Khawaja Sheraz Mehmood

Khawaja Sheraz Mehmood
خواجہ شیراز محمود
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
Incumbent
Assumed office
29 February 2024
ConstituencyNA-183 Taunsa
In office
13 August 2018 – 25 January 2023
ConstituencyNA-189 (Dera Ghazi Khan-I)
In office
2002–2013
ConstituencyNA-171 (Dera Ghazi Khan-I)
Personal details
Born (1974-08-06) 6 August 1974 (age 50)
NationalityPakistani
Political partyPTI (2018-present)
Other political
affiliations		PML(Q) (2002-2013)
PPP (2013-2018)

Khawaja Sheraz Mehmood (Urdu: خواجہ شیراز محمود; born 6 August 1974) is a Pakistani politician who has been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan since February 2024 and previously served in this position from 2002 to 2013 and again from August 2018 till January 2023.

Early life

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He was born on 6 August 1974.[1]

Political career

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He was elected to the National Assembly from Constituency NA-171 (Dera Ghazi Khan-I) as a candidate of the Pakistan Muslim League (Q) (PML-Q) in the 2002 general election.[2] He received 82,310 votes and defeated Amjad Farooq Khan.[3]

He was re-elected to the National Assembly from Constituency NA-171 (Dera Ghazi Khan-I) as a candidate of PML-Q in 2008 Pakistani general election.[2][4] He received 39,628 votes and defeated Amjad Farooq Khan. In the same election, he ran for the seat of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from Constituency PP-240 (Dera Ghazi Khan-I) as a candidate of PML-Q but was unsuccessful. He received 11,155 votes and lost the seat to Sardar Mir Badshah Qaisrani.[5] In May 2011, he was inducted into the federal cabinet of the prime minister, Yousaf Raza Gillani, and was appointed minister of state for production, a post he held until June 2012.[6] In June 2012, he was inducted into the federal cabinet of prime minister Raja Pervaiz Ashraf and was re-appointed as minister of state for production until March 2013.[7]

He ran for the National Assembly from Constituency NA-171 (Dera Ghazi Khan-I) as a candidate of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) in the 2013 general election but was unsuccessful. He received 57,276 votes and lost the seat to Amjad Farooq Khan, a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML(N)).[8]

He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) from Constituency NA-189 (Dera Ghazi Khan-I) in the 2018 general election.[9]

He was re-elected to the National Assembly as an independent candidate supported by PTI from NA-183 Taunsa in the 2024 Pakistani general election. He received 134,501 votes and defeated Amjad Farooq Khan, a candidate of PML(N).[10]

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  • "Khawaja Sheraz Mehmood", Personal Profile, National Assembly of Pakistan, retrieved Jul 22, 2022

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References

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  1. ^ "If elections are held on time…". The News. Archived from the original on 5 December 2017. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Constituency profile: The Old Guard will fight it out". The Express Tribune. 5 May 2013. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
    - "PUNJAB: The sheikh's domain". Dawn. 11 May 2013. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  3. ^ "General elections 2002" (PDF). Electoral Commission of Pakistan. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 January 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  4. ^ Birmani, Tariq Saeed (2 May 2013). "Traditional rivals face off". Dawn. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  5. ^ "General elections 2008" (PDF). Electoral Commission of Pakistan. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 January 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  6. ^ "1st CABINET UNDER THE PREMIERSHIP OF SYED YOUSAF RAZA GILLANI, THE PRIME MINISTER FROM 25.03.2008 to 11.02" (PDF). Cabinet division. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 May 2017. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
  7. ^ "THIRD CABINET UNDER THE PREMIERSHIP OF RAJA PERVEZ ASHRAF, THE PRIME MINISTER" (PDF). Cabinet division. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 May 2017. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
  8. ^ "General elections 2013" (PDF). Electoral Commission of Pakistan. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 February 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  9. ^ "Jamshed Dasti fails to grab seat in South Punjab". The Express Tribune. 27 July 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  10. ^ "Election Commission of Pakistan". ecp.gov.pk. Retrieved 2024-07-17.
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