Political Career
As a reward for years of services rendered to the people of Hunza, Nazir was elected as their representative to the Gilgit Baltistan Legislative Provincial Assembly in the October 1994 elections and was appointed Advisor on Education and Tourism to the then government for a five year term. Campaigning for the Hunza seat in the 1994 elections he defeated his opponent from the traditional Mir of Hunza family with a huge margin taking away the public mandate as a commoner for the first time.
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