Zia Ullah Shah
Zia Ullah Shah is a Pakistani politician who has been a Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab since 2024. Previously, he served as a member of the Punjab Assembly from 2008 to 2013.
Zia Ullah Shah | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Provincial Assembly of Punjab | |
| Assumed office 29 February 2024 | |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | PML-N |
Early life and education
[edit]He was born on 22 August 1973.[1] He has a BA degree and did graduated from University of the Punjab in 1994.[1]
He served as a chairman of Water and Sanitation Agency.[2]
Political career
[edit]He served as Nazim of Rawalpindi District Council from 2001 to 2005 and again from 2005 to 2008[1] before getting elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N) from Constituency PP-11 Rawalpindi-V in 2008 Pakistani general election.[3]
In the 2013 Pakistani general election, he contested for the Punjab Assembly seat as a candidate of PML-N from constituency PP-11 Rawalpindi-XI but was defeated by Raja Rashid Hafeez, a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).[4]
He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency PP-16 Rawalpindi-X in 2024 Pakistani general election.[5][6][7]
Assets
[edit]In 2011, it was reported that according to the declarations of assets submitted by Shah, he possessed a house valued at Rs15 million, business and agriculture property worth Rs10.5 million, and his wife owned 50 tola gold. However, Shah stated that he did not own a car and had a "negligible" amount in the bank. Additionally, he disclosed that he had loans amounting to Rs6.5 million to repay to banks. DAWN remarked Shah's claims of not owning a car were difficult to believe.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Profile". www.pap.gov.pk. Punjab Assembly. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
- ^ "Ziaullah Shah appointed PP-18 president". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
- ^ Yasin, Aamir (17 June 2013). "RTMA uncertain about spending funds". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
- ^ "2013 Election Result" (PDF). ECP. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
- ^ "Election Result 2024". ARYNEWS. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
- ^ "Election Result 2024". www.geo.tv. Geo News. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
- ^ "Election Result 2024". Samaa. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
- ^ Newspaper, the (20 June 2011). "'Poverty' of MPAs leaves their voters perplexed". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 26 March 2024.