Rao Muhammad Ajmal Khan

Rao Muhammad Ajmal Khan (Urdu: راو محمد اجمل خان; born 20 August 1954) is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from August 2018 till August 2023. Previously he was a member of the National Assembly from 2002 to 2007 and again from June 2013 to May 2018.

Rao Muhammad Ajmal Khan
راو محمد اجمل خان
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
In office
13 August 2018 – 10 August 2023
ConstituencyNA-143 (Okara-III)
In office
1 June 2013 – 31 May 2018
ConstituencyNA-146 (Okara-IV)
Personal details
Born (1954-08-20) 20 August 1954 (age 69)
Okara, Punjab, Pakistan
Political partyPakistan Muslim League (N)

He currently serves as Special Assistant to the Prime Minister, with the status of Minister of State [1]

Early life edit

He was born on 20 August 1954.[2]

Political career edit

He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as an independent candidate from Constituency NA-146 (Okara-IV) in 2002 Pakistani general election.[3] He received 62,711 votes and defeated Rao Muhammad Safdar Khan, a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (Q) (PML-Q).[4] In August 2003, he was appointed as Federal Parliamentary Secretary for petroleum and natural resources.[5]

He ran for the seat of the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-Q from Constituency NA-146 (Okara-IV) in 2008 Pakistani general election but was unsuccessful. He received 46,006 votes and lost the seat to Manzoor Wattoo. In the same election, he ran for the seat of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as an independent candidate from Constituency PP-192 (Okara-VIII) but was unsuccessful. He received 65 votes and lost the seat to Malik Ali Abbas Khokhar.[6]

He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N) from Constituency NA-146 (Okara-IV) in 2013 Pakistani general election.[7][8][9][10][11] He received 109,998 votes and defeated Manzoor Wattoo.[12] During his tenure as Member of the National Assembly, he served as Federal Parliamentary Secretary for Industries and Production.[13]

He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency NA-143 (Okara-III) in 2018 Pakistani general election.[14]

References edit

  1. ^ Special Assistant to the Prime Minister, with the status of Minister of State
  2. ^ "Detail Information". 19 April 2014. Archived from the original on 19 April 2014. Retrieved 9 July 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. ^ "PML(Q) replaces N-League on Punjab throne". DAWN.COM. 12 October 2002. Archived from the original on 7 April 2017. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
  4. ^ "2002 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 January 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  5. ^ "Parliamentary secretaries allocated portfolios". DAWN.COM. 9 August 2003. Archived from the original on 5 March 2017. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
  6. ^ "2008 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 January 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  7. ^ "Pakistan General Elections 2013 - Detailed results". DAWN.COM. 12 May 2013. Archived from the original on 3 March 2017. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
  8. ^ "PML-N, PTI, JUI-F and AML chiefs win elections". The Nation. Archived from the original on 28 March 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  9. ^ "Dozens of turncoats make it to National Assembly". The Nation. Archived from the original on 6 March 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  10. ^ "Manzoor Wattoo loses in Okara NA-146". DAWN.COM. 11 May 2013. Archived from the original on 6 March 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  11. ^ "A wily politician tries to hang on". DAWN.COM. 27 April 2013. Archived from the original on 6 March 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  12. ^ "2013 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 February 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  13. ^ "Eleven projects ongoing to promote industries in Balochistan: Rao Ajmal". No. Business Recorder. 22 October 2014. Archived from the original on 23 August 2017. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
  14. ^ "PML (N) Rao Muhammad Ajmal Khan wins NA-143 election". Associated Press Of Pakistan. 27 July 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2018.