Muhammad Junaid Anwar Chaudhry

Muhammad Junaid Anwar Chaudhry (Urdu: محمد جنید انور چوہدری; born 27 June 1970) 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 2008 to May 2018. He served as Minister of State for Communications in Abbasi cabinet from August 2017 to May 2018.

Muhammad Junaid Anwar Chaudhry
محمد جنید انور چوہدری
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
In office
13 August 2018 – 10 August 2023
ConstituencyNA-112 (Toba Tek Singh-II)
In office
30 May 2013 – 31 May 2018
ConstituencyNA-93 (Toba Tek Singh)
In office
18 March 2008 – 17 March 2013
ConstituencyNA-93 (Toba Tek Singh)
Minister of State for Communications
In office
4 August 2017 – 31 May 2018
PresidentMamnoon Hussain
Prime MinisterShahid Khaqan Abbasi
Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Communication
In office
20 April 2022 – 14 August 2023
PresidentArif Alvi
Prime MinisterShehbaz Sharif
Personal details
Born (1970-06-27) 27 June 1970
Toba Tek Singh, Punjab, Pakistan
Political partyPakistan Muslim League (N)

Early life

He was born on 27 June 1970 at Toba Tek Sing. He belongs to a strong political family of District Toba Tek Singh. His father and grand father have remained Members National Assembly of Pakistan. His grand father Chaudhry Abdul Sattar also served as District Nazim Toba Tek Singh from 2005 to 2009.

Political career

He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N) from Constituency NA-93 (Toba Tek Singh-II) in 2008 Pakistani general election.[1] He received 84,061 votes and defeated Chaudhry Muhammad Ashfaq, a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (Q) (PML-Q). [2]

He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency NA-93 (Toba Tek Singh-II) in 2013 Pakistani general election.[3][4][5][6][7] He received 117,534 votes and defeated Chaudhry Muhammad Ashfaq, a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf.[8]

Following the election of Shahid Khaqan Abbasi as Prime Minister of Pakistan in August 2017, he was inducted into the federal cabinet of Abbasi.[9][10] He was appointed as the Minister of State for Communications.[11][12] Upon the dissolution of the National Assembly on the expiration of its term on 31 May 2018, Chaudhry ceased to hold the office as Minister of State for Communications.[13]

He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency NA-112 (Toba Tek Singh-II) in 2018 Pakistani general election. He received 125,303 votes and defeated Chaudhry Muhammad Ashfaq, a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf.[14]

He was appointed as Special Assistant (with the status of Federal Minister) to PM Shehbaz Sharif in April 2022. Junaid also served as head of Prime Minister’s complaint cell from April 2022 to August 2023.

References
  1. "TOBA TEK SINGH City News". www.thenews.com.pk. Archived from the original on 6 April 2017. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
  2. "2008 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 January 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  3. "PPP, PML-Q break-up may deprive them of 24 NA seats". The Nation. Archived from the original on 6 March 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  4. "PML-N, PTI, JUI-F and AML chiefs win elections". The Nation. Archived from the original on 28 March 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  5. "PML-N tops list of MNAs with over 100,000 votes". DAWN.COM. 8 June 2013. Archived from the original on 5 March 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  6. "PM allows gas connections to areas of influential politicians". DAWN.COM. 25 February 2017. Archived from the original on 30 March 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  7. "TOBA TEK SINGH City News". www.thenews.com.pk. Archived from the original on 6 March 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  8. "2013 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 February 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  9. "A 43-member new cabinet sworn in". Associated Press Of Pakistan. 4 August 2017. Archived from the original on 4 August 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
  10. "PM Khaqan Abbasi's 43-member cabinet takes oath today". Pakistan Today. 4 August 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
  11. "Portfolios of federal, state ministers". www.thenews.com.pk. Archived from the original on 5 August 2017. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
  12. "Bloated cabinet: Influential ministers with powerless underlings - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 25 September 2017. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
  13. "Notification" (PDF). Cabinet division. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 June 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  14. "Muhammad Junaid Anwar Chaudhry of PML-N wins NA-112 election". Associated Press Of Pakistan. 27 July 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2018.


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