Khawaja Sheraz Mehmood

Khawaja Sheraz Mehmood (Urdu: خواجہ شیراز محمود; born 6 August 1974) is a Pakistani politician who was a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from 2002 to 2013 and again from August 2018 till January 2023.

Khawaja Sheraz Mehmood
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
In office
13 August 2018 – 25 January 2023
ConstituencyNA-189 (Dera Ghazi Khan-I)
In office
2002–2013
ConstituencyNA-171 (Dera Ghazi Khan-I)
Personal details
Born (1974-08-06) 6 August 1974
NationalityPakistani

Early life

He was born on 6 August 1974.[1]

Political career

He was elected to the National Assembly from Constituency NA-171 (Dera Ghazi Khan-I) as a candidate of the Pakistan Muslim League (Q) (PML-Q) in the 2002 general election.[2] He received 82,310 votes and defeated Amjad Farooq Khan.[3]

He was re-elected to the National Assembly from Constituency NA-171 (Dera Ghazi Khan-I) as a candidate of PML-Q in 2008 Pakistani general election.[2][4] He received 39,628 votes and defeated Amjad Farooq Khan. In the same election, he ran for the seat of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from Constituency PP-240 (Dera Ghazi Khan-I) as a candidate of PML-Q but was unsuccessful. He received 11,155 votes and lost the seat to Sardar Mir Badshah Qaisrani.[5] In May 2011, he was inducted into the federal cabinet of the prime minister, Yousaf Raza Gillani, and was appointed minister of state for production, a post he held until June 2012.[6] In June 2012, he was inducted into the federal cabinet of prime minister Raja Pervaiz Ashraf and was re-appointed as minister of state for production until March 2013.[7]

He ran for the National Assembly from Constituency NA-171 (Dera Ghazi Khan-I) as a candidate of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) in the 2013 general election but was unsuccessful. He received 57,276 votes and lost the seat to Amjad Farooq Khan.[8]

He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) from Constituency NA-189 (Dera Ghazi Khan-I) in the 2018 general election.[9]

  • "Khawaja Sheraz Mehmood", Personal Profile, National Assembly of Pakistan, retrieved Jul 22, 2022

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References
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  2. "Constituency profile: The Old Guard will fight it out". The Express Tribune. 5 May 2013. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
    - "PUNJAB: The sheikh's domain". Dawn. 11 May 2013. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  3. "General elections 2002" (PDF). Electoral Commission of Pakistan. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 January 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  4. Birmani, Tariq Saeed (2 May 2013). "Traditional rivals face off". Dawn. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  5. "General elections 2008" (PDF). Electoral Commission of Pakistan. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 January 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  6. "1st CABINET UNDER THE PREMIERSHIP OF SYED YOUSAF RAZA GILLANI, THE PRIME MINISTER FROM 25.03.2008 to 11.02" (PDF). Cabinet division. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 May 2017. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
  7. "THIRD CABINET UNDER THE PREMIERSHIP OF RAJA PERVEZ ASHRAF, THE PRIME MINISTER" (PDF). Cabinet division. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 May 2017. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
  8. "General elections 2013" (PDF). Electoral Commission of Pakistan. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 February 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  9. "Jamshed Dasti fails to grab seat in South Punjab". The Express Tribune. 27 July 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
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