Daniyal Aziz Biography
Name: Daniyal Aziz Choudhry
Father Name: Anwar Aziz Chaudhry ( Pakistani federal cabinet )
Mother Name: American Mother
Nationality: Pakistani
Born City: Lahore
Birth Day : 25 February ,1965
Religion: Islam
Profession : politician
Degrees: MA in Environment ( Boston University )
Who is Daniyal Aziz ?
- Born on February 25, 1965, in Lahore, Pakistan.
- Son of politician Anwar Aziz Chaudhry and an American mother.
Road Accident and Health:
- Sustained critical injuries in a road accident in Shakargarh on June 16, 2022.
- Shifted to various hospitals for treatment, including DHQ Hospital in Narowal and CMH Rawalpindi.
- Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Chief Minister Punjab Hamza Shahbaz monitored his health and ordered medical facilities for him.
Political Career:
- Elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as an independent candidate in 1997.
- Re-elected as an independent candidate in 2002 and later joined PML-Q.
- Joined PML-N in March 2013.
- Re-elected as a PML-N candidate in 2013.
- Served as Minister for Privatisation in Abbasi cabinet from August 2017 to May 2018.
- Disqualified by the Supreme Court of Pakistan in a contempt of court case in June 2018, barring him from contesting in the 2018 general election.
- Decided to field his wife Mehnaz Aziz as an independent candidate in the 2018 election.
- Both Daniyal Aziz and his wife, Mehnaz Aziz, decided to run as independents in the 2024 elections after not receiving PML(N)’s nominations for any seat.
(Updated: 28 Feb 2023 )
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