Muhammad Mohsin Khan Leghari

Muhammad Mohsin Khan Leghari
Provincial Minister of Punjab for Irrigation
Assumed office
27 August 2018
Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab
Assumed office
15 August 2018
Constituency PP-293 (Rajanpur-I)
In office
2003–2012
Member of the Senate of Pakistan
In office
March 2012 – March 2018
Personal details
Nationality Pakistani
Political party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf

Muhammad Mohsin Khan Leghari (Urdu: محمد محسن خان لغاری‬‎; born 9 June 1963) is a Pakistani politician who is the current Provincial Minister of Punjab for Irrigation, in office since 27 August 2018. He has been a member of Provincial Assembly of the Punjab, since August 2018. Previously he was a member of the Senate of Pakistan from March 2012 to March 2018 and a member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from 2003 to 2012.

Early life and education

He was born on 9 June 1963 in Dera Ghazi Khan.[1][2]

He received his early education from Aitchison College. He did Post graduate Diploma in Applied Economics from the University of the Punjab.[1] He holds the degree of Bachelor of Arts.[3]

Political career

He was elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of National Alliance from Constituency PP-245 (Dera Ghazi Khan-VI) in bye-elections held in 2003.[2]

He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (Q) from Constituency PP-245 (Dera Ghazi Khan-VI) in Pakistani general election, 2008.[3] In 2012, he resigned from his seat in the Punjab Assembly.[4]

He was elected to the Senate of Pakistan as an independent candidate in Pakistani Senate election, 2012.[5][6][7] His Senate membership was due to expire in March 2018.[8]

He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) from Constituency PP-293 (Rajanpur-I) in Pakistani general election, 2018.[9]

On 15 August 2018, he submitted a resolution in the Punjab Assembly demanding creation of Southern Punjab, a separate province.[10]

On 27 August 2018, he was inducted into the provincial Punjab cabinet of Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar and was appointed as Provincial Minister of Punjab for Irrigation.[11]

References

  1. 1 2 "Profile". www.senate.gov.pk. Senate of Pakistan. Archived from the original on 4 September 2017. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Punjab Assembly". www.pap.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 11 January 2016. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  3. 1 2 "Punjab Assembly". www.pap.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 24 February 2017. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  4. ↑ "Dunya News: Pakistan:-Polling continues in PP 243, PP 245 ..." dunyanews.tv. Archived from the original on 28 January 2018. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  5. ↑ "PPP, allies sweep Senate polls". www.pakistantoday.com.pk. Archived from the original on 28 January 2018. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  6. ↑ Khan, Iftikhar A. (3 March 2012). "Ruling coalition gains a foothold in Senate". DAWN.COM. Archived from the original on 8 May 2016. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  7. ↑ "Senate: Nayyer, Baloch elected unopposed". www.geo.tv. Archived from the original on 29 July 2017. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  8. ↑ "Senate to elect 52 new members on March 3". The Nation. 30 January 2018. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
  9. ↑ "PP-293 Result - Election Results 2018 - Rajanpur 1 - PP-293 Candidates - PP-293 Constituency Details - thenews.com.pk". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
  10. ↑ Malik, Arif (15 August 2018). "PTI lawmaker submits resolution for south Punjab in provincial assembly". dawn.com. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  11. ↑ "Punjab's 23-member cabinet sworn in". www.pakistantoday.com.pk. 28 August 2018. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
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