Wazir Muhammad Saleem

Wazir Muhammad Saleem
وزیر محمد سلیم
Member of the Gilgit Baltistan Assembly
In office
25 November 2020 – 24 November 2025
Preceded byFida Muhammad Nashad
Succeeded byAkhtar Abbas
ConstituencyGBA-9 (Skardu-III)
Personal details
Born
Mehdi Abad
PartyIndependent (2026-present; 2020)
Other political
affiliations
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (2020-2026)
Majlis Wahdat-e-Muslimeen (2015-2020)

Wazir Muhammad Saleem is a Pakistani politician who has been a member of the Gilgit Baltistan Assembly from November 2020 to November 2025.

Political career

Saleem contested the 2015 Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly election from GBA-9 Skardu-III as a candidate of Majlis Wahdat-e-Muslimeen (MWM), but was unsuccessful. He received 5,730 votes and was defeated by Fida Muhammad Nashad, a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML(N)).

He contested the 2020 Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly election on 15 November 2020 from GBA-9 Skardu-III as an Independent candidate. He won the election by the margin of 1,099 votes over the runner up Fida Muhammad Nashad of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI). He garnered 6,286 votes while Nashad received 5,187 votes. After winning the election, Saleem joined PTI.

He contested the 2026 Gilgit Baltistan Assembly election from GBA-9 Skardu-III as an independent candidate, but was unsuccessful. He received 6,353 votes and was defeated by Fida Muhammad Nashad, a candidate of Pakistan People's Party (PPP).

He contested a September 2026 by-election from GBA-9 Skardu-III as an independent candidate, but was unsuccessful. He received 8,094 votes and was defeated by Akhtar Abbas, a candidate of PPP.

References

  1. ↑ "ELECTIONS 2015 - RESULT OF ELECTION, 2015". ELECTION COMMISSION GB. ELECTION COMMISSION GILGIT-BALTISTAN. 2015. Archived from the original on 6 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  2. ↑ "G-B polls: PTI leads with 10 seats; independents bag 7 and PPP 3 | The Express Tribune". tribune.com.pk. Retrieved 2020-11-16.
  3. ↑ "Gilgit-Baltistan polls: PTI secures majority after joining of four independent candidates". dunyanews.tv.
  4. ↑ GBA-9 Form 49 (2026), 2026-06-14, retrieved 2026-06-16
  5. ↑ GBA-9 Skardu-III Form 47 (2026 by-election), 2026-09-06, retrieved 2026-09-06