Hafeez-ur-Rehman Dreshak

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
حفیظ الرحمان خان دریشک
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
In office
29 February 2024 – 25 October 2024
ConstituencyNA-188 Rajanpur-II
In office
1 June 2013 – 31 May 2018
ConstituencyNA-175 (Rajanpur-II)
Personal details
Born (1957-01-01) January 1, 1957 (age 67)
Rajanpur, Punjab, Pakistan
Political party PMLN (2023-present)

Life and career

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Dreshak 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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  1. ^ "Detail Information". 26 April 2014. Archived from the original on 26 April 2014. Retrieved 10 July 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. ^ "2008 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 January 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "PML-N lines up NA candidates in Punjab". The Nation. Archived from the original on 6 March 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  5. ^ "2013 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 February 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  6. ^ "Election Commission of Pakistan". ecp.gov.pk. Retrieved 2024-07-25.
  7. ^ "Election Commission of Pakistan". ecp.gov.pk. Retrieved 2024-07-17.