Mohsin Shahnawaz Ranjha (Urdu: محسن شاہنواز رانجھا; born 22 July 1977) is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from August 2018 till August 2023. Previously, he was a member of the National Assembly from June 2013 to May 2018. He served as Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs, in Abbasi cabinet from October 2017 to May 2018.
Mohsin Shahnawaz Ranjha | |
|---|---|
| محسن شاہنواز رانجھا | |
| Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan | |
| In office 13 August 2018 – 10 August 2023 | |
| Constituency | NA-89 (Sargodha-II) |
| In office 1 June 2013 – 31 May 2018 | |
| Constituency | NA-65 (Sargodha-II) |
| Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs | |
| In office 10 October 2017 – 31 May 2018 | |
| Prime Minister | Shahid Khaqan Abbasi |
| Succeeded by | Syed Ali Zafar |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 July 1977 NA-65 (Sargodha) |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Political party | Pakistan Muslim League (N) |
Early life edit
He was born on 22 July 1977.[1]
Political career edit
He ran for the seat of the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N) from Constituency NA-65 (Sargodha-II) in 2008 Pakistani general election but was unsuccessful.[2][3] He received 41,655 votes and lost the seat to Ghias Mela. In the same election, he also ran for the seat of Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from Constituency PP-32 (Sargodha-V) as an independent candidate but was unsuccessful. He received 1,036 votes and lost the seat to Chaudhry Aamir Sultan Cheema.[4]
He was elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency NA-65 (Sargodha-II) in 2013 Pakistani general election.[5][2][6][7] He received 102,871 votes and defeated Ghias Mela.[8] During his tenure as Member of the National Assembly, he served as the Federal Parliamentary Secretary for Information and Broadcasting.[9]
Following the election of Shahid Khaqan Abbasi as Prime Minister of Pakistan in August 2017, he was inducted into the federal cabinet of Abbasi[10][11] and was made Minister of State, however he was not assigned any ministry.[12] In October 2017, he was made Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs.[13] Upon the dissolution of the National Assembly on the expiration of its term on 31 May 2018, Ranjha ceased to hold the office as Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs.[14]
He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency NA-89 (Sargodha-II) in 2018 Pakistani general election.[15]
References edit
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- ^ "Mohsin Shahnawaz becomes head of Journalist Committee". Radio Pakistan. Archived from the original on 23 August 2017. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
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- ^ "Notification" (PDF). Cabinet division. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 June 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
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