Rana Maqbool Ahmad Explained

Honorific-Prefix:Senator
Rana Maqbool Ahmad
Birth Date:1948 11, df=y
Birth Place:Jaranwala, Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan
Death Place:Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Office:Member of the Senate of Pakistan
Term Start:12 March 2018
Nationality:Pakistani
Party:Pakistan Muslim League (N)
Term End:12 September 2023
Office2:Inspector General of Sindh Police
Termstart2:30 October 1998
Termend2:12 October 1999

Rana Maqbool Ahmad (1 November 1948 – 12 September 2023) was a Pakistani politician who was a Member of the Senate of Pakistan from March 2018 until his death.

Political career

Ahmad was nominated by Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N) as its candidate in 2018 Pakistani Senate election.[1] However, the Election Commission of Pakistan declared all PML-N candidates for the Senate election as independent after a ruling of the Supreme Court of Pakistan.[2]

Ahmad was elected to the Senate of Pakistan as an independent candidate on general seat from Punjab in Senate election.[3] [4] He was backed in the election by PML-N[5] and joined the treasury benches, led by PML-N after getting elected.[6] He took oath as Senator on 12 March 2018.[7]

Rana Maqbool Ahmad is also a retired Pakistani police officer who served as Inspector General of Sindh Police (IGSP). Rana Maqbool also served as Special Secretary Prosecution Punjab during different tenures of the PML-N.

Death

Rana Maqbool Ahmad died on 12 September 2023, at the age of 74.[8]

Notes and References

  1. News: List of Senate candidates from Punjab. 22 March 2018. DAWN.COM. 20 February 2018.
  2. News: PML-N's Senate nominees to contest election as independent candidates, says ECP. 22 March 2018. DAWN.COM. 22 February 2018.
  3. News: LIVE: PML-N-backed independent candidates lead in Punjab, PPP in Sindh - The Express Tribune. 3 March 2018. The Express Tribune. 3 March 2018.
  4. News: Khan. Iftikhar A.. PML-N gains Senate control amid surprise PPP showing. 4 March 2018. DAWN.COM. 4 March 2018.
  5. News: PML-N backed candidates win 15 seats in Senate Elections. 22 March 2018. Daily Pakistan Global.
  6. News: Guramani. Nadir. 15 independent senators backed by PML-N in Senate polls join treasury. 22 March 2018. DAWN.COM. 22 March 2018.
  7. News: Senate elect opposition-backed Sanjrani chairman and Mandviwala his deputy. 12 March 2018. The News. 12 March 2018. en. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20180312085816/https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/291451-51-newly-elected-senators-take-oath-pml-n-finalises-raja-zafarul-haq-for-chairman. 12 March 2018.
  8. Web site: Guramani . Nadir . 2023-09-12 . PML-N Senator Rana Maqbool Ahmad passes away in Lahore . 2023-12-20 . DAWN.COM . en.