Malik Nauman Ahmad Langrial is a Pakistani politician who was a member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from August 2018 till May 2022.

Nauman Ahmad Langrial
Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab
In office
15 August 2018 – 23 May 2022
Succeeded byMuhammad Ghulam Sarwar
ConstituencyPP-202 (Sahiwal-VII)
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
In office
2008–2013
ConstituencyNA-163 (Sahiwal-IV)
Personal details
Born (1960-06-25) 25 June 1960 (age 64)
Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Political party IPP (2023-present)
Other political
affiliations
PMLN (2022-2023)
PTI (2011-2022)
PML-Q (2004-2011)
National Alliance (2002-2004)
PMLN (1997-2002)
Pakistan Muslim League (J) (1993-1997)
Beautiful view of Punjab Assembly Lahore - panoramio.jpg
Punjab Assembly Lahore

Previously he was a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from 2008 to 2013 and a member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from 2002 to 2007.

Early life and education

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He was born on 25 June 1960 in Lahore.[1]

He graduated in 1989 and has a degree of Bachelor of Arts.[1]

Political career

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He was elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from Constituency PP-226 (Sahiwal-VII) as a candidate of the National Alliance in 2002 Pakistani general election. He received 33,693 votes and defeated Mian Asad Masood, a candidate of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP).[2]

He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan from Constituency NA-163 (Sahiwal-IV) as a candidate of the Pakistan Muslim League (Q) (PML-Q) in 2008 Pakistani general election.[3][4][5] He received 39,864 votes and defeated Begum Shahnaz Javed, a candidate of PPP.[6]

He ran for the seat of the National Assembly from Constituency NA-163 (Sahiwal-IV) as a candidate of PML (Q) in the 2013 Pakistani general election but was unsuccessful.[7] He received 67,076 votes and lost the seat to Muhammad Munir Azhar.[8]

He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) from PP-202 Sahiwal-VII in 2018 Pakistani general election.[9]

On 27 August 2018, he was inducted into the provincial Punjab cabinet of Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar without any ministerial portfolio.[10] On 29 August 2018, he was appointed as Provincial Minister of Punjab for Agriculture.[11]

In March, 2021 Langrial became a part of a dissenting group from the PTI called the Jahangir Tareen group. The Jahangir Tareen group was made after Tareen, a close friend of Imran Khan and core member of the PTI, was investigated for corruption during his own government.[12] In April 2, 2022 Langrial joined forward block against his own party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf and supported opposition's candidate Hamza Shahbaz.[13][14] Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi, the Speaker, sent a reference against the dissenting MPAs, including Langrial, for defecting from their party's policy.[15]

He was de-seated due to this vote against party policy on 16 April 2022.[16] He ran in the resulting by-election for PP-202 Sahiwal-VII as a candidate of the Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML(N)), but was unsuccessful. He received 59,191 votes and was defeated by Muhammad Ghulam Sarwar, a candidate of the PTI.

On 13 September 2022, he was inducted into Shehbaz Sharif Cabinet as SAPM. [17]

On 8 June 2023, Langrial joined Istehkam-e-Pakistan, a new political party.[18]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Punjab Assembly". www.pap.gov.pk. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
  2. ^ "2002 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 January 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  3. ^ "The party's over for the Chaudhrys!". Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  4. ^ "Winning margin on 88 out of 272 National Assembly seats is 10,000 votes or less". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  5. ^ "Langrial likely to succeed Raza Hiraj". The Nation. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  6. ^ "2008 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 January 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  7. ^ Ghumman, Khawar (17 May 2013). "Traditional politics losing ground in southern Punjab". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  8. ^ "2013 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 February 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  9. ^ "PP-202 Result - Election Results 2018 - Sahiwal 7 - PP-202 Candidates - PP-202 Constituency Details - thenews.com.pk". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
  10. ^ "Aleem Khan steps away from business before taking oath as minister". Pakistan Today. 28 August 2018. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
  11. ^ Reporter, The Newspaper's Staff (30 August 2018). "Another three ministers get portfolios". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
  12. ^ "FIA files case against Janhangir Tareen in Sugar Scam, Money Laundering". Ary News. March 31, 2021.
  13. ^ "Punjab CM election: Jahangir Tareen group to back PML-N's Hamza Shahbaz". The News. April 2, 2022.
  14. ^ "Tareen group links support to Buzdar's ouster". The Tribune. March 8, 2022.
  15. ^ "Pervaiz Elahi sends reference to ECP for PTI MPAs disqualification". The Ary News. April 20, 2022.
  16. ^ "ECP de-seats 25 dissident PTI MPs who voted for Hamza Shahbaz". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 2022-05-21.
  17. ^ "Notification" (PDF).
  18. ^ "What is new Istehkam-e-Pakistan Party in Pakistani politics?". Aaj English TV. 2023-06-08. Retrieved 2023-06-08.