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Muhammad Akbar Hayat Hiraj
Muhammad Akbar Hayat Hiraj (; born 18 April 1970) is a Pakistani politician who serves as a Member of the Provincial Assembly of Punjab. Early life and education He was born on 18 April 1973 in Multan to Mahr Khizar Hayat Hiraj. He graduated in 1993 from Government College, Lahore. He holds a Master of Science degree in International Relations, obtained in 1996 from Quaid-e-Azam University, and a Master of Business Administration degree, received in 2001 from American InterContinental University. Career He served as Assistant Director in the Intelligence Bureau during 1996-97 and also worked as a consultant in PEMRA during 2002-04. Politics He served as Tehsil Nazim of Kabirwala during 2004-09. 2013 Elections He participated in the 2013 Punjab provincial election as an independent candidate from Constituency PP-212 (Khanewal-I). He joined Pakistan Muslim League (N) in May 2013. 2018 Elections He participated in the 2018 Punjab provincial election as a candidate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Multan
Multan (; ) is a city in Punjab, Pakistan, on the bank of the Chenab River. Multan is Pakistan's seventh largest city as per the 2017 census, and the major cultural, religious and economic centre of southern Punjab. Multan is one of the List of oldest continuously inhabited cities#Asia, oldest continuously inhabited cities in Asia, with a history stretching deep into antiquity. The ancient city was the site of the renowned Multan Sun Temple, and was besieged by Alexander the Great during the Mallian Campaign. A historic cultural centre of the wider Punjab, it was conquered by the Ummayad military commander Muhammad bin qasim, Muhammad bin Qasim. The city later became independent as the capital of the Emirate of Multan in 855 A.D., before subsequently coming under the rule of empires such as the Ghaznavids, the Ghurids and the Mamluk Sultanate, Mamluks. In 1445, it became capital of the Langah Sultanate. In 1526, it was conquered by the Mughal Empire. Multan Subah would become o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2013 Punjab Provincial Election
Provincial elections were held in the Pakistani province of Punjab to elect the 16th Provincial Assembly of the Punjab on 11 May 2013, alongside nationwide general elections and three other provincial elections in Sindh, Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The remaining two territories of Pakistan, AJK and Gilgit-Baltistan, were ineligible to vote due to their disputed status. The Pakistan Muslim League (N) returned triumphant in this elections, retaining Shehbaz Sharif as Chief Minister of Punjab. They obtained 313 out of 371 total seats, giving them a comfortable 4/5 majority in the assembly. Background In the 2008 elections, the PML (N) and the PPP formed a coalition government, with PML (N) as the senior party and Shehbaz Sharif as Chief Minister of Punjab. However, in 2011, the PPP was expelled from this coalition due to corruption in the Federal Government, (which was led by the PPP at the time). Campaign Overall, due to general mistrust with the federal government, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1973 Births
Events January * January 1 - The United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and Denmark 1973 enlargement of the European Communities, enter the European Economic Community, which later becomes the European Union. * January 15 – Vietnam War: Citing progress in peace negotiations, U.S. President Richard Nixon announces the suspension of offensive action in North Vietnam. * January 17 – Ferdinand Marcos becomes President for Life of the Philippines. * January 20 – Richard Nixon is Second inauguration of Richard Nixon, sworn in for a second term as President of the United States. Nixon is the only person to have been sworn in twice as President (First inauguration of Richard Nixon, 1969, Second inauguration of Richard Nixon, 1973) and Vice President of the United States (First inauguration of Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1953, Second inauguration of Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1957). * January 22 ** George Foreman defeats Joe Frazier to win the heavyweight world boxing championship. ** A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Punjab MPAs 2013–2018
Punjab (; Punjabi Language, Punjabi: پنجاب ; ਪੰਜਾਬ ; ; also Romanization, romanised as ''Panjāb'' or ''Panj-Āb'') is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia, specifically in the northern part of the Indian subcontinent, comprising areas of eastern Geography of Pakistan, Pakistan and northwestern Geography of India, India. Punjab's capital and largest city and historical and cultural centre is Lahore. The other major cities include Faisalabad, Rawalpindi, Gujranwala, Multan, Ludhiana, Amritsar, Sialkot, Chandigarh, Jalandhar, and Bahawalpur. Punjab grew out of the settlements along the five rivers, which served as an important route to the Near East as early as the ancient Indus Valley civilisation, Indus Valley civilization, dating back to 3000 BCE, and had numerous Indo-Aryan migration, migrations by the Indo-Aryan peoples. Agriculture has been the major economic feature of the Punjab and has therefore formed the foundation of Punjabi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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Hamid Yar Hiraj
Hamid Yar Hiraj is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from 2002 to 2013. He also served as Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from August 2018 to January 2023. Early life and education He was born on 10 December 1972. He received his BSc and MSc degrees from the University of Pennsylvania in 1995 and an MA degree in legal studies from Columbia University USA in 1999. Political career He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan from Constituency NA-157 (Khanewal-II) as an independent candidate in 2002 Pakistani general election. He received 74,905 votes and defeated Rizwan Ahmad Khan Daha, a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N). In November 2002, he was inducted into the federal cabinet of Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali and was appointed as Minister of State for Health where he continued to serve until June 2004. In June 2004, he was inducted into the federal cabinet of Prime Minister Shau ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
