Mian Mujtaba Shuja-ur-Rehman explained

Mian Mujtaba Shuja-ur-Rehman
Office:Provincial Minister of Finance for Punjab
Term Start:6 March 2024
Office1:Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab
Term Start1:February 2024
Constituency1:PP-148 Lahore-IV
Term Start2:15 August 2018
Term End2:14 January 2023
Constituency2:PP-147 Lahore-IV
Birth Date:1 September 1967
Birth Place:Lahore
Nationality:Pakistani
Party:Pakistan Muslim League (N)
Term Start3:2002
Term End3:31 May 2018

Mian Mujtaba Shuja-ur-Rehman is a Pakistani politician who is currently serving as the Provincial Minister of the Finance Department of Punjab, Pakistan in the Maryam ministry since March 2024. He is a member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab under the PML-N since 2024 and prior to that served as a member, from 2002 to May 2018 and from August 2018 till January 2023.

Early life and education

He was born on 1 September 1967 in Lahore in a famous Arain Mian Family.[1]

He has the degree of Master of Public Administration which he obtained in 1993 from University of the Punjab.

Political career

He was elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N) from Constituency PP-141 (Lahore-V) in 2002 Pakistani general election.[2] He received 20,017 votes and defeated Mian Liaqat Ali, a candidate of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP).[3]

He was re-elected uncontested to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency PP-141 (Lahore-V) in 2008 Pakistani general election.[4] [5] During his tenure as Member of the Punjab Assembly, he remained Provincial Minister of Punjab for Excise and Taxation, Finance, Higher Education, School Education, Literacy & Non-formal Basic Education, and Transport.

He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency PP-141 (Lahore-V) in 2013 Pakistani general election.[6] He received 58,857 votes and defeated Choudhry Muhammad Nawaz Net, a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).[7] In June 2013, he was inducted into the provincial cabinet of Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif and was made Provincial Minister of Punjab for Finance with the additional portfolio of Excise and Taxation.[8] He remained Minister for Finance from June 2013 to May 2015. In October 2014, he was given the additional portfolio Minister for Law and Parliamentary Affairs[9] where he served until May 2015. In a cabinet reshuffle in November 2016, he was given the additional portfolio of Information and Culture besides Excise and Taxation.[10]

He was re-elected to Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency PP-147 (Lahore-IV) in 2018 Pakistani general election.[11] He was officially re-elected as a PML-N candidate from PP-148-Lahore-IV in the 2024 Punjab provincial election.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Punjab Assembly. www.pap.gov.pk. January 15, 2018. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170614103311/http://www.pap.gov.pk/index.php/members/profile/en/20/993. June 14, 2017.
  2. Web site: Punjab Assembly. www.pap.gov.pk. January 22, 2018. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20130127014713/http://www.pap.gov.pk/index.php/members/profile/en/9/343. January 27, 2013.
  3. Web site: 2002 election result. ECP. March 24, 2018. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20180126141507/https://www.ecp.gov.pk/ge/ge2002vol2.pdf. January 26, 2018.
  4. Web site: 2008 election result. ECP. March 24, 2018. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20180105060230/https://ecp.gov.pk/Documents/General%20Elections%202008/Report,%20General%20Election%202008,%20Vol-II.pdf. January 5, 2018.
  5. Web site: Punjab Assembly. www.pap.gov.pk. January 22, 2018. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170720164154/http://www.pap.gov.pk/index.php/members/profile/en/19/812. July 20, 2017.
  6. News: List of winners of Punjab Assembly seats. January 18, 2018. The News. 13 May 2013. en. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20180116081102/https://www.thenews.com.pk/archive/print/429935. January 16, 2018.
  7. Web site: 2013 election result . ECP . 12 July 2018 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20180526173608/https://ecp.gov.pk/Documents/General%20Elections%202013%20report/Election%20Report%202013%20Volume-II.pdf . 26 May 2018 .
  8. News: Reporter. The Newspaper's Staff. 21-member Punjab cabinet takes oath. January 21, 2018. DAWN.COM. June 11, 2013. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20180122113341/https://www.dawn.com/news/1017511. January 22, 2018.
  9. News: Mujtaba replaces Mashhood as Punjab law minister. January 22, 2018. www.thenews.com.pk. en. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20180122113339/https://www.thenews.com.pk/archive/print/530747. January 22, 2018.
  10. News: Punjab govt hands over portfolios to newly appointed cabinet ministers. January 22, 2018. www.pakistantoday.com.pk. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170324181221/http://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2016/11/29/punjab-govt-hands-over-portfolios-to-newly-appointed-cabinet-ministers/. March 24, 2017.
  11. News: Pakistan election 2018 results: National and provincial assemblies . 3 September 2018 . Samaa TV . https://web.archive.org/web/20180729083521/https://www.samaa.tv/news/2018/07/live-pakistan-election-2018-results/ . 2018-07-29 . live .