| Sahabzada Mehboob Sultan | |
| Office: | Minister for States and Frontier Regions |
| Term Start: | 19 November 2019 |
| Term End: | 10 April 2022 |
| President: | Arif Alvi |
| Primeminister: | Imran Khan |
| Deputy: | Shehryar Khan Afridi |
| Office1: | Minister for National Food Security and Research |
| Term Start1: | 5 October 2018 |
| Term End1: | 18 November 2019 |
| President1: | Arif Alvi |
| Primeminister1: | Imran Khan |
| Successor1: | Khusro Bakhtiar |
| Office2: | Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan |
| Term Start2: | 29 February 2024 |
| Constituency2: | NA-108 Jhang-I |
| Term Start3: | 15 August 2018 |
| Term End3: | 25 January 2023 |
| Constituency3: | NA-114 (Jhang-I) |
| Party: | Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (2018-present) |
| Nationality: | Pakistani |
| Date Of Birth: | 30 September 1971 |
| Children: | 1 |
| Residence: | Cantt, Lahore |
| Term Start4: | 2002 |
| Term End4: | 2013 |
| Constituency4: | NA-91 (Jhang-VI) |
Sahabzada Muhammad Mehboob Sultan is a Pakistani politician who served as the Federal Minister for National Food Security and Research, from 5 October 2018 to 18 November 2019. He has been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan since February 2024 and previously served in this positions from August 2018 till January 2023.
Previously, he was a member of the National Assembly from 2002 to 2013 on Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf Ticket.
Mehboob Sultan was born on 30th September 1971 and belongs to a known political family of Pakistan. He spent most of his childhood in Lahore and studied in Aitchison College. He is a descendant of the famous Sufi mystic, poet and scholar Sultan Bahoo.[1]
Sultan was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan from Constituency NA-91 (Jhang-VI) as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (Q) (PML-Q) in 2002 Pakistani general election.[2] [3] He received 53,545 votes and defeated Faisal Saleh Hayat.[4]
He was re-elected to the National Assembly from Constituency NA-91 (Jhang-VI) as a candidate of PML-Q in 2008 Pakistani general election. He received 75,803 votes and defeated Atta Ullah Khan, a candidate Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP).[5]
He ran for the seat of the National Assembly from Constituency NA-91 (Jhang-III) as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N) in 2013 Pakistani general election,[6] but was unsuccessful. He received 87,048 votes and lost the seat to Najaf Abbas Sial.[7]
In March 2018, he joined Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).[8]
He was re-elected to the National Assembly from Constituency NA-114 (Jhang-I) as a candidate of PTI in 2018 Pakistani general election.[9] [10] He received 106,043 votes and defeated Faisal Saleh Hayat, a candidate Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP).[11]
On 5 October 2018, Sultan was inducted into the federal cabinet of Prime Minister Imran Khan[12] and was appointed as Federal Minister for National Food Security and Research.[13]
He was re-elected to the National Assembly from NA-108 Jhang-I as an independent candidate supported by PTI in the 2024 Pakistani general election. He received 169,676 votes and defeated Faisal Saleh Hayat, a candidate of PML(N).[14]