Chaudhry Muhammad Iqbal Gujjar (born 6 July 1943) is a Pakistani

politician A politician is a person active in party politics, or a person holding or seeking an elected office in government. Politicians propose, support, reject and create laws that govern the land and by an extension of its people. Broadly speaking, a ...

who had been 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 ...

from August 2018 till January 2023. He has been Provincial Minister and Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab several times between 1985 and May 2018. He is the most popular and power-full politician of punjab. He is the only politician contesting 10 elections and winning each election. He remains unbeated in last 40 years.

Early life and education

He was born on 6 July 1943 in

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, India. He graduated in 1963 from Government College,

Sheikhupura Sheikhupura ( pa, ; ur, ) also known as Qila Sheikhupura, is a city in the Pakistani province of Punjab, Pakistan, Punjab. Founded by the Mughal Empire, Mughal Emperor Jahangir, Jehangir in 1607, Sheikhupura is the List of most populous citie ...

and has the degree of Bachelor of Arts.

Political career

He was elected to the

from Constituency PP-137 (Gujranwala) in

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

. During his tenure as Member of the Punjab Assembly, he served as Provincial Minister of Punjab for Revenue, Relief and Consolidations in the cabinet of Chief Minister

Nawaz Sharif Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif (Urdu, Punjabi language, Punjabi: ; born 25 December 1949) is a Pakistani businessman and politician who has served as the Prime Minister of Pakistan for three non-consecutive terms. He is the longest-serving prime ...

. He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from Constituency PP-85 (Gujranwala) 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 ...

and served as Provincial Minister of Punjab for Information in the cabinet of Chief Minister Nawaz Sharif. He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab 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 ...

from Constituency PP-85 (Gujranwala) 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 ...

and served as Provincial Minister of Punjab for Agriculture in the cabinet of Chief Minister

Ghulam Haider Wyne Ghulam Haider Wyne ( ur, , 1940 – 29 September 1993) was a Pakistani politician who served as the tenth Chief Minister of Punjab. He was a member of Islami Jamhoori Ittehad and later Pakistan Muslim League (N) Early life Wyne's family ...

. He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab 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) from Constituency PP-85 (Gujranwala) 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 was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency PP-85 (Gujranwala) 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 ...

and served as Provincial Minister of Punjab for Irrigation and Power in the cabinet of Chief Minister

Shehbaz Sharif Mian Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif (Urdu, Punjabi: , ; born 23 September 1951) is a Pakistani politician and businessman who is currently serving as the 23rd Prime Minister of Pakistan, in office since 11 April 2022. He is the current president of ...

. He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab 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) from Constituency PP-98 (Gujranwala-VIII) in 2002 Pakistani general election. He served as Provincial Minister of Punjab for Food from January 2003 to November 2006. In December 2006, he was made Provincial Minister of Punjab for Health. He ran for the seat of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of PML-Q from Constituency PP-98 (Gujranwala-VIII) 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 and lost the seat to 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 ...

. He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency PP-98 (Gujranwala-VIII) 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 was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency PP-63 (Gujranwala-XIII) 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 ...

. Following his successful election, PML-N nominated him for the office of Speaker of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab. On 16 August 2018, he received 147 votes and lost the seat to

Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi (Urdu, pa, ; born 1 November 1945) is a Pakistani politician who is currently serving as the Chief Minister of Punjab and the President of Pakistan Muslim League (Q), a conservative centrist to centre-right-nationali ...

who secured 201 votes.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Iqbal Gujjar, Muhammad 1943 births Living people Punjab MPAs 1985–1988 Punjab MPAs 1988–1990 Punjab MPAs 1990–1993 Punjab MPAs 1993–1996 Punjab MPAs 1997–1999 Punjab MPAs 2002–2007 Punjab MPAs 2013–2018 Pakistan Muslim League (N) MPAs (Punjab) Punjab MPAs 2018–2023