Nauman Ahmad Langrial Explained

Nauman Ahmad Langrial
Office1:Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab
Term Start1:15 August 2018
Term End1:23 May 2022
Constituency1:PP-202 (Sahiwal-VII)
Office2:Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
Term Start2:2008
Term End2:2013
Constituency2:NA-163 (Sahiwal-IV)
Birth Date:25 June 1960
Birth Place:Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Nationality:Pakistani
Party: IPP (2023-present)
Otherparty: PMLN (2022-2023)
PTI (2011-2022)
PML-Q (2004-2011)
National Alliance (2002-2004)
PMLN (1997-2002)
Pakistan Muslim League (J) (1993-1997)
Successor1:Muhammad Ghulam Sarwar

Malik Nauman Ahmad Langrial is a Pakistani politician who was a member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from August 2018 till May 2022.

Previously he was a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from 2008 to 2013 and a member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from 2002 to 2007.

Early life and education

He was born on 25 June 1960 in Lahore.[1]

He graduated in 1989 and has a degree of Bachelor of Arts.

Political career

He was elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from Constituency PP-226 (Sahiwal-VII) as a candidate of the National Alliance in 2002 Pakistani general election. He received 33,693 votes and defeated Mian Asad Masood, a candidate of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP).[2]

He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan from Constituency NA-163 (Sahiwal-IV) as a candidate of the Pakistan Muslim League (Q) (PML-Q) in 2008 Pakistani general election.[3] [4] [5] He received 39,864 votes and defeated Begum Shahnaz Javed, a candidate of PPP.[6]

He ran for the seat of the National Assembly from Constituency NA-163 (Sahiwal-IV) as a candidate of PML (Q) in the 2013 Pakistani general election but was unsuccessful.[7] He received 67,076 votes and lost the seat to Muhammad Munir Azhar.[8]

He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) from PP-202 Sahiwal-VII in 2018 Pakistani general election.[9]

On 27 August 2018, he was inducted into the provincial Punjab cabinet of Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar without any ministerial portfolio.[10] On 29 August 2018, he was appointed as Provincial Minister of Punjab for Agriculture.[11]

In March, 2021 Langrial became a part of a dissenting group from the PTI called the Jahangir Tareen group. The Jahangir Tareen group was made after Tareen, a close friend of Imran Khan and core member of the PTI, was investigated for corruption during his own government.[12] In April 2, 2022 Langrial joined forward block against his own party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf and supported opposition's candidate Hamza Shahbaz.[13] [14] Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi, the Speaker, sent a reference against the dissenting MPAs, including Langrial, for defecting from their party's policy.[15]

He was de-seated due to this vote against party policy on 16 April 2022.[16] He ran in the resulting by-election for PP-202 Sahiwal-VII as a candidate of the Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML(N)), but was unsuccessful. He received 59,191 votes and was defeated by Muhammad Ghulam Sarwar, a candidate of the PTI.

On 13 September 2022, he was inducted into Shehbaz Sharif Cabinet as SAPM. [17]

On 8 June 2023, Langrial joined Istehkam-e-Pakistan, a new political party.[18]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Punjab Assembly . www.pap.gov.pk . 30 May 2018.
  2. 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.
  3. News: The party's over for the Chaudhrys!. 29 June 2017.
  4. 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.
  5. News: Langrial likely to succeed Raza Hiraj. 8 August 2017. The Nation.
  6. 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.
  7. News: Ghumman. Khawar. Traditional politics losing ground in southern Punjab. 8 August 2017. DAWN.COM. 17 May 2013. en.
  8. 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.
  9. Web site: PP-202 Result - Election Results 2018 - Sahiwal 7 - PP-202 Candidates - PP-202 Constituency Details - thenews.com.pk . www.thenews.com.pk . 28 August 2018 . en.
  10. News: Aleem Khan steps away from business before taking oath as minister . 28 August 2018 . Pakistan Today . 28 August 2018.
  11. News: Reporter . The Newspaper's Staff . Another three ministers get portfolios . 8 September 2018 . DAWN.COM . 30 August 2018.
  12. News: FIA files case against Janhangir Tareen in Sugar Scam, Money Laundering. Ary News . March 31, 2021.
  13. News: Punjab CM election: Jahangir Tareen group to back PML-N's Hamza Shahbaz . The News . April 2, 2022.
  14. News: Tareen group links support to Buzdar's ouster. The Tribune . March 8, 2022.
  15. News: Pervaiz Elahi sends reference to ECP for PTI MPAs disqualification. The Ary News . April 20, 2022.
  16. Web site: ECP de-seats 25 dissident PTI MPs who voted for Hamza Shahbaz . 2022-05-21 . www.thenews.com.pk . en.
  17. Web site: Notification .
  18. Web site: 2023-06-08 . What is new Istehkam-e-Pakistan Party in Pakistani politics? . 2023-06-08 . Aaj English TV . en.