16 Facts About Ayaz Amir

Ayaz Amir is a Pakistani journalist, analyst, columnist, former military officer, diplomat and politician.

Ayaz Amir received his education from Lawrence College, Murree and then joined Pakistan Military Academy as a cadet officer.

Ayaz Amir retired as a captain from the Pakistan Army and joined the foreign service.

Ayaz Amir had been a part of the Pakistan People's Party prior to joining PML-N.

Ayaz Amir was elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from Chakwal constituency in the 1997 Pakistani general election as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz.

Ayaz Amir left the PML-N for a brief time in 1998 and later rejoined the party in 2002 and was active in a struggle to restore democracy to the country.

Ayaz Amir was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan from Constituency NA-60 Chakwal as a candidate of PML-N in the 2008 Pakistani general elections and achieved the highest number of votes in Pakistan, a record of over 125,000.

In recent years, Ayaz Amir has openly expressed his disillusionment with politics and believes that the political aspect of his life is over.

In 2024, the jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan sent a message to Ayaz Amir directing him to contest the general elections from Chakwal as the party had no candidate amidst the crackdown against it.

Ayaz Amir then contested and received 154,825 votes and defeated the Muslim League candidate.

Mr Ayaz Amir's result was then flipped over night and he was defeated via form 47.

Ayaz Amir started his career as a columnist for Dawn.

Ayaz Amir's columns were initially known for being critical of the Pakistan Army's role in politics; he has taken a softer approach in recent times proclaiming the Army of today to be a battle hardened and resilient Army and not the chocolate Army of yesteryears.

Ayaz Amir later wrote a column for The News International for many years before he developed differences with them and turned to writing his column in Urdu.

Ayaz Amir has hosted a talk show Counterpoint on ARY One World television.

Ayaz Amir currently appears as an analyst on the Pakistani TV channel Duniya News current affairs show called Think Tank.