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Syed Haroon Ahmed Sultan Bokhari

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Syed Haroon Ahmed Sultan Bokhari
Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab
In office
18 October 2002 – 31 May 2018
Personal details
Born (1968-02-02) 2 February 1968 (age 56)
Multan, Punjab, Pakistan
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)
RelationsSyed Basit Sultan Bukhari (brother)
Parent

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.

Early life and education

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He 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

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He 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

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  1. ^ Raza, Malik Tahseen (2024-01-16). "PPP suffers setback in Muzaffargarh as NA ticket-holder leaves party". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2024-01-21.
  2. ^ a b c "Punjab Assembly". www.pap.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 14 June 2017. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  3. ^ "Punjab Assembly". www.pap.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 12 June 2017. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  4. ^ "Punjab Assembly". www.pap.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 13 August 2016. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  5. ^ "Notification - Results Punjab Assembly 2013 election" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 January 2018. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
  6. ^ "List of winners of Punjab Assembly seats". The News. 13 May 2013. Archived from the original on 16 January 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ "Punjab Assembly". www.pap.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 6 June 2017. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  10. ^ "Former PTI, PML-N lawmakers from South Punjab join PPP". The Express Tribune. 2023-05-01. Retrieved 2024-01-21.
  11. ^ Raza, Malik Tahseen (2024-01-16). "PPP suffers setback in Muzaffargarh as NA ticket-holder leaves party". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2024-01-21.