Faisal Saleh Hayat

Makhdoom Syed Faisal Saleh Hayat (Urdu: مخدوم سيد فیصل صالح حیات‎) is a Pakistani politician from Jhang, Punjab, Pakistan. . He was born in Lahore in 1952. He was elected as Member of National Assembly of Pakistan for the terms of 1977-77, 1988-1990, 1990-1993, 1993-1996, 2002-2007 and 2008-2012. In 1990 election his brother Asad Hayat was also elected member of National Assembly from NA86 Jhang. In 2002 he was elected MNA on PPPP ticket, later forming PPPP-Patriots and joining PML-Q. He served as Federal Minister in numerous Ministries which includes Commerce (1988-90), Environment, Housing and Works, Interior (2002-04), and Kashmir Affairs. An agriculturist by profession, he holds a master's degree in law and a diploma in business administration from King's College London. During his political career, he served as a member of Central Executive Committee of PPP in 1979. In 2013, his nomination papers were rejected on the charges of stealing irrigation water.^[1] He has travelled widely to Asia, Africa, Europe and North America. He is the sijada nasheen (lineal descendant) of Hazrat Peer Syed Jeewan Shah, of Shah Jeewna.^[2][3][4][5] Hayat is currently the President of the Pakistani Football Federation (PEFF) and he also serves as a member of the Strategic Committee of the world governing body of football, FIFA.^[6]

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