Syed Haroon Ahmed Sultan Bokhari is a Pakistani politician who was a Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab, from 2002 to May 2018.
Syed Haroon Ahmed Sultan Bokhari | |
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Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab | |
In office 18 October 2002 – 31 May 2018 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Multan, Punjab, Pakistan | 2 February 1968
Political party | JUI (F) (2024-present)[1] |
Other political affiliations | PPP (2023-2024) PTI (2018-2022) PMLN (2013-2018) PPP (2008-2013) PML-Q (2001-2008) PMLN (1997-1999) PPP (1993-1996) |
Relations | Syed Basit Sultan Bukhari (brother) |
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Early life and education
editHe was born on 2 February 1968 in Multan.[2]
He has a degree of Master of Business Administration which he obtained in 2002 from University of Liverpool.[2]
Political career
editHe was elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (Q) from Constituency PP-258 (Muzaffargarh-VIII) in 2002 Pakistani general election.[3] He remained Provincial Minister of Punjab for Livestock and Dairy Development from 2003 to 2007.[2]
He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as an independent candidate from Constituency PP-258 (Muzaffargarh-VIII) in 2008 Pakistani general election.[4]
He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) from Constituency PP-258 (Muzaffargarh-VIII) in 2013 Pakistani general election.[5][6]
In June 2013, he was inducted into the provincial cabinet of Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif and was made Provincial Minister of Punjab for Auqaf and Religious Affairs.[7] He remained Minister for Auqaf and Religious Affairs until the cabinet reshuffle in November 2016 when he was made Provincial Minister of Punjab for Social Welfare and Bait-ul-Maal.[8] In December 2016, his ministerial portfolio was changed to Housing, Urban Development and Public Health Engineering.[9]
On 1 May 2023, he joined the Pakistan People's Party (PPP).[10]
In January 2024; he left the PPP and joined the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (F) (JUI(F)).[11]
References
edit- ^ Raza, Malik Tahseen (2024-01-16). "PPP suffers setback in Muzaffargarh as NA ticket-holder leaves party". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2024-01-21.
- ^ a b c "Punjab Assembly". www.pap.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 14 June 2017. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
- ^ "Punjab Assembly". www.pap.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 12 June 2017. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
- ^ "Punjab Assembly". www.pap.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 13 August 2016. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
- ^ "Notification - Results Punjab Assembly 2013 election" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 January 2018. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
- ^ "List of winners of Punjab Assembly seats". The News. 13 May 2013. Archived from the original on 16 January 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
- ^ Reporter, The Newspaper's Staff (11 June 2013). "21-member Punjab cabinet takes oath". DAWN.COM. Archived from the original on 22 January 2018. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
- ^ Reporter, The Newspaper's Staff (30 November 2016). "Confusion over status of some cabinet inductions". DAWN.COM. Archived from the original on 30 November 2016. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
- ^ "Punjab Assembly". www.pap.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 6 June 2017. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
- ^ "Former PTI, PML-N lawmakers from South Punjab join PPP". The Express Tribune. 2023-05-01. Retrieved 2024-01-21.
- ^ Raza, Malik Tahseen (2024-01-16). "PPP suffers setback in Muzaffargarh as NA ticket-holder leaves party". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2024-01-21.