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Asif Ahmad Ali
Asif Ahmad Ali
18th Foreign Minister of Pakistan
	In office; 16 November 1993 – 4 November 1996
Preceded by	Farooq Leghari
Succeeded by	Sahabzada Yaqub Khan
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Political party	Independent
Alma mater	Government College University, Lahore; St John's College, Cambridge

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Aseff Ahmad Ali is a Pakistani politician who served as the 18th Foreign Minister of Pakistan from 1993 to 1996 . He was a senior member of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf and Pakistan Peoples Party. On 25 December 2011, he joined PTI but resigned when party awarded Khurshid Kasuri National Assembly ticket instead of him.^[1] He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan from Kasur in 1994 and again in 2008 by an impressive margin of ten thousand votes.^[2]^[3] He has also served as the Minister for Education (Pakistan) and Federal Minister of Information Technology and Telecommunication between 2008 and 2010. His time as the Education Minister is conervisial with many corruption charges^[4]. He belongs to a Strong and Political Landlord Arain Family of Kasur.

Education and politics

He studied at Lawrence College in Ghora Gali. He earned a B.A. (Hons.) degree from Government College University, Lahore (1959–62), and a B.A (Hons.) degree from St John's College, Oxford (1963–1966).^[5] Sardar Aseff Ahmad Ali was a senior member of the Pakistan Peoples Party. He was the foreign minister of Pakistan in the cabinet of Benazir Bhutto during her second tenure as Prime Minister. Recently he resighned from Pakistan Peoples Party and Join Party of Imran Khan former crickter Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf.^{[citation needed]} He opposed Pervez Musharraf's firing of Pakistan's judiciary.^[6] He was a close associate of Benazir Bhutto and was the head of foreign policy of Pakistan Peopleís Party during the 90's.^[7]

Minister of Economic Affairs

Sardar Aseff also served as the Minister for Economic Affairs during the 1991–1993 Nawaz Sharif government, but resigned from the cabinet after developing differences with the Prime Minister. His resignation along with those of other members of parliament eventually led to overthrow of the first Nawaz Sharif government.^{[citation needed]} While serving as the Economic Affairs Minister, Sardar Aseff led numerous delegations of Pakistani civil society members and organisations to Russia and cultivated business and diplomatic relationships with various disintegrated states of the former Soviet Union.^{[citation needed]}} He was awarded honorary citizenship of Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan.^{[citation needed]}

Foreign Minister of Pakistan

As Foreign Minister of Pakistan, he was unanimously elected chairman of the Organisation of the Islamic Conference.In 2003, he held a painting exhibition at Lahore, where he displayed some of his hand-drawn sketches and paintings, which was attended by then-Prime Minister Zafarullah Khan Jamali.In the recently held general elections, he was returned to the National Assembly for the fifth time after defeating his archrival, the outgoing foreign minister Khurshid Mahmud Kasuri.^{[citation needed]}

References

^ http://dawn.com/2011/12/27/both-kasuri-and-assef-eye-na-140-for-next-poll/
^ http://www2.ecp.gov.pk/vsite/ElectionResult/Search.aspx?constituency=NA&constituencyid=NA-140
^ "Kasur, Pollution Profile", IUCN National Conservation Strategy Bulletin 6.1, January 1994, p. 7, pdf p. 3.
^ http://www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-News-13-16214-Sardar-Assef-Ali-admits-using-dubious-SUV
^ Official Profile of Sardar Aseff Ahmad Ali, Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission of Pakistan
^ "Musharraf to use 58(2)b if judges restored through order: Assef", The Nation 24 July 2008.
^ http://www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-News-2-84601-Sardar-Aseff-unveils-reason-for-quitting-PPP

External links

DAWN Hot Seat: Sardar Aseff Ahmad Ali

Political offices
Preceded by Farooq Leghari	Foreign Minister of Pakistan 1993–1996	Succeeded by Sahabzada Yaqub Khan

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[1] ttp://dawn.com/2011/12/27/both-kasuri-and-assef-eye-na-140-for-next-poll/

[2] ttp://www2.ecp.gov.pk/vsite/ElectionResult/Search.aspx?constituency=NA&constituencyid=NA-140

[3] "Kasur, Pollution Profile", IUCN National Conservation Strategy Bulletin 6.1, January 1994, p. 7, pdf p. 3.

[4] ttp://www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-News-13-16214-Sardar-Assef-Ali-admits-using-dubious-SUV

[5] Official Profile of Sardar Aseff Ahmad Ali, Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission of Pakistan

[6] "Musharraf to use 58(2)b if judges restored through order: Assef", The Nation 24 July 2008.

[7] ttp://www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-News-2-84601-Sardar-Aseff-unveils-reason-for-quitting-PPP

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-'''Aseff Ahmad Ali''' is a [[Pakistan]]i politician who served as the 18th [[Foreign Minister of Pakistan]] from 1993 to 1996 . He was a senior member of [[Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf]] and [[Pakistan Peoples Party]]. On 25 December 2011, he joined PTI but resigned when party awarded [[Khurshid Kasuri]] National Assembly ticket instead of him.<ref>http://dawn.com/2011/12/27/both-kasuri-and-assef-eye-na-140-for-next-poll/</ref> He was elected to the [[National Assembly of Pakistan]] from [[Kasur]] in 1994 and again in 2008 by an impressive margin of ten thousand votes.<ref>http://www2.ecp.gov.pk/vsite/ElectionResult/Search.aspx?constituency=NA&constituencyid=NA-140</ref><ref>"Kasur, Pollution Profile", IUCN ''National Conservation Strategy Bulletin'' 6.1, January 1994, p. 7, [http://www.uderc.com/files/KasurProfile1994.pdf pdf p. 3].</ref> He has also served as the [[Minister for Education (Pakistan)]] and Federal Minister of Information Technology and Telecommunication between 2008 and 2010. His time as the Education Minister is conervisial with many corruption charges<ref>http://www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-News-13-16214-Sardar-Assef-Ali-admits-using-dubious-SUV</ref>
+'''Aseff Ahmad Ali''' is a [[Pakistan]]i politician who served as the 18th [[Foreign Minister of Pakistan]] from 1993 to 1996 . He was a senior member of [[Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf]] and [[Pakistan Peoples Party]]. On 25 December 2011, he joined PTI but resigned when party awarded [[Khurshid Kasuri]] National Assembly ticket instead of him.<ref>http://dawn.com/2011/12/27/both-kasuri-and-assef-eye-na-140-for-next-poll/</ref> He was elected to the [[National Assembly of Pakistan]] from [[Kasur]] in 1994 and again in 2008 by an impressive margin of ten thousand votes.<ref>http://www2.ecp.gov.pk/vsite/ElectionResult/Search.aspx?constituency=NA&constituencyid=NA-140</ref><ref>"Kasur, Pollution Profile", IUCN ''National Conservation Strategy Bulletin'' 6.1, January 1994, p. 7, [http://www.uderc.com/files/KasurProfile1994.pdf pdf p. 3].</ref> He has also served as the [[Minister for Education (Pakistan)]] and Federal Minister of Information Technology and Telecommunication between 2008 and 2010. His time as the Education Minister is conervisial with many corruption charges<ref>http://www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-News-13-16214-Sardar-Assef-Ali-admits-using-dubious-SUV</ref>. He belongs to a Strong and Political Landlord Arain Family of Kasur.
 ==Education and politics==