Hamid Yar Hiraj

Hamid Yar Hiraj
Hamid Yar Hiraj
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
	In office; 2002–2013
Constituency	NA-157 (Khanewal-II)
Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab
	In office; 15 August 2018 – 14 January 2023
Constituency	PP-205 Khanewal-III
Personal details
Nationality	Pakistani

Hamid Yar Hiraj is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from 2002 to 2013. He also served as Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from August 2018 to January 2023.

Early life and education

He was born on 10 December 1972.[1]

He received his BSc and MSc degrees from the University of Pennsylvania in 1995 and an MA degree in legal studies from Columbia University USA in 1999.[1]

Political career

He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan from Constituency NA-157 (Khanewal-II) as an independent candidate in 2002 Pakistani general election.[1] He received 74,905 votes and defeated Rizwan Ahmad Khan Daha, a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N).[2] In November 2002, he was inducted into the federal cabinet of Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Khan Jamali and was appointed as Minister of State for Health where he continued to serve until June 2004.[3] In June 2004, he was inducted into the federal cabinet of Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz and was appointed as Minister of State for Commerce and Trade where he served until the completion of the government's tenure in November 2007.[4]

He was re-elected to the National Assembly from Constituency NA-157 (Khanewal-II) as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (Q) (PML-Q) in the 2008 Pakistani general election.[5][6] He received 58,819 votes and defeated PMLN-N candidate Muhammad Khan Daha.[7] On 22 November 2010, Sardar Hamid Yar Hiraj was appointed as a Federal Minister, Chairman Earthquake Reconstruction & Rehabilitation Authority (ERRA), by Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gillani. He served at the post until the completion of the government's tenure in March 2013.

He ran for the seat of the National Assembly from Constituency NA-157 (Khanewal-II) as a candidate of (PML-Q) in 2013 Pakistani general election[5] but was unsuccessful. He received 65,407 votes and lost the seat to Muhammad Khan Daha.[8]

After the 2013 general election, he quit PML-Q and later joined Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf on 20 October 2016.[9]

He was elected as a member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) from Constituency PP-205 (Khanewal-III) in 2018 Pakistani general election.[10] He received 57,203 votes and defeated PML-N candidate Ch Fazal ur Rehman.

References

"Educational background of state ministers". DAWN.COM. 6 September 2004. Archived from the original on 10 August 2017. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
"2002 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 January 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
"Federal cabinet of Prime Minister Jamali" (PDF). Cabinet division. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 May 2017. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
"Federal cabinet of Prime Minister Aziz" (PDF). Cabinet Division. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 May 2017. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
Hasnain, Khalid (27 April 2013). "Scramble for the lead". DAWN.COM. Archived from the original on 8 April 2017. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
"Defections change NA-157 political scenario". The Nation. Archived from the original on 6 March 2017. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
"2008 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 January 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
"2013 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 February 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
"Former federal minister, lawmaker decide to join PTI | Samaa Digital". Samaa TV. 4 October 2011. Retrieved 2019-11-21.
"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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[dawn/6sept2004-1] "Educational background of state ministers". DAWN.COM. 6 September 2004. Archived from the original on 10 August 2017. Retrieved 9 August 2017.

[2] "2002 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 January 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2018.

[3] "Federal cabinet of Prime Minister Jamali" (PDF). Cabinet division. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 May 2017. Retrieved 30 May 2018.

[4] "Federal cabinet of Prime Minister Aziz" (PDF). Cabinet Division. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 May 2017. Retrieved 30 May 2018.

[dawn/27april2013-5] Hasnain, Khalid (27 April 2013). "Scramble for the lead". DAWN.COM. Archived from the original on 8 April 2017. Retrieved 8 August 2017.

[6] "Defections change NA-157 political scenario". The Nation. Archived from the original on 6 March 2017. Retrieved 8 August 2017.

[7] "2008 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 January 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2018.

[8] "2013 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 February 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2018.

[9] "Former federal minister, lawmaker decide to join PTI | Samaa Digital". Samaa TV. 4 October 2011. Retrieved 2019-11-21.

[10] "Pakistan election 2018 results: National and provincial assemblies". Samaa TV. Archived from the original on 2018-07-29. Retrieved 3 September 2018.