Naghma Mushtaq Lang (Urdu: نغمہ مشتاق لانگ; born 1968) is a Pakistani politician and Ex-Minister Punjab who had been a member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from August 2018 till January 2023. Previously, she was a member of the Punjab Assembly from 2008 to 2010 and again from May 2013 to May 2018. She is the mother of MPA Muhammad Nazik Kareem.
Naghma Mushtaq Lang | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab | |
| In office 15 August 2018 – 14 January 2023 | |
| Constituency | PP-223 Multan-XIII |
| In office 29 May 2013 – 31 May 2018 | |
| Constituency | PP-206 (Multan-XIII) |
| In office 2008 – April 2010 | |
| Constituency | PP-206 (Multan-XIII) |
| Minister of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab | |
| In office November 2016[1] – May 2018 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1968 (age 55–56) Multan |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Political party | Pakistan Muslim League (N) |
Early life edit
Lang was born in 1968. She is the wife of a former member Provincial Assembly of the Punjab and former Tehsil Nazim of Jalalpur Pirwala Malik Mushtaq Ahmed Lang.[2]
Political career edit
Naghma Mushtaq Lang was elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (Q) (PML-Q) from Constituency PP-206 (Multan-XIII) in 2008 Pakistani general election.[3][4] She received 28,109 votes and defeated a candidate of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP).[5] She resigned from her Punjab Assembly seat in April 2010 after her graduation degree was challenged.[6][7]
She was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N) from Constituency PP-206 (Multan-XIII) in 2013 Pakistani general election.[8][9] She received 43,228 votes and defeated Malik Muhammad Akram Kahnu, a candidate of PPP.[10]
In December 2013, she was appointed as Parliamentary Secretary for population welfare.[11]
In November 2016, she was inducted into the provincial Punjab cabinet of Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif and was made Provincial Minister of Punjab for Zakat and Ushr.[12]
She was re-elected to Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency PP-223 (Multan-XIII) in 2018 Pakistani general election.[13]
References edit
- ^ "Punjab Assembly | Members - Members' Directory".
- ^ "Punjab Assembly". www.pap.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 14 June 2017. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
- ^ "PML-Q to support PM's brother in by-polls". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ "Punjab Assembly". www.pap.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 4 July 2017. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
- ^ "2008 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 January 2018. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
- ^ "PP-206: Mujtaba emerges favourite candidate". DAWN.COM. 30 April 2010. Archived from the original on 12 September 2017. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
- ^ "Six MNAs, 11 MPAs have resigned over fake degrees". www.thenews.com.pk. Archived from the original on 29 January 2018. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
- ^ "Only 6 of 150 women candidates win NA seats: Report - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 16 May 2013. Archived from the original on 10 December 2013. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
- ^ "Six women lawmakers win again on general seats". www.pakistantoday.com.pk. Archived from the original on 29 January 2018. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
- ^ "2013 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 February 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
- ^ Reporter, The Newspaper's Staff (13 December 2013). "35 parliamentary secys appointed". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 13 September 2018.
- ^ "Punjab govt hands over portfolios to newly appointed cabinet ministers". www.pakistantoday.com.pk. Archived from the original on 24 March 2017. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
- ^ "Pakistan election 2018 results: National and provincial assemblies". Samaa TV. Archived from the original on 2018-07-29. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
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