Khurram Shahzad Virk Explained

Khurram Shahzad Virk
Office1:Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab
Term Start1:18 July 2022
Term End1:14 January 2023
Constituency1:PP-140 Sheikhupura-VI
Birth Date:1 April 1983
Birth Place:Sheikhupura, Punjab, Pakistan
Nationality:Pakistani
Party:PTI (2013-present)
Office2:Minister of Law Punjab
Office:Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
Term Start2:7 August 2022
Office3:Minister of Parliamentary Affairs Punjab
Term Start3:7 August 2022
Term End3:15 August 2022
Successor3:Muhammad Basharat Raja
Predecessor2:Malik Ahmad Khan
Predecessor1:Mian Khalid Mehmood
Term End2:14 January 2023
Constituency:NA-115 Sheikhupura-III
Term Start:29 February 2024

Khurram Shahzad Virk is a Pakistani politician who is a member of National Assembly of Pakistan since February 2024. He had been a member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from July 2022 till January 2023.[1] He also served as Minister of law before assembly dissolved.

Early life and education

Born on 1 April 1983 in Sheikhupura, Punjab, he obtained his LLB in 2005 from the Punjab University, Lahore his and Master's in Philosophy in 2007 from the G. C. University, Lahore.[2]

Political career

He was elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from Constituency PP-140 Sheikhupura-VI as a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) in the July 2022 Punjab provincial by-election. He received 50,166 votes and defeated Mian Khalid Mehmood, a candidate of the Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML(N)).[3]

He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan from NA-115 Sheikhupura-III as a PTI-backed independent candidate in the 2024 Pakistani general election. He received 130,416 votes and defeated Mian Javed Latif, a candidate of PML(N).[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Provincial Assembly of Punjab 2022 Bye-Elections results - Election Commission of Pakistan. 2022-07-27 . ecp.gov.pk . en.
  2. Web site: Profile . https://web.archive.org/web/20230807194056/https://www.pap.gov.pk/members/profile/en/21/1650 . 7 August 2023 . Provincial Assembly of the Punjab.
  3. Web site: Punjab by-polls: PTI ahead of PML-N . 2022-07-27 . Latest News - The Nation . 17 July 2022 . en-US.
  4. Web site: Election Commission of Pakistan . 2024-07-17 . ecp.gov.pk.