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Rai Haider Ali Khan

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Rai Haider Ali Khan
راۓ حیدر علی خان
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
Assumed office
29 February 2024
ConstituencyNA-96 Faisalabad-II
Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab
In office
15 August 2018 – 14 January 2023
ConstituencyPP-101 Faisalabad-V
In office
29 May 2013 – 31 May 2018
Personal details
Born (1967-03-23) 23 March 1967 (age 57)
Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan
Political party PTI (2023-present)
Other political
affiliations
PMLN (2013-2023)

Rai Haider Ali Khan (Urdu: راۓ حیدر علی خان) is a Pakistani politician who has been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan since February 2024. He was also a member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab, from May 2013 to May 2018 and from July 2018 to January 2023.

Early life and education

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He was born on 23 March 1967.[1]

He has a degree of Bachelor of Arts which he obtained in 1986 from Government College University, Lahore and has a degree of Bachelor of Laws which he received in 1991 from Punjab University Law College.[1]

Political career

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He was elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of the Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) (PML-N) from PP-54 (Faisalabad-IV) in the 2013 Punjab provincial election.[2][3] He served as Advisor to Chief Minister of Punjab Shehbaz Sharif for Literacy and Non-Formal Basic Education[4] before being appointed as Advisor to Chief Minister on Tourism in November 2016.[5]

He was re-elected to Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of the PML-N from PP-101 (Faisalabad-V) in the 2018 Punjab provincial election.[6]

He joined the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on 2 February 2023.[7]

He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan from NA-96 Faisalabad-II as an independent candidate supported by PTI in the 2024 Pakistani general election. He received 134,724 votes and defeated Malik Nawab Sher Waseer, a candidate of PML(N).[8]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Punjab Assembly". www.pap.gov.pk. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  2. ^ "Notification - Results Punjab Assembly 2013 election" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 January 2018. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
  3. ^ "List of winners of Punjab Assembly seats". The News. 13 May 2013. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  4. ^ "300 mini libraries set up in four districts". brecorder. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  5. ^ "Punjab CM assigns new portfolios to ministers, advisers". The Nation. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  6. ^ "Pakistan election 2018 results: National and provincial assemblies". Samaa TV. Archived from the original on 2018-07-29. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
  7. ^ "Former PML-N MPA Rai Haider Ali joins PTI". dunyanews.tv. Retrieved 2023-02-02.
  8. ^ "Election Commission of Pakistan". ecp.gov.pk. Retrieved 2024-07-17.