Ghulam Farid Kathia
Ghulam Farid Kathia | |
|---|---|
| Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan | |
| In office 2008–2013 | |
| Constituency | NA-161 (Sahiwal-II) |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
Ghulam Farid Kathia is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from 2008 to 2013.
Political career
[edit]He ran for the seat of the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) from NA-161 (Sahiwal-II) in 2002 Pakistani general election but was unsuccessful. He received 33,016 votes and lost the seat to Rana Tariq Javed, a candidate Pakistan Shia Political Party.[1]
He was elected to the National Assembly from NA-161 (Sahiwal-II) as a candidate of PPP in 2008 Pakistani general election.[2][3][4] He received 38,962 votes and defeated Chaudhry Muhammad Ashraf, a candidate of Pakistan Democratic Party.[5] In November 2008, he was inducted into the federal cabinet of Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gillani[6] and was appointed as Minister of State for Education[7] where he continued to serve until February 2011.[8]
He ran for the seat of the National Assembly from NA-161 (Sahiwal-II) as a candidate of PPP in 2013 Pakistani general election but was unsuccessful.[4] He received 10,894 votes and lost the seat to Chaudhry Muhammad Ashraf.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ "2002 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 January 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
- ^ "Two MNAs included in CSB for promotion of officials to BS-20". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
- ^ "Winning margin on 88 out of 272 National Assembly seats is 10,000 votes or less". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
- ^ a b Ghumman, Khawar (17 May 2013). "Traditional politics losing ground in southern Punjab". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
- ^ "2008 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 January 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
- ^ "Fahim among 40 new ministers". DAWN.COM. 4 November 2008. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
- ^ "Five new portfolios created, seven cabinet slots vacant". DAWN.COM. 5 November 2008. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
- ^ "Federal cabinet of Prime Minister Gillani" (PDF). Cabinet division. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
- ^ "2013 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 February 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
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