Chaudhry Armaghan Subhani (; born 5 January 1966) is a
Pakistani politician who has been a member of the
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 al ...
, since August 2018. Previously, he was a member of the National Assembly from June 2013 to May 2018 and a member of the
Provincial Assembly of the Punjab
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from 1993 to 1996 and again from 2002 to 2007.His Cousins
Choudhary Khush Akhtar Subhani and
Tariq Subhani were also Member of the
Provincial Assembly of the Punjab
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in the Past.
Early life and education
Chaudhary Armaghan Subhani was born on 5 January 1966 in a Landlord
Gujjar
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family of
Sialkot
Sialkot ( ur, ) is a city located in Punjab, Pakistan. It is the capital of Sialkot District and the 13th most populous city in Pakistan. The boundaries of Sialkot are joined with Jammu (the winter capital of Indian administered Jammu and Ka ...
.
His father Ch Abdul Sattar Vario was already a prominent and influential politician at that time. He is the oldest of 5 brothers.
He graduated in 1990 from the
University of the Punjab
The University of the Punjab (Urdu, pnb, ), also referred to as Punjab University, is a public, research, coeducational higher education institution located in Lahore, Pakistan. Punjab University is the oldest public university in Pakistan. ...
and earned the degree of Bachelor of Arts.
Political career
He was elected to the
Provincial Assembly of the Punjab
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from Constituency PP-108 (Sialkot) as a candidate of
Pakistan Muslim League (J)
The Pakistan Muslim League (J) (Urdu: پاکستان مسلم لیگ ج) is a political party in Pakistan established in 1988.
It is one of the factions of the original Pakistan Muslim League, named "J" after Muhammad Khan Junejo. It was created i ...
in
1993 Pakistani general election
General elections were held in Pakistan on 6 October 1993 to elect the members of National Assembly. The elections took place after both the Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and President Ghulam Ishaq Khan resigned to resolve a power struggle.
Prior ...
.
He ran for the seat of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from Constituency PP-108 (Sialkot) as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (Chatha) in
1997 Pakistani general election
General elections were held in Pakistan on 3 February 1997 to elect the members of National Assembly. The elections were a fierce contest between Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) led by pre-election Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto and the Pakistan Mus ...
but was unsuccessful. He received 11,476 votes and lost the seat to Shahid Mehmood Butt, a candidate of
Pakistan Muslim League (N)
The Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) ( ur, , translit=Pākistān Muslim Līg (Nūn) PML(N) or PML-N) is a Centre-right politics, centre-right and Liberal conservatism, liberal conservative political party in Pakistan. Alongside the Pakistan Teh ...
(PML-N).
He ran for the seat of the
National Assembly of Pakistan
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as an independent candidate
Constituency NA-113 (Sialkot-IV) in
2002 Pakistani general election but was unsuccessful. He received 532 votes and lost the seat to
Ali Asjad Malhi
Choudhary Ali Asjad Malhi is a former Pakistani Minister and Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from Sialkot District. He served in the National Assembly of Pakistan from 16 November 2002 to 15 November 2008.He was Defeated by Syeda N ...
, a candidate of
Pakistan Muslim League (Q)
The Pakistan Muslim League (Quaid e Azam Group) ur, ; ''Pākistān Muslim Līg (Qāf)'', Acronyms: PML(Q), PML-Q, PMLQ, "Q League") is a Conservative nationalist political party in Pakistan. As of the 2018 parliamentary election, it has a re ...
(PML-Q). In the same election, he was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of PML-Q from
Constituency PP-127 (Sialkot-VIII). He received 30,624 votes and defeated Syed Kaleem Abbas, a candidate of
Pakistan Peoples Party
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(PPP). He was inducted into cabinet of Pervez Elahi as Minister of Power on 23 November 2003. He served as Provincial Minister till 2007.
He ran for the seat of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of PML-Q from Constituency PP-127 (Sialkot-VIII) in
2008 Pakistani general election
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but was unsuccessful. He received 26,412 votes and lost the seat to
Munawar Ahmed Gill
Munawar Ahmed Gill is a Pakistani politician who was a Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab, from 1997 to 1999 and again from 2008 to May 2018.
Early life and education
He was born on 14 May 1956 in Sialkot.
He graduated in 2003 fro ...
.
He was elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-N from
Constituency NA-111 (Sialkot-II) in
2013 Pakistani general election
General elections were held in Pakistan on Saturday 11 May 2013 to elect the members of the 14th National Assembly and the four Provincial Assemblies. The three major parties were the Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N) led by Nawaz Sharif, t ...
. He received 137,474 votes and defeated
Firdous Ashiq Awan
Firdous Ashiq Awan ( Punjabi, ur, , born 11 January 1970) is a Pakistani politician from Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf. She has served as Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Information and Broadcasting from 2019 to 2020, Federal Minister for ...
. In October 2017, he was appointed as Federal Parliamentary Secretary for climate change.
He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency
NA-72 (Sialkot-I) in
2018 Pakistani general election
General elections were held in Pakistan on Wednesday, 25 July 2018 to elect the members of 15th National Assembly and the four Provincial Assemblies. The three major parties Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) led by Imran Khan, the Pakistan Muslim ...
. He received 129,041 votes and defeated
Firdous Ashiq Awan
Firdous Ashiq Awan ( Punjabi, ur, , born 11 January 1970) is a Pakistani politician from Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf. She has served as Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Information and Broadcasting from 2019 to 2020, Federal Minister for ...
.
References
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Living people
Pakistan Muslim League (N) MNAs
Punjabi people
Pakistani MNAs 2013–2018
Politicians from Sialkot
1966 births
Punjab MPAs 1993–1996
Punjab MPAs 2002–2007
Pakistani MNAs 2018–2023
University of the Punjab alumni