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Muhammad Arshad Khan Lodhi (1 October 1937 - 29 December 2013) was a Pakistani politician who served as a Member of the

Provincial Assembly of the Punjab The Provincial Assembly of the Punjab is a unicameral legislature of elected representatives of the Pakistani provinces, Pakistani province of Punjab (Pakistan), Punjab, which is located in Lahore, the provincial capital. It was established under ...

, between 1985 and May 2018.

Early life and education

He was born on 1 October 1937 in

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. He graduated in 1959 from

Government College, Lahore The Government College University, Lahore (colloquially known as GCU), is a public research university located in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. Opened as Government College, Lahore, in 1864, it became a university in 2002. Overview In 1864, Gov ...

and has the degree of Bachelor of Arts and the degree of Bachelor of Laws which he received in 1966 from

University of Karachi The University of Karachi ( sd, ; informally Karachi University, KU, or UoK) is a public research university located in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. Established in June 1951 by an act of Parliament and as a successor to the University of Sindh (whic ...

Political career

He was elected to the

from Constituency PP-204 (Sahiwal) in

1985 Pakistani general election General elections were held in Pakistan on 25 February 1985 to elect members of the National Assembly.Paki ...

and became Provincial Minister of Punjab for Colonies, Revenue and Relief, Consolidation, Livestock and Dairy Development. He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from Constituency PP-182 (Sahiwal) as a candidate of

Islami Jamhoori Ittehad The Islami Jamhoori Ittehad ( Islamic Democratic Alliance; acronym: IJI; ur, ) was a right-wing conservative alliance formed in September 1988 to oppose the democratic socialist Pakistan Peoples Party in elections that year. The alliance compri ...

(IJI) in

1988 Pakistani general election General elections were held in Pakistan on 16 November 1988 to elect the members of the National Assembly and Senate. The elections saw the resurgence of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) under the leadership of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto's daughter, B ...

. He received 28,036 votes and defeated a candidate of

Pakistan Peoples Party The Pakistan People's Party ( ur, , ; PPP) is a centre-left, social-democratic political party in Pakistan. It is currently the third largest party in the National Assembly and second largest in the Senate of Pakistan. The party was founded ...

(PPP). He became Provincial Minister of Punjab for Revenue. He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from Constituency PP-182 (Sahiwal) as a candidate of IJI in

1990 Pakistani general election General elections were held in Pakistan on 24 October 1990 to elect the members of the National Assembly. The elections were primarily a contest between the People's Democratic Alliance (PDA, a four party alliance led by the ruling Pakistan Pe ...

. He received 27,324 votes and defeated Haji Riaz Hussain, a candidate of

Pakistan Democratic Alliance The Pakistan People's Party ( ur, , ; PPP) is a centre-left, social-democratic political party in Pakistan. It is currently the third largest party in the National Assembly and second largest in the Senate of Pakistan. The party was founded i ...

. He became Provincial Minister of Punjab for Revenue. He ran for the seat of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from Constituency PP-182 (Sahiwal) as 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) 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 ...

, but was unsuccessful. He received 26,724 votes and lost the seat to Haji Riaz Hussain, a candidate of PPP. He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from Constituency PP-182 (Sahiwal) as a candidate of PML-N 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 ...

. He received 36,042 votes and defeated Haji Riaz Hussain, a candidate of PPP. He became Provincial Minister of Punjab for Industries & Mineral Development. He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from Constituency PP-223 (Sahiwal-IV) as 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 2002 Pakistani general election. He received 24,762 votes and defeated Muhammad Hafeez Akhtar, an independent candidate. He ran for the seat of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from Constituency PP-223 (Sahiwal-IV) as a candidate of PML-Q in

2008 Pakistani general election 8 (eight) is the natural number following 7 and preceding 9. In mathematics 8 is: * a composite number, its proper divisors being , , and . It is twice 4 or four times 2. * a power of two, being 2 (two cubed), and is the first number of t ...

but was unsuccessful. He received 22,982 votes and lost the seat to Muhammad Hafeez Akhtar, a candidate of PPP. He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency PP-223 (Sahiwal-IV) 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 ...

Death

He died on 29 December 2013 after suffering heart attack.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lodhi, Muhammad Arshad Khan 2019 deaths Punjab MPAs 2013–2018 1937 births Pakistan Muslim League (N) politicians Punjab MPAs 1985–1988 Punjab MPAs 1988–1990 Punjab MPAs 1990–1993 Punjab MPAs 1997–1999 Punjab MPAs 2002–2007