Rana Shamim Ahmed Khan

Rana Shamim Ahmed Khan (Urdu: رانا شمیم احمد خان; born 6 July 1942) is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from August 2018 till August 2023. Previously he was member of the National Assembly from June 2013 to May 2018 and a member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from 1985 to 1996. He is current chairman of Standing Committee for Kashmir affairs and Gilgit Baltistan.

Shamim Ahmed
شمیم احمد
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
In office
13 August 2018 – 10 August 2023
ConstituencyNA-76 (Sialkot-V)
In office
1 June 2013 – 31 May 2018
ConstituencyNA-112 (Sialkot-III)
Personal details
Born (1942-07-06) 6 July 1942
NationalityPakistani
Political partyPakistan Muslim League (N)
ChildrenRana Abdul Sattar

Early life

Shamim was born on 6 July 1942 to father Rana Muhammad Chiragh, and hails from Sialkot.[1]

Political career

He was elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from Constituency PP-145 (Sialkot) in 1985 Pakistani general election.[2]

He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate for Islami Jamhoori Ittehad (IJI) for Constituency PP-105 (Sialkot) in 1988 Pakistani general election. He received 31,001 votes and defeated Khalid Muhammad Khaliq, a candidate of PPP.[3]

He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate for IJI for Constituency PP-105 (Sialkot) in 1990 Pakistani general election. He received 39,786 votes and defeated Ijaz Hussain, a candidate of Pakistan Democratic Alliance (PDA).[3]

He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate for Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) for Constituency PP-105 (Sialkot) in 1993 Pakistani general election. He received 33,829 votes and defeated Malik Awais Ahmad Bhatti, a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N).[3]

Shamim was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate for PML-N for Constituency PP-124 (Sialkot-IV) in 2008 Pakistani general election. He received 24,994 votes and defeated Zulfiqar Ali Ghuman, a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (Q) (PML-Q).[4]

He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate for PML-N for PP-124 (Sialkot-IV) in by-polls held in June 2008.[5] He received 24,994 votes.[6]

He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate for PML-N for Constituency NA-112 (Sialkot-III) in 2013 Pakistani general election.[7][8][9] He received 129,571 votes and defeated Salman Saif Cheema, a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).[10]

He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency NA-76 (Sialkot-V) in 2018 Pakistani general election.[11] He received 133,664 votes and defeated Mohammad Aslam Ghuman, a candidate of PTI.[12]

Personal life

Shamim's son Rana Abdul Sattar has also served as a member of the Punjab provincial assembly.[13]

References
  1. "Punjab Assembly". www.pap.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 28 May 2017. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
  2. "Previous Assemblies". www.pap.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 15 June 2017. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
  3. "Punjab Assembly election result 1988-97" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 August 2017. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  4. "2008 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 January 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  5. "PML-N leading in by-elections". brecorder. Archived from the original on 14 May 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
  6. "PML-N, PPP make gains". DAWN.COM. 28 June 2008. Archived from the original on 7 April 2017. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
  7. "PML-N lines up NA candidates in Punjab". The Nation. Archived from the original on 6 March 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  8. "Electioneering gets impetus as PML-N names candidates". The Nation. Archived from the original on 6 March 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  9. "N sweeps 24 seats of Sialkot, Narowal". The Nation. Archived from the original on 10 August 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  10. "2013 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 February 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  11. "PML-N proves Sialkot, Narowal still its stronghold". The Nation. 27 July 2018. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  12. "NA-76 Result - Election Results 2018 - Sialkot 5 - NA-76 Candidates - NA-76 Constituency Details - thenews.com.pk". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  13. "Rana Abdul Sattar". Provincial Assembly of the Punjab. Retrieved 13 July 2023.


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