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Rana Muhammad Qasim Noon
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
Incumbent
Assumed office
13 August 2018
ConstituencyNA-159 (Multan-VI)
In office
25 March 2016 – April 2018
ConstituencyNA-153 (Multan-VI)
Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab
In office
2002–2007
ConstituencyPP-205 (Multan-XII)
Personal details
Born (1962-11-10) 10 November 1962 (age 61)
NationalityPakistani

Rana Muhammad Qasim Noon (Template:Lang-ur; born 10 November 1962) is a Pakistani politician who has been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan since August 2018. Previously he was a member of the National Assembly from March 2016 to April 2018 and a member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from 2002 to 2007.

Early life and education

Noon was born on 10 November 1962.[1]

He received MA degree in Political Science from Bahauddin Zakariya University in 1983. He received his L.L.B. degree in 1988 and MA degree in 1989, both from Bahauddin Zakariya University.[1]

Political career

Prior to entering politics, Noon served as Chief Protocol Officer in Pakistan International Airlines from 1985 to 1990.[1]

He ran for the seat of the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (Q) (PML-Q) from Constituency NA-153 (Multan-VI) in Pakistani general election, 2002 but was unsuccessful.[2][3][4] He received 55,395 votes and lost the seat to Dewan Syed Jaffar Hussain Bukhari, a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N). In the same election, he was elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of PML-Q from Constituency PP-205 (Multan-XII). He received 25,902 votes and defeated Mehdi Abbas Khan.[5]

In November 2003, he was inducted into the Punjab provincial cabinet of Chief Minister Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi and was appointed as Provincial Minister of Punjab for Agriculture Marketing[6] where he served until November 2006.[1] During his tenure as Member of the Punjab Assembly, he also served as Provincial Minister of Punjab for Labour and Human Resource.[1]

He ran for the seat of the National Assembly as an independent candidate from Constituency NA-153 (Multan-VI) in Pakistani general election, 2008 but was unsuccessful.[7][8][3] He received 68,762 votes and lost the seat to Syed Ashiq Hussain Bukhari, a candidate of PML-Q.[9]

He ran for the seat of the National Assembly as a candidate of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) from Constituency NA-153 (Multan-VI) in Pakistani general election, 2013 but was unsuccessful.[3][10][11] He received 90,179 votes and lost the seat to Syed Ashiq Hussain Bukhari.[12] Following the defeat in the elections, he quit PPP and joined Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).[13] He quit PTI and joined Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N) in 2016.[14]

He was elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency NA-153 (Multan-VI in by-elections held in March 2016. [15] He received 107,737 votes and defeated Malik Ghulam Abbas, a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).[16]

In April 2018, he quit PML-N[17][18] and resigned from the National Assembly.[19] In May 2018, he announced to join PTI.[19]

He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PTI from Constituency NA-159 (Multan-VI) in Pakistani general election, 2018.[20]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Profile". www.pap.gov.pk. Provincial Assembly of Punjab. Archived from the original on 5 June 2016. Retrieved 7 May 2017. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ "The closest contests of 2002". Daily Times. 14 February 2008. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 7 May 2017. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ a b c "ECP team leaves for Multan to reviews by-poll arrangements". The Nation. 10 March 2016. Archived from the original on 20 May 2017. Retrieved 7 May 2017. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ "By-poll in NA-153: One more Multan seat up for grabs - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 22 October 2014. Archived from the original on 22 June 2016. Retrieved 7 May 2017. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  5. ^ "2002 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 January 2018. Retrieved 24 March 2018. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  6. ^ "LAHORE: Two new ministers take oath". DAWN.COM. 30 November 2003. Archived from the original on 13 August 2016. Retrieved 7 May 2017. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  7. ^ Ghumman, Khawar (4 May 2013). "Electables open doors for PTI in south Punjab". DAWN.COM. Archived from the original on 20 March 2017. Retrieved 7 May 2017. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  8. ^ "PP-206: Mujtaba emerges favourite candidate". DAWN.COM. 30 April 2010. Archived from the original on 12 September 2017. Retrieved 7 May 2017. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  9. ^ "2008 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 January 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2018. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  10. ^ Khan, Iftikhar A. (7 December 2014). "PML-N not sole beneficiary of 'rejected votes' in 2013 polls". DAWN.COM. Archived from the original on 5 March 2017. Retrieved 7 May 2017. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  11. ^ "An opportunity for PML-N to revive its image". The Nation. Archived from the original on 8 June 2017. Retrieved 7 May 2017. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  12. ^ "2013 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 February 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2018. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  13. ^ "MULTAN City News". www.thenews.com.pk. Archived from the original on 20 March 2017. Retrieved 7 May 2017. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  14. ^ Noor, Arifa (17 April 2018). "Pragmatism trumps loyalty". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  15. ^ Correspondent, The Newspaper's Staff (18 March 2016). "PML-N retains NA-153". DAWN.COM. Archived from the original on 10 April 2017. Retrieved 7 May 2017. {{cite news}}: |last1= has generic name (help); Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  16. ^ "PML-N routs PTI in NA-153 by-election - Daily Times". Daily Times. 18 March 2016. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
  17. ^ "Major setback to PML-N as 8 more MPs quit party, form new faction". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
  18. ^ "Another jolt to ruling PML-N". The Nation. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
  19. ^ a b "JSPM merges with PTI on promise of south Punjab province - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 9 May 2018. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
  20. ^ "PTI sweeps polls in Multan | The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 28 July 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
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