Hafeez-ur-Rehman Dreshak explained

Hafeez-ur-Rehman Khan Dreshak
Office:Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
Term Start:29 February 2024
Constituency:NA-188 Rajanpur-II
Birth Date:1 January 1957
Birth Place:Rajanpur, Punjab, Pakistan
Nationality:Pakistani
Party: PMLN (2023-present)
Term Start1:1 June 2013
Term End1:31 May 2018
Constituency1:NA-175 (Rajanpur-II)

Hafeez-ur-Rehman Khan Dreshak (; born 1 January 1957) is a Pakistani politician who has been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan since February 2024, and previously served in this position from June 2013 to May 2018.

Life and career

Dreshak was born on 1 January 1957.[1]

He ran for the seat of Provincial Assembly of Punjab as a candidate of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) from Constituency PP-248 (Rajanpur-II) in 2008 Pakistani general election but was unsuccessful. He received 15,452 votes and lost the seat to an independent candidate, Sardar Athar Hassan Khan Gorchani.[2]

He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N) from Constituency NA-175 (Rajanpur-II) in 2013 Pakistani general election.[3] [4] He received 110,573 votes and defeated an independent candidate, Dost Muhammad Mazari.[5]

He contested the 2018 Pakistani general election as an independent candidate from NA-194 Rajanpur-II, but was unsuccessful. He received 64,739 votes and was defeated by Sardar Nasrullah Khan Dreshak, a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).[6]

He was re-elected to the National Assembly from NA-188 Rajanpur-II as a candidate of PML-N in the 2024 Pakistani general election. He received 85,979 votes and defeated Ahmad Ali Khan Dreshak, an independent candidate supported by PTI.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Detail Information. 10 July 2017. 26 April 2014. bot: unknown. https://web.archive.org/web/20140426015833/http://www.pildat.org/mna/rsDetail.asp?detid=175. 26 April 2014.
  2. Web site: 2008 election result. ECP. 12 May 2018. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20180105060230/https://ecp.gov.pk/Documents/General%20Elections%202008/Report,%20General%20Election%202008,%20Vol-II.pdf. 5 January 2018.
  3. News: Rajanpur: CM announces Rs50 million relief for flood affected - The Express Tribune. 6 March 2017. The Express Tribune. 5 August 2013. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170306211119/https://tribune.com.pk/story/586746/rajanpur-shahbaz-sharif-announces-rs50-million-relief-for-flood-affected/. 6 March 2017.
  4. News: PML-N lines up NA candidates in Punjab. 6 March 2017. The Nation. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170306034027/http://nation.com.pk/elections-2013/20-Apr-2013/pml-n-lines-up-na-candidates-in-punjab. 6 March 2017.
  5. Web site: 2013 election result. ECP. 12 April 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.
  6. Web site: Election Commission of Pakistan . 2024-07-25 . ecp.gov.pk.
  7. Web site: Election Commission of Pakistan . 2024-07-17 . ecp.gov.pk.