Khwaja Ghulam Rasool Koreja (Urdu: خواجہ غلام رسول کوریجہ; born 21 October 1970) is a Pakistani politician who served as a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan, from June 2013 to May 2018.
Khwaja Ghulam Rasool Koreja | |
|---|---|
| خواجہ غلام رسول کوریجہ | |
| Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan | |
| In office 1 June 2013 – 31 May 2018 | |
| Constituency | NA-192 (Rahim Yar Khan-I) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 21, 1970 Liaquatpur, Rahim Yar Khan District |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Political party | Pakistan People's Party (2013-2022; since 2023) |
| Other political affiliations | Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (2022-2023) |
| Residence(s) | Muhallah Korejgan Shidani Sharif Tehsil Liaquatpur, Rahim Yar Khan District[1] |
Early life
editHe was born on 21 October 1970.[2]
Political career
editHe was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) from Constituency NA-192 (Rahim Yar Khan-I) in the 2013 Pakistani general election.[3][4][5][6][7] He received 80,823 votes and defeated Makhdoom Syed Ahmed Alam Anwar, a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N).[8]
In October 2017, he was appointed as chairperson of the standing committees of the National Assembly on narcotics control.[9] Mr. Syed Mobeen Ahmed from Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) defeated him in the 2018 Pakistani general election by 8000 votes.[10] Mr. Ghulam Rasool left the PPP in August 2022. He met Imran Khan on 15 September 2022, and formally joined the PTI.[11]
He left the PTI and rejoined the PPP on 31 May 2023 due to the 2023 Pakistani protests.[12]
References
edit- ^ "National Assembly of Pakistan".
- ^ "Detail Information". 26 April 2014. Archived from the original on 26 April 2014. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "PML-N not sole beneficiary of 'rejected votes' in 2013 polls". DAWN.COM. 7 December 2014. Archived from the original on 5 March 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
- ^ "SC reserves judgment in poll dispute case". DAWN.COM. 26 September 2014. Archived from the original on 7 March 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
- ^ "Election tribunal resumes work after restoration". DAWN.COM. 29 October 2013. Archived from the original on 7 March 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
- ^ "PML-N scored from where it lost in general elections". The Nation. Archived from the original on 6 March 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
- ^ "Bahawalpur: Recounting ordered in NA-192". The Nation. Archived from the original on 7 March 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
- ^ "2013 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 February 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
- ^ Junaidi, Ikram (12 October 2017). "Three NA panel heads, two state ministers and 11 parliamentary secretaries appointed". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
- ^ "NA-175 Results - Election 2018 Results - - Candidates List - Constituency Details - Geo.tv".
- ^ "Leaders of PML-N, PPP and QWP leaders join PTI". 15 September 2022.
- ^ News Desk (2023-05-31). "Former PTI lawmakers from South Punjab join PPP". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 2023-05-31.
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