Chaudhary Muhammad Afzal Sahi born on 1 November 1949, at Faisalabad is a Pakistani politician. He is son of Chaudhry Nawab Khan Sahi, a famous landlord of Sahianwala, and belongs to a noble Jat family. He got his early education from Government High School for Boys Salarwala and then from Government College. He carried on with his education in Lahore and graduated from University of the Punjab (Lahore) in 1971. Political career: After completing his education, Sahi stepped into politics in 1973. District Government Faisalabad: He served as Member District Council Faisalabad for three consecutive terms from 1979 to 1991.He was also elected as Naib District Nazim,District Council, Faisalabad on 14 August 2001 and remained on this post until 24 August 2002, when he resigned to contest in the general elections of Punjab assembly. Provincial Assembly of Punjab: In 1985 he participated in the non-party basis Punjab Assembly elections,the first elections ever to be held in his region.Although earlier results declared that Sahi was defeated by a narrow margin,the majority of the population was of the view that the elections were rigged.Mr. Sahi filed an election petition against these results which went in his favour and he was asked to take oath as member of the provincial assembly but the then government never allowed him to take oath until the assembly dissolved in 1988. He remained undefeated from his constituency from 1985 till 2008. He served as a member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab in 1988-90, 1990--93, 1993-96 and 1997-99.He functioned as Parliamentary Secretary for Forestry, Fisheries and Wildlife during 1990-93 and as Minister for Communications & Works in Punjab during 1997-99. He was elected for the fifth consecutive term as a member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab in the 2002 General Elections, and was elected as the Speaker of Provincial Assembly of the Punjab.He remained on this post from 27 November 2002 to 11 April 2008.During this period he also functioned as governor of Punjab several times. He is highly regarded in the political arena as a seasoned politician and plays an important part in the politics of Punjab. Family: Afzal Sahis elder brother, Lt. Col. (Retd.) Ghulam Rasul Sahi, remained member of the National Assembly from 2002-2007.His son Zafar Zulqarnain Sahi is currently member of Provincial Assembly of the Punjab,he was elected from PP-52 in February 2008 elections.Sahis younger brother, Maj.General Akram Sahi is serving Pakistan Army as a Major General.
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