Chaudhry Muhammad Yasin Sohal is a Pakistani politician who was a member of the

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from August 2018 till January 2023. Previously, he was a member of the Punjab Assembly from 2008 to May 2018.

Early life and education

He was born on 6 September 1965 in

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. He has a Bachelor of Laws degree, which he obtained from

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Political career

He was elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency PP-156 (Lahore-XX) in the

2008 Pakistani general election General elections were held in Pakistan on 18 February 2008 to elect members of the 13th National Assembly and the four Provincial Assemblies. On 3 November 2007 President Pervez Musharraf enacted a state of emergency; elections were initia ...

. He received 27,873 votes and defeated Malik Asif Jehangir, a candidate of

Pakistan Peoples Party The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) is a political party in Pakistan and one of the three major List of political parties in Pakistan, Pakistani political parties alongside the Pakistan Muslim League (N) and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf. With a Cent ...

. He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency PP-156 (Lahore-XX) in the

2013 Pakistani general election General elections were held in Pakistan on Saturday 11 May 2013 to elect the members of the List of members of the 14th National Assembly of Pakistan, 14th National Assembly of Pakistan, National Assembly and the four Subdivisions of Pakistan, Pr ...

. He received 48,227 votes and defeated Ahsan Rasheed, a candidate of

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) is a political party in Pakistan established in 1996 by cricketer and politician Imran Khan, who served as the country's prime minister from 2018 to 2022. The party is led by Gohar Ali Khan since late 2023. ...

(PTI). He was re-elected to Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency PP-162 (Lahore-XIX) in the

2018 Pakistani general election General elections were held in Pakistan on 25 July 2018 to elect the members of the 15th National Assembly and the four Provincial Assemblies. The three major parties were Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), led by Imran Khan, the Pakistan Muslim ...

after defeating PTI’s Abdul Aleem Khan.

References

Living people Punjab MPAs 2013–2018 1965 births Pakistan Muslim League (N) politicians Punjab MPAs 2008–2013 Punjab MPAs 2018–2023 {{PunjabPK-MuslimN-MPA-stub