Syed Rafaqat Ali Gillani is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from August 2018 till January 2023.
Syed Rafaqat Ali Gillani | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab | |
| In office 15 August 2018 – 14 January 2023 | |
| Constituency | PP-284 Layyah-V |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 November 1980 Layyah, Punjab, Pakistan |
| Political party | IPP (2023-present) |
| Other political affiliations | PTI (2018-2023) |
Early life and education edit
Rafaqat Ali was born on the 5th November 1980 in Layyah, Punjab into a feudal family to Syed Saadat Ali Gillani, also a politician, and he obtained his Master's in Physical Education from the Government College University, Faisalabad in 2008 and later graduated in Law from the Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan in 2016.[1]
Police career edit
He served as Sub-Inspector in the Punjab Rangers from 2007 to 2013.[1]
Political career edit
He was elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as an independent candidate from PP-284 (Layyah-V) in the 2018 Punjab provincial election.[2]
On 28 July 2018, he joined the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).[3]
On 11 September 2018, he was inducted into the provincial cabinet of Chief Minister Usman Buzdar and was appointed as special assistant to the Chief Minister on Auqaf and Religious Affairs.[4]
He is running for a seat in the Provincial Assembly from PP-283 Layyah-IV as a candidate of the IPP in the 2024 Punjab provincial election.[5]
References edit
- ^ a b "Profile". Provincial Assembly of the Punjab. Archived from the original on 7 August 2023.
- ^ "Election Results 2018 - Constituency Details". www.thenews.com.pk. The News. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
- ^ Chaudhry, Fahad (28 July 2018). "4 independent MPA-elects in Punjab join PTI". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
- ^ Reporter, The Newspaper's Staff (12 September 2018). "Cabinet gets four advisers, five special assistants". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
- ^ "List of PTI Candidates for Provincial Elections In Punjab | 2023". Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf. 2023-04-19. Retrieved 2023-04-21.
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