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Rana Shamim Ahmed Khan

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Shamim Ahmed
شمیم احمد
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
In office
13 August 2018 – 10 August 2023
ConstituencyNA-76 (Sialkot-V)
In office
1 June 2013 – 31 May 2018
ConstituencyNA-112 (Sialkot-III)
Personal details
Born (1942-07-06) 6 July 1942 (age 82)
Sialkot, British India
NationalityPakistani
ChildrenRana Abdul Sattar

Rana Shamim Ahmed Khan (Urdu: رانا شمیم احمد خان; born 6 July 1942) is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from August 2018 till August 2023. Previously he was member of the National Assembly from June 2013 to May 2018 and a member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from 1985 to 1996. He is current chairman of Standing Committee for Kashmir affairs and Gilgit Baltistan.

Early life

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Shamim was born on 6 July 1942 to father Rana Muhammad Chiragh, and hails from Sialkot.[1]

Political career

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He was elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from Constituency PP-145 (Sialkot) in 1985 Pakistani general election.[2]

He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate for Islami Jamhoori Ittehad (IJI) for Constituency PP-105 (Sialkot) in 1988 Pakistani general election. He received 31,001 votes and defeated Khalid Muhammad Khaliq, a candidate of PPP.[3]

He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate for IJI for Constituency PP-105 (Sialkot) in 1990 Pakistani general election. He received 39,786 votes and defeated Ijaz Hussain, a candidate of Pakistan Democratic Alliance (PDA).[3]

He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate for Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) for Constituency PP-105 (Sialkot) in 1993 Pakistani general election. He received 33,829 votes and defeated Malik Awais Ahmad Bhatti, a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N).[3]

Shamim was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate for PML-N for Constituency PP-124 (Sialkot-IV) in 2008 Pakistani general election. He received 24,994 votes and defeated Zulfiqar Ali Ghuman, a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (Q) (PML-Q).[4]

He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate for PML-N for PP-124 (Sialkot-IV) in by-polls held in June 2008.[5] He received 24,994 votes.[6]

He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate for PML-N for Constituency NA-112 (Sialkot-III) in 2013 Pakistani general election.[7][8][9] He received 129,571 votes and defeated Salman Saif Cheema, a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).[10]

He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency NA-76 (Sialkot-V) in 2018 Pakistani general election.[11] He received 133,664 votes and defeated Muhammad Aslam Ghumman, a candidate of PTI.[12]

Personal life

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Shamim's son Rana Abdul Sattar has also served as a member of the Punjab provincial assembly.[13]

References

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  1. ^ "Punjab Assembly". www.pap.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 28 May 2017. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
  2. ^ "Previous Assemblies". www.pap.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 15 June 2017. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
  3. ^ a b c "Punjab Assembly election result 1988-97" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 August 2017. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  4. ^ "2008 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 January 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  5. ^ "PML-N leading in by-elections". brecorder. Archived from the original on 14 May 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  6. ^ "PML-N, PPP make gains". DAWN.COM. 28 June 2008. Archived from the original on 7 April 2017. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
  7. ^ "PML-N lines up NA candidates in Punjab". The Nation. Archived from the original on 6 March 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  8. ^ "Electioneering gets impetus as PML-N names candidates". The Nation. Archived from the original on 6 March 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  9. ^ "N sweeps 24 seats of Sialkot, Narowal". The Nation. Archived from the original on 10 August 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  10. ^ "2013 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 February 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  11. ^ "PML-N proves Sialkot, Narowal still its stronghold". The Nation. 27 July 2018. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  12. ^ "NA-76 Result - Election Results 2018 - Sialkot 5 - NA-76 Candidates - NA-76 Constituency Details - thenews.com.pk". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  13. ^ "Rana Abdul Sattar". Provincial Assembly of the Punjab. Retrieved 13 July 2023.