Khawaja Sheraz Mehmood

Khawaja Sheraz Mehmood (Urdu: خواجہ شیراز مہمود‎; born 6 August 1974) is a Pakistani politician who has been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan since August 2018. Previously he was a member of the National Assembly from 2002 to 2013.

Khawaja Sheraz Mehmood
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
Assumed office
13 August 2018
ConstituencyNA-189 (Dera Ghazi Khan-I)
In office
2002–2013
ConstituencyNA-171 (Dera Ghazi Khan-I)
Personal details
Born (1974-08-06) 6 August 1974
NationalityPakistani

Early life

He was born on 6 August 1974.[1]

Political career

He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan from Constituency NA-171 (Dera Ghazi Khan-I) as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (Q) (PML-Q) in 2002 Pakistani general election.[2][3] He received 82,310 votes and defeated Amjad Farooq Khan.[4]

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][3][5] 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.[6] In May 2011, he was inducted into the federal cabinet of Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gillani and was appointed as Minister of State for Production where he served until June 2012.[7] 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 where he continued to serve until March 2013.[8]

He ran for the seat of the National Assembly from Constituency NA-171 (Dera Ghazi Khan-I) as a candidate of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) in 2013 Pakistani general election but was unsuccessful. He received 57,276 votes and lost the seat to Amjad Farooq Khan.[9]

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 2018 Pakistani general election.[10]

References
  1. "If elections are held on time…". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
  2. "Constituency profile: The Old Guard will fight it out – The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 5 May 2013. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  3. Newspaper, From the (11 May 2013). "PUNJAB: The sheikh's domain". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  4. "2002 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 January 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  5. Birmani, Tariq Saeed (2 May 2013). "Traditional rivals face off". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  6. "2008 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 January 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  7. "Federal cabinet of Prime Minister Gillani" (PDF). Cabinet division. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
  8. "Federal cabinet of Prime Minister Ashraf" (PDF). Cabinet division. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
  9. "2013 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 February 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  10. "Jamshed Dasti fails to grab seat in South Punjab | The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 27 July 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
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