Munawar Ahmed Gill is a Pakistani politician who was a Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab, from 1997 to 1999 and again from 2008 to May 2018.

Munawar Ahmed Gill
Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab
In office
2008 – 31 May 2018
Personal details
Born (1956-05-14) 14 May 1956 (age 68)
Sialkot
NationalityPakistani
Political partyPakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf
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Punjab Assembly Lahore

Early life and education

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He was born on 14 May 1956 in Sialkot.[1]

He graduated in 2003 from University of the Punjab and has the degree of Bachelor of Arts.[1]

Political career

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He ran for the seat of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as an independent candidate from Constituency PP-109 (Sialkot-VIII) in 1988 Pakistani general election, but was unsuccessful. He received 7,780 votes and lost the seat to Nawaz Sharif.[2]

He ran for the seat of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of Pakistan Democratic Alliance (PDA) from Constituency PP-109 (Sialkot-VIII) in 1990 Pakistani general election, but was unsuccessful. He received 19,660 votes and lost the seat to a candidate of Islami Jamhoori Ittehad.[2]

He ran for the seat of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as an independent candidate from Constituency PP-109 (Sialkot-VIII) in 1990 Pakistani general election, but was unsuccessful. He received 7,832 votes and lost the seat to Ghulam Abbas, a candidate of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP).[2]

He was elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N) from Constituency PP-127 (Sialkot-VII) in 1997 Pakistani general election. He received 31,572 votes and defeated Ghulam Abbas, a candidate of PPP.[2]

He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency PP-127 (Sialkot-VII) in 2008 Pakistani general election. He received 34,318 votes and defeated Armaghan Subhani.[3] From 2008 to 2013, he served as Political Assistant to Chief Minister of Punjab Shehbaz Sharif.[1]

He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency PP-127 (Sialkot-VII) in 2013 Pakistani general election.[4][5]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Punjab Assembly". www.pap.gov.pk. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  2. ^ a b c d "Punjab Assembly election result 1988-97" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 August 2017. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  3. ^ "2008 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 January 2018. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
  4. ^ Correspondent, The Newspaper's (13 May 2013). "Sialkot stands by PML-N". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 19 January 2018. {{cite news}}: |last1= has generic name (help)
  5. ^ "N sweeps 24 seats of Sialkot, Narowal". The Nation. Retrieved 19 January 2018.