Malik Ahmad Yar Hunjra
Malik Ahmad Yar Hunjra | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab | |
| In office 2002 – 31 May 2018 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 March 1978 Muzaffargarh District |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Political party | Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) |
Malik Ahmad Yar Hunjra is a Pakistani politician who was a Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab, from 2002 to May 2018.
Early life and education
He was born on 6 March 1978 in Muzaffargarh District.[1]
He graduated from Government College University where he was enrolled between 1997 and 2000. He obtained the degree of Master of Business Administration in Finance from Quaid-i-Azam University in 2003 and graduated in Law from Bahauddin Zakariya University. He has the degree of Bachelor of Laws.[1] He belongs to a political family of South Punjab whose head is Sultan Mehmood Hunjra
Political career
He was elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (Q) (PML-Q) from Constituency PP-251 (Muzaffargarh-I) in 2002 Pakistani general election.[2] He received 21,695 votes and defeated Mufti Abdul Jalil, a candidate of Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA). In the same election, he ran for the seat of the National Assembly of Pakistan as an independent candidate from Constituency NA-176 (Muzaffargarh-I) but was unsuccessful. He received 2,823 votes and lost the seat to Khalida Mohsin Ali Qureshi, a candidate of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP).[3]
He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of PML-Q from Constituency PP-251 (Muzaffargarh-I) in 2008 Pakistani general election.[4] He received 19,913 votes and defeated Malik Muhammad Yousaf Hinjra, a candidate of PPP.[5]
He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) from Constituency PP-251 (Muzaffargarh-I) in 2013 Pakistani general election.[6] He received 33,502 votes and defeated Muhammad Ashraf Khan Rind, a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).[7] In November 2016, he was inducted into the provincial Punjab cabinet of Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif and was made Provincial Minister of Punjab for Prisons.[8]
References
- ^ a b "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 5 December 2016. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
- ^ "2002 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 January 2018. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
- ^ "Punjab Assembly". www.pap.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 23 May 2017. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
- ^ "2008 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 January 2018. Retrieved 24 March 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.
- ^ "2013 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-05-26. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
- ^ "Punjab govt hands over portfolios to newly appointed cabinet ministers". www.pakistantoday.com.pk. Archived from the original on 24 March 2017. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
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