Rana Muhammad Iqbal Khan is a Pakistani politician who had been the Speaker of the

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from 2008 to May 2018. He had been a Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab, from 1993 to 1999 and again from 2008 to May 2018. He has served as acting Governor of Punjab numerous times between 2008 and 2015.

Early life and education

Khan was born on 20 April 1945 in

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, India to

Phool Muhammad Khan Rana Phool Muhammad Khan (Late) ( ur, ), was a Pakistani politician. He was a member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab (MPA), representing Phoolnagar in 1970, 1977. He has also served as a provincial minister of Punjab for more tha ...

. He received his early education from Bhai Pheru (now Phool Nagar). He graduated from Govt. Islamia College Civil Lines in 1968 from where he obtained a degree of Bachelor of Arts. He received the degree of Bachelor of Laws from

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in 1971. Khan is an advocate by profession. He served as Secretary of the

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Bar Association from 1975 to 1976.

Political career

Khan began his political career as Chairman of the Union Council, Phool Nagar from 1979 to 1983. He remained Vice Chairman of District Council, Kasur from 1983 to 1987 and as Chairman District Council Kasur from 1987 to 1993. He was re-elected to the

as a candidate of

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(PML-N) from Constituency PP-149 (Kasur) in

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. He received 31,457 votes and defeated Malik Mehr Din, a candidate of

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(PML-J). He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency PP-149 (Kasur) in

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. He received 35,049 votes and defeated a candidate of PML-J. During his tenure as Member of Punjab Assembly, he served as Provincial Minister of Punjab for Livestock and Dairy Development. He also remained Provincial Minister of Punjab for Forest, Wildlife, Fisheries and Tourism between 1997 and 1999. He ran for the seat of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as an independent candidate from Constituency PP-184 (Kasur-X) in 2002 Pakistani general election but was unsuccessful. He received 20488 votes and lost the seat to Rana Sarfraz Ahmed Khan, a candidate of

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(PML-Q). He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency PP-184 (Kasur-X) in

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. He received 27,689 votes and defeated Rana Sarfraz Ahmed Khan, a candidate of PML-Q. In April 2008, he was elected as the Speaker of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab where he continued to serve until 2013. In October 2008, he became acting Governor of Punjab. In 2011, he became acting Governor of Punjab following the assassination of

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. He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency PP-184 (Kasur-X) in

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. In June 2013, he was re-elected as the Speaker of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab after securing 297 votes. In 2015, Khan was appointed as acting Governor of Punjab following the resignation of Mohammad Sarwar. In November 2017, he became the first speaker of the Punjab Assembly to serve two complete the assemblies full term from 2008 to 2018 and also became the longest-serving speaker of the Punjab Assembly for having in the office for more than nine years, consecutively. He was re-elected to Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency PP-181 (Kasur-VIII) in

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. On 16 August 2018, he was replaced by

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as speaker of the Punjab Assembly.

Tenures

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Khan, Rana Muhammad Iqbal Living people 1945 births Punjabi people Punjab MPAs 1993–1996 Punjab MPAs 1997–1999 Punjab MPAs 2008–2013 Punjab MPAs 2013–2018 People from Kasur District Governors of Punjab, Pakistan Pakistan Muslim League (N) MPAs (Punjab) Speakers of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab Punjab MPAs 2018–2023 Government Islamia College alumni Harvard Law School alumni