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Biography
Chaudhry Ali Afzal Sahi (born on 26 June 1986) is a Pakistani politician and lawyer who served as the Provincial Minister of Punjab for Communication and Works from August 2022 till January 2023. He also served as a member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from July 2022 till January 2023.
Early life and education
Ali belongs to a politically active Punjabi Jat family of the Sahi clan from Faisalabad, as his father Muhammad Afzal Sahi, his uncle Lt. Col. (R) Ghulam Rasool Sahi and his cousin Zafar Zulqarnain Sahi have all been parliamentarians.
He has memorized the Qur'an and earned his Bachelor's and later his LLB from the Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS).
Political career
He contested the 2018 Punjab provincial election from PP-97 Faisalabad-I as a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), but was unsuccessful. He received 37,973 votes and lost to Muhammad Ajmal Cheema, an independent candidate.
He was elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from PP-97 Faisalabad-I as a candidate of the PTI in the July 2022 Punjab provincial by-election. He received 67,022 votes and defeated Muhammad Ajmal Cheema, a candidate of the Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML(N)).
He is contesting the 2024 Punjab provincial election from PP-97 Faisalabad-I as a candidate of the PTI.
Writings
He has written articles and op-eds for different publications, including for the English-language Daily Times.