Rana Tanveer Hussain Explained

Rana Tanveer Hussain
Office:Minister of Federal Education & Professional Training
Term Start:19 April 2022
Term End:10 August 2023
Preceded:Mian Shahbaz Sharif
Office1:Minister for Science and Technology
Term Start1:24 November 2017
Term End1:31 May 2018
President1:Mamnoon Hussain
Primeminister1:Shahid Khaqan Abbasi
Term Start2:17 December 2014
Term End2:28 July 2017
President2:Mamnoon Hussain
Primeminister2:Nawaz Sharif
Predecessor2:Bahadur Khan
Office3:Minister for Defence Production
Term Start3:4 August 2017
Term End3:3 May 2018
President3:Mamnoon Hussain
Primeminister3:Shahid Khaqan Abbasi
Term Start4:7 June 2013
President4:Mamnoon Hussain
Primeminister4:Nawaz Sharif
Term End4:28 July 2017
Term Start5:31 March 2008
Term End5:13 May 2008
Primeminister5:Yusuf Raza Gillani
Birth Date:1949 10, df=yes[1]
Birth Place:Sheikhupura, Punjab, Pakistan
Nationality:Pakistani
Party:PMLN (1990-present)
Alma Mater:Punjab University
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Relatives:Rana Afzaal Hussain (brother)
Primeminister:Shehbaz Sharif
Predecessor:Shafqat Mahmood
Successor:Madad Ali Sindhi (caretaker)
President:Arif Alvi

Rana Tanveer Hussain (; born 1 October 1949) is a Pakistani politician who has been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan since February 2024. Previously, he was a member of the National Assembly between 1985 and August 2023.

He is serving as Federal Minister for Industries and Production and National Food Security and Research since March 2024.

He served as Minister for Defence Production and Minister for Science and Technology, in Abbasi cabinet from 2017 to 2018. Previously he served as the Minister for Defence Production[2] and the Minister for Science and Technology in the Third Sharif ministry.[3] [4] A leader of the Pakistan Muslim League (N), Hussain previously briefly held the cabinet portfolio of Minister for Defence Production during the Gillani ministry in 2008.[5] [6]

He previously has served as Parliamentary Secretary to Ministry of Finance, Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Finance from 1997 to 1999 as well Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister.[7]

Early life and education

He was born into a Punjabi Rajput family[8] on 1 October 1949 in Sheikhupura, Punjab.

He is brother of Rana Afzaal Hussain as well the late Rai Mansab Ali Khan and his daughter Shizra Mansab Ali Khan, both involved in the local politics of Nankana Sahib.[9]

He hold degree of M.A. in Economics and LLB from the Punjab University, Lahore.

Political career

Hussain started his political career in 1983 when he became district member of the council in Sheikhupura. He was elected as member of the National Assembly of Pakistan for the first time in 1985 Pakistani general election as an independent candidate. He later joined Pakistan Muslim League. In 1990 Pakistani general elections, he was re-elected as member of the National Assembly for the second time.

In 1993 Pakistani general elections, he lost the seat of the National Assembly. In 1997 Pakistani general elections, he was re-elected as the member of the National Assembly for the third time. From 1997 to 1999, he served as Special Assistant to then Prime Minister of Pakistan Nawaz Sharif on Finance.

In 2008 Pakistani general elections, he was re-elected as the member of the National Assembly for the fourth time[10] [11] from two constituencies NA-131 and NA-132. He vacated NA-131 seat to retain NA-132.[12]

In 2013 Pakistani general elections, he was re-elected as the member of the National Assembly for the fifth time. In June 2013, he was appointed as the Minister for Defence Production. Later he was given the additional portfolio of Minister for Science and Technology.[13]

He had ceased to hold ministerial office in July 2017 when the federal cabinet was disbanded following the disqualification of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif after Panama Papers case decision.[14] Following the election of Shahid Khaqan Abbasi as Prime Minister of Pakistan in August 2017, he was inducted into the federal cabinet of Abbasi.[15] [16] He was appointed as federal minister for Defence Production for third time.[17] In November 2017, he was give the additional cabinet portfolio of Minister for Science and Technology after which Minister of State for Science and Technology, Mir Dostain Khan Domki stepped down in protest.[18] [19] On 3 May 2018, in a cabinet reshuffle, he ceased to hold the office as Federal Minister for Defence Production after Usman Ibrahim succeeded him.[20] Upon the dissolution of the National Assembly on the expiration of its term on 31 May 2018, Hussain ceased to hold the office as Federal Minister for Science and Technology.[21]

He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency NA-120 (Sheikhupura-II) in 2018 Pakistani general election.[22]

He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-N from NA-114 Sheikhupura-II in the 2024 Pakistani general election.[23]

