Dr Kirmani made PM’s special assistant for political affairs

ISLAMABAD: Dr Sayed Asif Saeed Kirmani has been appointed Prime Minister’s Special Assistant for Political Affairs with immediate effect.
He was till recent working as Political Secretary to Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. The notification pertaining to the elevation has been issued by the Cabinet Division and Dr Kirmani has assumed new assignment in the Prime Minister Office (PMO) here on Tuesday.
Dr Kirmani has been associated with Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif since 2008 and looking after his political matters in various capacities. He acted as chief coordinator on behalf of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) in legislative assembly elections of Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) held early this month and produced remarkable results for the party.
Kirmani belongs to a distinguished political family as his father Syed Ahmad Saeed Kirmani (94) was the central leader of the Pakistan Muslim League during United Pakistan and served for seven years as influential minister of former West Pakistan in Ayub Khan’s government. Dr Asif Saeed Kirmani has thanked Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif for reposing confidence in him and assigning him an important slot. He will continue to look after the political affairs management of prime minister in his new capacity, the sources said.