Rai Haider Ali Khan Explained

Rai Haider Ali Khan
Birth Date:23 March 1967
Birth Place:Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan
Office:Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
Term Start:29 February 2024
Constituency:NA-96 Faisalabad-II
Nationality:Pakistani
Party: PTI (2023-present)
Otherparty: PMLN (2013-2023)
Term Start1:15 August 2018
Term End1:14 January 2023
Native Name Lang:ur
Native Name:راۓ حیدر علی خان
Term Start2:29 May 2013
Term End2:31 May 2018
Constituency1:PP-101 Faisalabad-V
Office1:Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab

Rai Haider Ali Khan is a Pakistani politician who has been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan since February 2024. He was also a member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab, from May 2013 to May 2018 and from July 2018 to January 2023.

Early life and education

He was born on 23 March 1967.[1] He has a degree of Bachelor of Arts which he obtained in 1986 from Government College University, Lahore and has a degree of Bachelor of Laws which he received in 1991 from Punjab University Law College.

Political career

He was elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of the Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) (PML-N) from PP-54 (Faisalabad-IV) in the 2013 Punjab provincial election.[2] [3] He served as Advisor to Chief Minister of Punjab Shehbaz Sharif for Literacy and Non-Formal Basic Education[4] before being appointed as Advisor to Chief Minister on Tourism in November 2016.[5]

He was re-elected to Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of the PML-N from PP-101 (Faisalabad-V) in the 2018 Punjab provincial election.[6]

He joined the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on 2 February 2023.[7]

He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan from NA-96 Faisalabad-II as an independent candidate supported by PTI in the 2024 Pakistani general election. He received 134,724 votes and defeated Malik Nawab Sher Waseer, a candidate of PML(N).[8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Punjab Assembly. www.pap.gov.pk. 15 January 2018.
  2. