Khawaja Sheraz Mehmood Explained

Khawaja Sheraz Mehmood
Office:Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
Term Start:29 February 2024
Constituency:NA-183 Taunsa
Term Start1:13 August 2018
Term End1:25 January 2023
Constituency1:NA-189 (Dera Ghazi Khan-I)
Birth Date:6 August 1974
Nationality:Pakistani
Term Start2:2002
Term End2:2013
Constituency2:NA-171 (Dera Ghazi Khan-I)
Native Name Lang:ur
Native Name:خواجہ شیراز محمود
Party:Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (2018-present)
Otherparty:Pakistan Muslim League (Q) (2002-2013)
Pakistan People's Party (2013-2018)

Khawaja Sheraz Mehmood (Urdu: {{Nastaliq|خواجہ شیراز محمود; born 6 August 1974) 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 2002 to 2013 and again from August 2018 till January 2023.

Early life

He was born on 6 August 1974.[1]

Political career

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

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.[4] 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.[5] In May 2011, he was inducted into the federal cabinet of the prime minister, Yousaf Raza Gillani, and was appointed minister of state for production, a post he held until June 2012.[6] 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 until March 2013.[7]

He ran for the National Assembly from Constituency NA-171 (Dera Ghazi Khan-I) as a candidate of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) in the 2013 general election but was unsuccessful. He received 57,276 votes and lost the seat to Amjad Farooq Khan, a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML(N)).[8]

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 the 2018 general election.[9]

He was re-elected to the National Assembly as an independent candidate supported by PTI from NA-183 Taunsa in the 2024 Pakistani general election. He received 134,501 votes and defeated Amjad Farooq Khan, a candidate of PML(N).[10]

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Notes and References

  1. News: If elections are held on time…. 4 December 2017. The News. 5 December 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171205143518/https://www.thenews.com.pk/archive/print/404658. dead.
  2. News: Constituency profile: The Old Guard will fight it out . 9 August 2017. The Express Tribune. 5 May 2013.
    - News: PUNJAB: The sheikh's domain. 9 August 2017. Dawn. 11 May 2013.
  3. Web site: General elections 2002. Electoral Commission of Pakistan. 25 May 2018. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20180126141507/https://www.ecp.gov.pk/ge/ge2002vol2.pdf. 26 January 2018.
  4. News: Birmani. Tariq Saeed. Traditional rivals face off. 9 August 2017. Dawn. 2 May 2013.
  5. Web site: General elections 2008. Electoral Commission of Pakistan. 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. Web site: 1st CABINET UNDER THE PREMIERSHIP OF SYED YOUSAF RAZA GILLANI, THE PRIME MINISTER FROM 25.03.2008 to 11.02 . Cabinet division. https://web.archive.org/web/20170505115247/https://cabinet.gov.pk/cabinet/userfiles1/file/Info%20serveces/Federal%20Cabinet%20since%201947/12%20april%20updated/Federal%20Cabinet%20of%20Syed%20Yousaf%20Raza%20Gillani,%20Latest_doc.pdf. 5 May 2017 . 15 June 2022.
  7. Web site: THIRD CABINET UNDER THE PREMIERSHIP OF RAJA PERVEZ ASHRAF, THE PRIME MINISTER . https://web.archive.org/web/20170505115242/http://www.cabinet.gov.pk/cabinet/userfiles1/file/Info%20serveces/Federal%20Cabinet%20since%201947/12%20april%20updated/Federal%20Cabinet%20of%20Raja%20Pervez%20Asharaf.pdf. 5 May 2017 . Cabinet division. 15 June 2022.
  8. Web site: General elections 2013. Electoral Commission of Pakistan. 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.
  9. News: Jamshed Dasti fails to grab seat in South Punjab . 3 August 2018 . The Express Tribune . 27 July 2018.
  10. Web site: Election Commission of Pakistan . 2024-07-17 . ecp.gov.pk.