Syed Haroon Ahmed Sultan Bokhari Explained

Syed Haroon Ahmed Sultan Bokhari
Birth Date:	2 February 1968
Birth Place:	Multan, Punjab, Pakistan
Office:	Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab
Term Start:	18 October 2002
Term End:	31 May 2018
Nationality:	Pakistani
Party:	Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (F) (2024-present)^[1]
Mother:	Zehra Batool
Relations:	Syed Basit Sultan Bukhari (brother)
Otherparty:	PPP (2023-2024) PTI (2018-2022) PMLN (2013-2018) PPP (2008-2013) PML-Q (2001-2008) PMLN (1997-1999) PPP (1993-1996)

Syed Haroon Ahmed Sultan Bokhari is a Pakistani politician who was a Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab, from 2002 to May 2018.

Early life and education

He was born on 2 February 1968 in Multan.^[2]

He has a degree of Master of Business Administration which he obtained in 2002 from University of Liverpool.

Political career

He was elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (Q) from Constituency PP-258 (Muzaffargarh-VIII) in 2002 Pakistani general election.^[3] He remained Provincial Minister of Punjab for Livestock and Dairy Development from 2003 to 2007.

He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as an independent candidate from Constituency PP-258 (Muzaffargarh-VIII) in 2008 Pakistani general election.^[4]

He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) from Constituency PP-258 (Muzaffargarh-VIII) in 2013 Pakistani general election.^{[5] [6]}

In June 2013, he was inducted into the provincial cabinet of Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif and was made Provincial Minister of Punjab for Auqaf and Religious Affairs.^[7] He remained Minister for Auqaf and Religious Affairs until the cabinet reshuffle in November 2016 when he was made Provincial Minister of Punjab for Social Welfare and Bait-ul-Maal.^[8] In December 2016, his ministerial portfolio was changed to Housing, Urban Development and Public Health Engineering.^[9]

On 1 May 2023, he joined the Pakistan People's Party (PPP).^[10]

In January 2024; he left the PPP and joined the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (F) (JUI(F)).^[11]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Raza . Malik Tahseen . 2024-01-16 . PPP suffers setback in Muzaffargarh as NA ticket-holder leaves party . 2024-01-21 . DAWN.COM . en.
2. Web site: Punjab Assembly. www.pap.gov.pk. 15 January 2018. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170614162019/http://www.pap.gov.pk/index.php/members/profile/en/20/1098. 14 June 2017.
3. Web site: Punjab Assembly. www.pap.gov.pk. 23 January 2018. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170612151929/http://pap.gov.pk/index.php/members/profile/en/9/282. 12 June 2017.
4. Web site: Punjab Assembly. www.pap.gov.pk. 23 January 2018. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20160813180652/http://www.pap.gov.pk/index.php/members/profile/en/19/808. 13 August 2016.
5. Web site: Notification - Results Punjab Assembly 2013 election. ECP. 20 January 2018. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20180120053951/https://ecp.gov.pk/Documents/Downloads/General%20Election%202013/Detailed%20Gazzette/Notification%20-%20Punjab%20Assembly.pdf. 20 January 2018.
6. News: List of winners of Punjab Assembly seats. 18 January 2018. The News. 13 May 2013. en. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20180116081102/https://www.thenews.com.pk/archive/print/429935. 16 January 2018.
7. News: Reporter. The Newspaper's Staff. 21-member Punjab cabinet takes oath. 21 January 2018. DAWN.COM. 11 June 2013. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20180122113341/https://www.dawn.com/news/1017511. 22 January 2018.
8. News: Reporter. The Newspaper's Staff. Confusion over status of some cabinet inductions. 23 January 2018. DAWN.COM. 30 November 2016. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20161130143008/http://www.dawn.com/news/1299516. 30 November 2016.
9. Web site: Punjab Assembly. www.pap.gov.pk. 23 January 2018. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170606013706/http://www.pap.gov.pk/index.php/members/govt_n_opp/en. 6 June 2017.
10. Web site: 2023-05-01 . Former PTI, PML-N lawmakers from South Punjab join PPP . 2024-01-21 . The Express Tribune.
11. Web site: Raza . Malik Tahseen . 2024-01-16 . PPP suffers setback in Muzaffargarh as NA ticket-holder leaves party . 2024-01-21 . DAWN.COM . en.