Mehmood-ur-Rasheed
Mehmood-ur-Rasheed | |
|---|---|
| Provincial Minister of Punjab for Housing, Urban Development and Public Health Engineering | |
| Assumed office 27 August 2018 | |
| Leader of the Opposition Punjab | |
| In office 11 June 2013 – 31 May 2018 | |
| Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab | |
| Assumed office 15 August 2018 | |
| Constituency | PP-160 (Lahore-XVII) |
| In office 29 May 2013 – 31 May 2018 | |
| Constituency | PP-151 (Lahore-XV) |
| In office 1988–1993 | |
| Constituency | PP-127 (Lahore) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 April 1954 Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan |
| Political party | Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf |
Mian Mehmood ur Rashid is a Pakistani politician who is the current Provincial Minister of Punjab for housing, urban development and public health engineering, in office since 27 August 2018. He has been a member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab, since August 2018. Previously he was a Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from 1988 to 1993 and again from May 2013 to May 2018. He served as Leader of Opposition in the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from June 2013 to May 2018
Early life and education
He was born on 21 April 1954 in Lahore to Arain Family.[1]
He received the degree of Bachelor of Arts(Hons) in 1975 and a degree of Master of Arts in Economics in 1978 from University of the Punjab.[1]
Political career
He was elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of Islami Jamhoori Ittehad (IJI) from Constituency PP-127 (Lahore) in 1988 Pakistani general election.[2][3] He received 26,729 votes and defeated a candidate of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP).[4]
He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of IJI from Constituency PP-127 (Lahore) in 1990 Pakistani general election.[5][3] He received 38,022 votes and defeated a candidate of Pakistan Democratic Alliance.[4]
He ran for the seat of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of Pakistan Islamic Front from Constituency PP-127 (Lahore) in 1993 Pakistani general election, but was unsuccessful. He received 3,342 votes and lost the seat to a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N).[4]
He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) from Constituency PP-151 (Lahore-XV) in 2013 Pakistani general election.[6][7] In June 2013, he was elected as the Leader of Opposition in the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab.[8]
He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of PTI from Constituency PP-160 (Lahore-XVII) in 2018 Pakistani general election.[9]
On 27 August 2018, he was inducted into the provincial Punjab cabinet of Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar and was appointed as Provincial Minister of Punjab for housing, urban development and public health engineering.[10]
References
- ^ a b "Punjab Assembly". www.pap.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 14 June 2017. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
- ^ "Previous Assemblies". www.pap.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 14 June 2017. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Punjab to have first ever PTI opposition leader". www.thenews.com.pk. Archived from the original on 26 January 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
- ^ a b c "Punjab Assembly election result 1988-97" (PDF). ECP. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 August 2017. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
- ^ "Previous Assemblies". www.pap.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 14 June 2017. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
- ^ "List of winners of Punjab Assembly seats". www.thenews.com.pk. Archived from the original on 16 January 2018. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
- ^ "Notification - Results Punjab Assembly 2013 election" (PDF). ECP. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 January 2018. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
- ^ "Punjab Assembly". www.pap.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 12 June 2017. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
- ^ "PP-160 Result - Election Results 2018 - Lahore 17 - PP-160 Candidates - PP-160 Constituency Details - thenews.com.pk". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
- ^ Malik, Mansoor (28 August 2018). "Punjab cabinet sworn in: Only 15 out of 23 ministers given portfolios". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
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