NA-144 Khanewal-I
NA-144 Khanewal-I () is a constituency for the National Assembly of Pakistan. Election 2002 General elections were held on 10 Oct 2002. Muhammad Raza Hayat Hiraj of PPP won by 86,438 votes. Election 2008 General elections were held on 18 Feb 2008. Muhammad Raza Hayat Hiraj of PML-Q won by 71,381 votes. Election 2013 General elections were held on 11 May 2013. Mohammad Raza Hayat Hiraj won by 79,695 votes as independent candidate and became the member of National Assembly, latter, he joined PML-N. Election 2018 See also * NA-143 Sahiwal-III *NA-145 Khanewal-II NA-145 Khanewal-II () is a constituency for the National Assembly of Pakistan. Election 2002 General elections were held on 10 Oct 2002. Hamid Yar Hiraj an Independent candidate won by 74,905 votes. Election 2008 General elections were hel ... References External links Election results official website NA-156 {{PunjabPK-constituency-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2024 Pakistani General Election
General elections are scheduled to be held in Pakistan on 8 February 2024 to elect the members of the 16th National Assembly. The detailed schedule was announced by Election Commission of Pakistan on 15 December 2023. The two major parties are Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N), led by former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), led by former Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari. Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, the largest party in the previous elections, is fielding its candidates as Independents after a controversial Supreme Court ruling stripped them of their electoral symbol in the run-up to the elections. Background 2018 elections General elections were held in Pakistan on Wednesday 25 July 2018 after the completion of a five-year term by the outgoing government. At the national level, elections were held in 272 constituencies, each electing one member to the National Assembly. At the provincial level, elections were held in each of the four prov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Assembly Of Pakistan
The National Assembly ( ur, , translit=Aiwān-e-Zairīñ, , or ur, قومی اسمبلی, Romanization, romanized: ''Qaumi Assembly'') is the lower house, lower legislative house of the bicameralism, bicameral Parliament of Pakistan, which also comprises the Senate of Pakistan (upper house). The National Assembly and the Senate both convene at Parliament House in Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan. The National Assembly is a democratically elected body consisting of a total of 342 members who are referred to as Members of the National Assembly (MNAs), of which 272 are directly elected members and 70 reserved seats for women and religious minorities from all over the country. A political party or a coalition must secure 172 seats to obtain and preserve a majority. Members are elected through the first-past-the-post system under universal adult suffrage, representing electoral districts known as National Assembly constituencies. According to the Constitution of Pakistan, constit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2024 Punjab Provincial Election
Provincial elections will be held in the Pakistani province of Punjab on 8 February 2024 to elect a new provincial legislature. On 5 August 2023, the results of the 2023 digital census were approved by the Council of Common Interests headed by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. Therefore, elections have been delayed for several months, as new delimitations will be published on 14 December 2023, as announced by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP). On 2 November 2023, the ECP announced, in agreement with the President of Pakistan, Arif Alvi, that the elections will be held on 8 February 2024. This election will be held concurrently with nationwide general elections and other provincial elections. Background In the 2018 election, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) emerged as the largest party in the Provincial Assembly of Punjab after 25 independents joined it. However, the PTI was still 2 seats short of a majority. After the Pakistan Muslim League (Q) (PML(Q)) agreed to su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Syed Khawar Ali Shah
Syed Khawar Ali Shah is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from August 2018 till January 2023. Political career .He was elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as an independent candidate from PP-203 (Khanewal-I) in the 2018 Punjab provincial election. He joined the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) following his election. He is running for a seat in the Provincial Assembly from PP-203 Khanewal-I as a candidate of the PTI in the 2024 Punjab provincial election Provincial elections will be held in the Pakistani province of Punjab on 8 February 2024 to elect a new provincial legislature. On 5 August 2023, the results of the 2023 digital census were approved by the Council of Common Interests headed by .... References Living people Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf MPAs (Punjab) Year of birth missing (living people) {{PunjabPK-MPA-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2018 Punjab Provincial Election
Provincial elections were held in the Pakistani province of Punjab on to elect the members of the 17th Provincial Assembly of the Punjab on 25 July 2018, alongside nationwide general elections and three other provincial elections in Sindh, Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The remaining two territories of Pakistan, AJK and Gilgit-Baltistan, were ineligible to vote due to their disputed status. After the elections, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf was able to form the government in Punjab, with Sardar Usman Buzdar as the Chief Minister of Punjab. Background In the 2013 elections, the Pakistan Muslim League (N) came out with well above a supermajority in the assembly with a landslide haul of 313 seats, and were comfortably able to form a government. They were followed by the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, which held only 30 seats. The election was notable for the downfall of the Pakistan Peoples Party and the Pakistan Muslim League (Q), which, before the elections, held 106 and 79 seats re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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