Qasim Suri served as the 19th Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan from 15 August 2018 to 16 April 2022.
13 Facts About Qasim Suri
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Qasim Suri had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from August 2018 till January 2023.
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Qasim Suri was born in January 1969 in Quetta, Balochistan to a Pashtun family of the Sur tribe, a sub-clan of the Khiljis.
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The eldest among three brothers and three sisters, his father Rafique Ahmed Khan had a medicine business which Suri took over in 1997 after his death, becoming the managing director of Muhammadi Traders of Pharmaceutical Distributor Est, while his other source of income is agriculture.
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Qasim Suri received his early education from the Quetta Islamia School and enrolled in Federal Government College in 1988.
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Qasim Suri received a bachelor's degree in political science in 1990 and a master's degree in international relations in 1992, both from the University of Balochistan.
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Qasim Suri have been associated with Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf since 1996 but became active member in 2007.
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Qasim Suri ran for the seat of the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of PTI from Constituency NA-259 in 2013 Pakistani general election but was unsuccessful.
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Qasim Suri received 16,006 votes and lost the seat to Mahmood Khan Achakzai.
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Qasim Suri was elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PTI from NA-265 in 2018 Pakistani general election.
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Qasim Suri received 25,973 votes and defeated Nawabzada Lashkari Raisani.
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Qasim Suri received 183 votes out of a total of 327, defeating his opponent, Asad Mehmood who secured 144 votes.
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Qasim Suri resigned on 16 April 2022 to avoid the motion of no confidence against Imran Khan.