Khawaja Sheraz Mehmood (Urdu: خواجہ شیراز محمود; born 6 August 1974) is a Pakistani politician who was a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from 2002 to 2013 and again from August 2018 till January 2023.He has been selected for the fourth time as a member of National assembly in the 8 Feb 2024 election
Khawaja Sheraz Mehmood | |
|---|---|
| Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan | |
| In office 13 August 2018 – 25 January 2023 | |
| Constituency | NA-189 (Dera Ghazi Khan-I) |
| In office 2002–2013 | |
| Constituency | NA-171 (Dera Ghazi Khan-I) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 August 1974 |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
Early life edit
He was born on 6 August 1974.[1]
Political career edit
He was elected to the National Assembly from Constituency NA-171 (Dera Ghazi Khan-I) as a candidate of the Pakistan Muslim League (Q) (PML-Q) in the 2002 general election.[2] He received 82,310 votes and defeated Amjad Farooq Khan.[3]
He was re-elected to the National Assembly from Constituency NA-171 (Dera Ghazi Khan-I) as a candidate of PML-Q in 2008 Pakistani general election.[2][4] He received 39,628 votes and defeated Amjad Farooq Khan. In the same election, he ran for the seat of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from Constituency PP-240 (Dera Ghazi Khan-I) as a candidate of PML-Q but was unsuccessful. He received 11,155 votes and lost the seat to Sardar Mir Badshah Qaisrani.[5] In May 2011, he was inducted into the federal cabinet of the prime minister, Yousaf Raza Gillani, and was appointed minister of state for production, a post he held until June 2012.[6] In June 2012, he was inducted into the federal cabinet of prime minister Raja Pervaiz Ashraf and was re-appointed as minister of state for production until March 2013.[7]
He ran for the National Assembly from Constituency NA-171 (Dera Ghazi Khan-I) as a candidate of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) in the 2013 general election but was unsuccessful. He received 57,276 votes and lost the seat to Amjad Farooq Khan.[8]
He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) from Constituency NA-189 (Dera Ghazi Khan-I) in the 2018 general election.[9]
External links edit
- "Khawaja Sheraz Mehmood", Personal Profile, National Assembly of Pakistan, retrieved Jul 22, 2022
More Reading edit
References edit
- ^ "If elections are held on time…". The News. Archived from the original on 5 December 2017. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
- ^ a b "Constituency profile: The Old Guard will fight it out". The Express Tribune. 5 May 2013. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
- "PUNJAB: The sheikh's domain". Dawn. 11 May 2013. Retrieved 9 August 2017. - ^ "General elections 2002" (PDF). Electoral Commission of Pakistan. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 January 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
- ^ Birmani, Tariq Saeed (2 May 2013). "Traditional rivals face off". Dawn. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
- ^ "General elections 2008" (PDF). Electoral Commission of Pakistan. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 January 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
- ^ "1st CABINET UNDER THE PREMIERSHIP OF SYED YOUSAF RAZA GILLANI, THE PRIME MINISTER FROM 25.03.2008 to 11.02" (PDF). Cabinet division. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 May 2017. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
- ^ "THIRD CABINET UNDER THE PREMIERSHIP OF RAJA PERVEZ ASHRAF, THE PRIME MINISTER" (PDF). Cabinet division. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 May 2017. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
- ^ "General elections 2013" (PDF). Electoral Commission of Pakistan. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 February 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
- ^ "Jamshed Dasti fails to grab seat in South Punjab". The Express Tribune. 27 July 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2018.