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  1. Web site: Detail Information. 9 July 2017. 4 November 2016. bot: unknown. https://web.archive.org/web/20161104022339/http://www.pildat.org/mna/rsDetail.asp?detid=132. 4 November 2016.
  2. News: Hussain. Tayyab. 25-member cabinet takes oath. 22 September 2014. Pakistan Today. Pakistan Today. 8 June 2013. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304042724/http://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2013/06/08/national/25-member-cabinet-takes-oath/. 4 March 2016.
  3. Web site: PD.. MoDP staff release. MoST minister's profile. Ministry of Science & Technology. 19 December 2014. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20150323074427/http://most.comsatshosting.com/UserDetails.aspx?id=75. 23 March 2015.
  4. News: Raza. Syed Irfan. Reports suggesting reforms in prison, police systems presented to president. 2 November 2016. DAWN.COM. Dawn. 25 May 2016. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20161130031233/http://www.dawn.com/news/1260461. 30 November 2016.
  5. News: Wasim. Amir. PML-N walks out after hitting brick wall: Judges issue splits coalition; ministers to quit federal cabinet today. 3 November 2016. DAWN.COM. Dawn. 13 May 2008. dawn/13may2008. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20161104003056/http://www.dawn.com/news/302567/pml-n-walks-out-after-hitting-brick-wall-judges-issue-splits-coalition-ministers-to-quit-federal-cabinet-today. 4 November 2016.
  6. Web site: List of former ministers. 202.83.164.29. Ministry of Defence Production. 3 November 2016. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20161104005931/http://202.83.164.29/modp/frmDetails.aspx?opt=misclinks&id=26. 4 November 2016.
  7. Web site: Profile of Minister. modp.gov.pk. Ministry of Defence Production. 6 November 2016. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20161107013135/http://202.83.164.29/modp/frmDetails.aspx?opt=profile&id=1. 7 November 2016.
  8. Web site: Tahir . Zulqernain . 11 July 2018 . Feature: Keeping it within the biradari . 11 July 2023 . . It is primarily a contest between the Rajput (Hussain) [...].
  9. Web site: Tahir . Zulqernain . 11 July 2018 . Feature: Keeping it within the biradari . 11 July 2023 . . In NA-118 (Nankana Sahib-II) Shezra Mansab Kheral, a relative of Rana Tanvir Hussain and Afzaal Hussain [...].
  10. News: Nazim absorbs first shock, gets ready for another: No-trust motion. 6 November 2016. DAWN.COM. 6 March 2008. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20161107013104/http://www.dawn.com/news/292406/nazim-absorbs-first-shock-gets-ready-for-another-no-trust-motion. 7 November 2016.
  11. News: Sheikhupura by-election. 6 November 2016. DAWN.COM. 24 June 2008. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20161107013404/http://www.dawn.com/news/308751/sheikhupura-by-election. 7 November 2016.
  12. News: Sheikhupura by-election. 6 April 2017. DAWN.COM. 24 June 2008. en. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170407060855/https://www.dawn.com/news/308751. 7 April 2017.
  13. News: 50 plants sealed over impure supply of drinking water. 12 October 2016. dailytimes.com.pk. 5 October 2016. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20161013072853/http://dailytimes.com.pk/pakistan/05-Oct-16/50-plants-sealed-over-impure-supply-of-drinking-water. 13 October 2016.
  14. News: PM Nawaz Sharif steps down; federal cabinet stands dissolved. 28 July 2017. Daily Pakistan Global. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170728114411/https://en.dailypakistan.com.pk/pakistan/pm-nawaz-gives-up-his-post-federal-cabinet-stands-dissolved/. 28 July 2017.
  15. News: A 43-member new cabinet sworn in. 4 August 2017. Associated Press Of Pakistan. 4 August 2017. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170804174456/https://www.app.com.pk/a-43-member-new-cabinet-sworn-in/. 4 August 2017.
  16. News: PM Khaqan Abbasi's 43-member cabinet takes oath today. 4 August 2017. Pakistan Today. 4 August 2017.
  17. News: Raza. Syed Irfan. PM Abbasi's bloated cabinet sworn in. 5 August 2017. DAWN.COM. 5 August 2017. en. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170805040859/https://www.dawn.com/news/1349710/pm-abbasis-bloated-cabinet-sworn-in. 5 August 2017.
  18. News: Reporter. A. State minister Dostain Domki resigns. 28 November 2017. DAWN.COM. 28 November 2017.
  19. News: Domki's bid to eradicate corruption from ministry leads to his resignation. 28 November 2017. www.pakistantoday.com.pk.
  20. Web site: Notification . Cabinet division . 1 June 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180601184117/http://www.cabinet.gov.pk/userfiles1/file/most-news-03-05-2018.pdf . 1 June 2018.
  21. Web site: Notification . Cabinet division . 1 June 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180601180526/http://www.cabinet.gov.pk/userfiles1/file/fm-mos-noti-01-06-2018.pdf . 1 June 2018.
  22. News: Report . Gulf News Web . Pakistan election results live: Imran Khan wins in Pakistan but needs support to form government . 3 August 2018 . GulfNews . 27 July 2018.
  23. Web site: Election Commission of Pakistan . 2024-07-17 . ecp.gov.pk.