79 (Jhang-VII) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 January 1988 |
| Party | JUI (F) |
| Other political affiliations | ASWJ |
| Parent | Haq Nawaz Jhangvi (father) |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Awards | National Peace Award (2016) |
Masroor Nawaz Jhangvi (Urdu: مسرور نواز جھنگوی) is a Pakistani Islamic scholar and far-right politician who was a member of the Punjab Assembly from January 2017 to May 2018.[1]
He is a son of Sipah-e-Sahaba founder Haq Nawaz Jhangvi and a member of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam and Ahl-e-Sunnat Wal Jamaat (ASWJ).[2][3]
Political career
Masroor was elected as the member of the Punjab Assembly as independent. He later joined Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (F) and was elected from PP-126 Jhang-II in by-polls election held in December 2016.[4][5][6]
Award
Jhangvi received a peace award from Minister for Religious Affairs Sardar Muhammad Yousaf at a national conference of peace held in Islamabad.[7]
See also
References
- ^ "Masroor Nawaz Jhangvi". www.pap.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 11 March 2018. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
- ^ "LHC de-seats MPA Masroor Nawaz Jhangvi". Arynews. 21 March 2018. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
- ^ "Jhangvi wins Punjab by-election".
- ^ "Masroor Nawaz Jhangvi confesses sectarianism in his past". tribune.com.pk. Reuters. 21 December 2016. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
- ^ Web Desk (1 December 2016). "Jhangvi wins Punjab by-election". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
- ^ "Notification Regarding PP-78 Jhang-II".
- ^ "Controversial cleric Masroor Jhangvi presented 'peace award'". 29 December 2016.