Shoukat Ali Laleka (Urdu: شوکت علی لالیکا; 1 January 1960 – 8 September 2023) was a Pakistani politician. He was a provincial minister of Punjab for Zakat and Ushr from 13 September 2018 to April 2022, and a member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from August 2018 to January 2023. From May 2013 to May 2018 he was a member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab.
Shoukat Ali Laleka | |
|---|---|
| Provincial Minister of Punjab for Zakat and Ushr | |
| In office 13 September 2018 – 9 April 2022 | |
| Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab | |
| In office 15 August 2018 – 14 January 2023 | |
| Constituency | PP-238 Bahawalnagar-II |
| In office 29 May 2013 – 31 May 2018 | |
| Constituency | PP-278 (Bahawalnagar-II) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 January 1961 Bahawalnagar, Punjab, Pakistan |
| Died | 8 September 2023 (aged 63) Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan |
| Political party | PTI (2018–2023) PMLN (2013–2018) PPP (2008–2013) PML-Q (2001–2008) PMLN (1997–1999) Independent(1993–1996) Islami Jamhoori Ittehad (1988–1993) Pakistan Muslim League (1985–1988) |
| Children | Inam Bari (son) |
Early life
editShoukat Ali Laleka was born on 1 January 1961 in Bahawalnagar.[1]
Political career
editLaleka was elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of Islami Jamhoori Ittehad (IJI) from PP-226 (Bahawalnagar-II) in the 1990 Pakistani general election. He received 21,077 votes and defeated an independent candidate, Muhammad Tariq Amin Hotiana.[2]
Laleka ran for the seat of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as an independent candidate from PP-226 (Bahawalnagar-II) in 1993 Pakistani general election but was unsuccessful. He received 37 votes and lost the seat to Noor Muhammad Ghaffari, a candidate of the Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N).[2] In the same election, he ran for the seat of the National Assembly of Pakistan as an independent candidate from NA-144 (Bahawalnagar-I) but was also unsuccessful. He received 502 votes and lost the seat to Mian Abdul Sattar Laleka, a candidate of the PML-N.[3]
Laleka was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of the PML-N from PP-226 (Bahawalnagar-II) in 1997 Pakistani general election. He received 27,467 votes and defeated Mian Manzoor Ahmed Mohal, a candidate of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP).[2]
Laleka was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of the PML-N from PP-278 (Bahawalnagar-II) in the 2013 Punjab provincial election.[4] He received 38,673 votes and defeated Syed Nazar Mehmood Shah, an independent candidate.[5]
Laleka was re-elected to Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as an independent candidate from PP-238 (Bahawalnagar-II) in the 2018 Punjab provincial election.[6]
Laleka joined the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) following the election.[7]
Provincial Minister
editOn 12 September 2018, he was inducted into the provincial Punjab cabinet of Chief Minister Usman Buzdar.[8] On 13 September 2018, he was appointed Provincial Minister of Punjab for Zakat and Ushr.[9]
Death
editShoukat Ali Laleka was injured in a traffic accident on his way to Islamabad. He was moved to a hospital in Lahore where he underwent treatment and later died on 8 September 2023. He was 62. His wife was also killed in the accident.[10]
References
edit- ^ "Punjab Assembly". www.pap.gov.pk. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
- ^ a b c "Punjab Assembly election results 1988–97" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 August 2017. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
- ^ "National Assembly election results 1988–97" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 August 2017. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
- ^ "List of winners of Punjab Assembly seats". The News. 13 May 2013. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
- ^ "2013 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 May 2018. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
- ^ "Pakistan election 2018 results: National and provincial assemblies". Samaa TV. Archived from the original on 29 July 2018. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
- ^ Malik, Mansoor (2 August 2018). "22 independents, PML-Q votes take PTI tally to 153 in Punjab". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
- ^ "Punjab Cabinet inducts 12 more ministers". Geo News. 12 September 2018. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
- ^ Reporter, The Newspaper's Staff (13 September 2018). "12 Punjab provincial ministers sworn in". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
- ^ Fatima, Noor (8 September 2023). "Former provincial minister Shaukat Laleka passed away". GNN. Retrieved 8 September 2023.