Syed Abdul Qadir Gilani is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from July 2012 to 2013. Previously he had been a member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from June 2008 to July 2012.
Abdul Qadir Gillani | |
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| Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan | |
| In office July 2012 – 2013 | |
| Constituency | NA-151 (Multan-IV) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 29 April 1981 Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan |
| Political party | PPP (2012-present) |
| Relations | Ali Musa Gilani (brother) Ali Haider Gillani (brother) |
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Early life and education edit
He was born on 29 April 1981 in Lahore.[1]
He received the degree of Bachelor of Laws (Hons) in 2003 from the University of Hertfordshire.[1]
Political career edit
He ran for the seat of the National Assembly of Pakistan from Constituency NA-150 (Multan-III) as a candidate of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) in 2008 Pakistani general election but was unsuccessful. He received 43,299 votes and lost the seat to Rana Mahmood-ul-Hassan.[2]
He was elected un-contested to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of PPP from Constituency PP-295 (Rahimyar Khan-VIII) in June 2008.[3]
He was elected to the National Assembly from Constituency NA-151 (Multan-IV) as a candidate of PPP in by-polls held in July 2012. He received 64,628 votes and defeated Shaukat Hayyat Khan Bosan. [4][5][6]
He ran for the seat of the National Assembly from Constituency NA-151 (Multan-IV) as a candidate of PPP in 2013 Pakistani general election but was unsuccessful. He received 56,858 votes and lost the seat to Sikandar Hayat Khan Bosan who received 96,632 votes. In 2018 he again ran for the seat now NA-154 (old NA-151) but again lost, this time to a PTI candidate Ahmed Hussain Dehar.[7]
References edit
- ^ a b "Punjab Assembly". www.pap.gov.pk. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
- ^ "2008 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 January 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
- ^ "PML-N, PPP make gains". DAWN.COM. 28 June 2008. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
- ^ "NA-151 by-polls: Abdul Qadir Gilani wins with 64,628 votes - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 19 July 2012. Archived from the original on 9 August 2017. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
- ^ "Abdul Qadir Gilani wins by-poll from father's constituency". DAWN.COM. 19 July 2012. Archived from the original on 8 August 2017. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
- ^ Mahmood, Amjad (21 July 2012). "Court verdicts to affect election results: PML-N". DAWN.COM. Archived from the original on 9 August 2017. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
- ^ "2013 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 February 2018. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
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