Nawabzada Raja Iqbal Mehdi Khan (Urdu: نوابزادہ راجہ اقبال مہدی خان; 1 January 1952 – 24 May 2016) was a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan between 1988 and 2016 and member of the Provincial Assembly of Punjab from 1985 to 1988.
Nawabzada Raja Iqbal Mehdi Khan | |
|---|---|
| نوابزادہ راجہ اقبال مہدی خان | |
| Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan | |
| In office 1 June 2013 – 24 May 2016 | |
| Constituency | NA-63 (Jhelum-II) |
| In office 1988–1999 | |
| Constituency | NA-46 (Jhelum-II) |
| Member of the Provincial Assembly of Punjab | |
| In office 1985–1988 | |
| Constituency | PP-20 (Jhelum) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 January 1952 Jhelum |
| Died | 24 May 2016 (aged 64) New Delhi, India |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Political party | Pakistan Muslim League (N) |
| Children | Nawabzada Raja Matloob Mehdi Raja Talib Mehdi |
Early life
editKhan was born on 7 February 1952.He belongs to a Rajput family of the Janjua clan. [1]
Political career
editKhan was elected as member of Jhelum district council in 1983.[2]
He was elected to the Provincial Assembly of Punjab from Constituency PP-20 (Jhelum) in 1985 Pakistani general election.[3] He then served as the provincial minister of Punjab for forest, wildlife and fisheries in the provincial cabinet of then chief minister of Punjab Nawaz Sharif.[2]
He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as an independent candidate from Constituency NA-46 (Jhelum-II) in 1988 Pakistani general election. He received 42,255 votes and defeated Ghulam Hussain.[4]
He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of Islami Jamhoori Ittehad (IJI) from Constituency NA-46 (Jhelum-II) in 1990 Pakistani general election. He received 57,177 votes and defeated Ghulam Hussain.[4]
He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N) from Constituency NA-46 (Jhelum-II) in 1993 Pakistani general election. He received 58,136 votes and defeated Shahid Nawaz, a candidate of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP).[4]
He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency NA-46 (Jhelum-II) in 1997 Pakistani general election. He received 60,237 votes and defeated Raja Nasir Ali Khan, a candidate of PPP.[4]
He could not run for the seat of the National Assembly in 2002 Pakistani general election and 2008 Pakistani general election due to not having a graduation degree.[2]
He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency NA-63 (Jhelum-II) in 2013 Pakistani general election.[5][2][6] He received 116,013 votes and defeated Mirza Saeed Mehmood Baig, a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).[7]
References
edit- ^ "Profile". PILDAT. 19 April 2014. Archived from the original on 19 April 2014. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ a b c d e "PML-N MNA dies in New Delhi hospital". DAWN.COM. 25 May 2016. Archived from the original on 20 March 2017. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
- ^ "Previous Assemblies". www.pap.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 15 June 2017. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
- ^ a b c d "National Assembly election result 1988-97" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 August 2017. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
- ^ a b "PML-N MNA dies in India". www.thenews.com.pk. 24 May 2016. Archived from the original on 13 March 2017. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
- ^ "PML-N wins NA-63, PP-232 by-elections". www.thenews.com.pk. Archived from the original on 20 March 2017. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
- ^ "2013 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 February 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
 | This article about a Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
| | This article about a Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |