Senator anwar baig biography channels
Enver Baig, an outspoken politician and a former senator, passed away at a hospital here on Friday after a protracted illness.
Anwar Baig was an influential personality in Pakistan's political landscape, having served as a member of both the Pakistan People's Party (PPP)..
Enver Baig
Pakistani politician (1948–2023)
Enver Baig (Urdu: محمد انور بیگ; 14 December 1948 – 21 April 2023)[3] was a Pakistani politician and member of the Senate of Pakistan.
He was affiliated politically with the Pakistan People's Party until 2013 before joining the Pakistan Muslim League (N).[4] He served as chairperson of the Benazir Income Support Programme from 2013 to 2014.[5]
Political career
Baig served as a member of the Senate of Pakistan on the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) ticket from 2003 to 2009.[6] In 2013, he joined the Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N) after PPP suspended his party membership due to alleged party discipline violation.[4]
Baig was appointed chairman of the Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) by President Mamnoon Hussain in November 2013 on the Prime Minister's advice.[7] He resigned from this post a year later, in November 2014, and was appointed chairman of Pakista