Rana Muhammad Ishaq

Rana Muhammad Ishaq Khan (Urdu: رانا محمد اسحاق خان; born 5 October 1957) is a Pakistani politician. Originating from Kasur, Khan was the mayor of his city in 1997, and had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan since 2008 for three consecutive terms. He has served as the Parliamentary Secretary for Finance and Revenue. [1]

Rana Muhammad Ishaq Khan
رانا محمد اسحاق خان
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
In office
13 August 2018 – 10 August 2023
ConstituencyNA-139 (Kasur-III)
In office
2008 – 31 May 2018
ConstituencyNA-141 (Kasur-IV)
Personal details
Born (1957-10-05) October 5, 1957
NationalityPakistani
Political partyPakistan Muslim League (N)
RelationsRana Muhammad Hayat (brother)
Rana Muhammad Iqbal Khan (cousin)
Phool Muhammad Khan (uncle)

Early life

He was born on 5 October 1957 to father Rana Nisar Muhammad Khan.[2][3]

Political career

His political career started in the late 1990s. He was elected as Mayor Kasur in 1997. He ran for the seat of the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of the Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N) from Constituency NA-141 (Kasur-IV) in the 2002 Pakistani general election but was unsuccessful. He received 42,518 votes and lost the seat to Muhammad Asif Nakai.[4] He was then elected tehsil nazim (Pattoki Tehsil) while being in opposition when the ruling party of punjab was Pakistan Muslim League (Q).

He was elected to the National Assembly for the first time as a candidate of the PML-N from Constituency NA-141 (Kasur-IV) in 2008 Pakistani general election.[5][6] He received 58,807 votes and defeated Muhammad Asif Nakai.

He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of the PML-N from Constituency NA-141 (Kasur-IV) in the 2013 Pakistani general election.[7][8][9] He received 96,737 votes and defeated Sardar Muhammad Asif Nakai.

He was elected again to the National Assembly as a candidate of the PML-N from Constituency NA-139 (Kasur-III) defeating PTI candidate Azeem ud din Lakhvi in the 2018 Pakistani general election.[10] He is currently the Parliamentary Secretary for Finance and Revenue.[1]

Personal life

His brother Rana Muhammad Hayat is a former member parliament from NA-142 (Kasur-V) 2013-2018. His cousin Rana Muhammad Iqbal Khan is currently a member of the provincial assembly and held the office of the speaker Punjab assembly for two consecutive terms from 2008-2018.[11][12]

References
  1. "National Assembly of Pakistan". na.gov.pk. Retrieved 2022-12-27.
  2. "Detail Information". www.pildat.org. Archived from the original on 23 March 2011. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
  3. "Rana Muhammad Ishaq Khan". National Assembly of Pakistan. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  4. "2002 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 January 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  5. "EU team Visits Kasur". DAWN.COM. 17 January 2008. Archived from the original on 7 April 2017. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
  6. "PML-N lines up NA candidates in Punjab". The Nation. Archived from the original on 6 March 2017. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
  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. "N takes lion's share". The Nation. Archived from the original on 6 March 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  10. "PML-N's Rana Muhammad Ishaq wins NA-139 election". Associated Press Of Pakistan. 26 July 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  11. "Rana Muhammad Iqbal Khan". Provincial Assembly of Punjab. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  12. "Punjab Assembly | Members - Speakers". www.pap.gov.pk. Retrieved 2022-12-27.


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