Ghulam Farid Kathia Explained

Ghulam Farid Kathia
Office:	Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
Term Start:	2008
Term End:	2013
Constituency:	NA-161 (Sahiwal-II)
Nationality:	Pakistani

Ghulam Farid Kathia is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from 2008 to 2013.

Political career

He ran for the seat of the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) from NA-161 (Sahiwal-II) in 2002 Pakistani general election but was unsuccessful. He received 33,016 votes and lost the seat to Rana Tariq Javed, a candidate Pakistan Shia Political Party.^[1]

He was elected to the National Assembly from NA-161 (Sahiwal-II) as a candidate of PPP in 2008 Pakistani general election.^{[2] [3] [4]} He received 38,962 votes and defeated Chaudhry Muhammad Ashraf, a candidate of Pakistan Democratic Party.^[5] In November 2008, he was inducted into the federal cabinet of Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gillani^[6] and was appointed as Minister of State for Education^[7] where he continued to serve until February 2011.^[8]

He ran for the seat of the National Assembly from NA-161 (Sahiwal-II) as a candidate of PPP in 2013 Pakistani general election but was unsuccessful. He received 10,894 votes and lost the seat to Chaudhry Muhammad Ashraf.^[9]

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2002 election result. ECP. 25 May 2018. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20180126141507/https://www.ecp.gov.pk/ge/ge2002vol2.pdf. 26 January 2018.
2. News: Two MNAs included in CSB for promotion of officials to BS-20. 29 June 2017. www.thenews.com.pk. en.
3. News: Winning margin on 88 out of 272 National Assembly seats is 10,000 votes or less. 8 August 2017. www.thenews.com.pk. en.
4. News: Ghumman. Khawar. Traditional politics losing ground in southern Punjab. 8 August 2017. DAWN.COM. 17 May 2013. en.
5. Web site: 2008 election result. ECP. 25 May 2018. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20180105060230/https://ecp.gov.pk/Documents/General%20Elections%202008/Report,%20General%20Election%202008,%20Vol-II.pdf. 5 January 2018.
6. News: Fahim among 40 new ministers. 8 August 2017. DAWN.COM. 4 November 2008. en.
7. News: Five new portfolios created, seven cabinet slots vacant. 8 August 2017. DAWN.COM. 5 November 2008. en.
8. Web site: Federal cabinet of Prime Minister Gillani . Cabinet division . 30 May 2018.
9. Web site: 2013 election result. ECP. 25 May 2018. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20180201140612/https://ecp.gov.pk/Documents/General%20Elections%202013%20report/Election%20Report%202013%20Volume-II.pdf. 1 February 2018.