Hafeez-ur-Rehman Khan Dreshak (Urdu: حفیظ الرحمن خان درشک; born 1 January 1957) is a Pakistani politician who has been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan since February 2024, and previously served in this position from June 2013 to May 2018.
Hafeez-ur-Rehman Khan Dreshak | |
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حفیظ الرحمان خان دریشک | |
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan | |
In office 29 February 2024 – 25 October 2024 | |
Constituency | NA-188 Rajanpur-II |
In office 1 June 2013 – 31 May 2018 | |
Constituency | NA-175 (Rajanpur-II) |
Personal details | |
Born | Rajanpur, Punjab, Pakistan | January 1, 1957
Political party | PMLN (2023-present) |
Life and career
editDreshak was born on 1 January 1957.[1]
He ran for the seat of Provincial Assembly of Punjab as a candidate of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) from Constituency PP-248 (Rajanpur-II) in 2008 Pakistani general election but was unsuccessful. He received 15,452 votes and lost the seat to an independent candidate, Sardar Athar Hassan Khan Gorchani.[2]
He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N) from Constituency NA-175 (Rajanpur-II) in 2013 Pakistani general election.[3][4] He received 110,573 votes and defeated an independent candidate, Dost Muhammad Mazari.[5]
He contested the 2018 Pakistani general election as an independent candidate from NA-194 Rajanpur-II, but was unsuccessful. He received 64,739 votes and was defeated by Sardar Nasrullah Khan Dreshak, a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).[6]
He was re-elected to the National Assembly from NA-188 Rajanpur-II as a candidate of PML-N in the 2024 Pakistani general election. He received 85,979 votes and defeated Ahmad Ali Khan Dreshak, an independent candidate supported by PTI.[7]
References
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- ^ "Rajanpur: CM announces Rs50 million relief for flood affected - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 5 August 2013. Archived from the original on 6 March 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
- ^ "PML-N lines up NA candidates in Punjab". The Nation. Archived from the original on 6 March 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
- ^ "2013 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 February 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
- ^ "Election Commission of Pakistan". ecp.gov.pk. Retrieved 2024-07-25.
- ^ "Election Commission of Pakistan". ecp.gov.pk. Retrieved 2024-07-17.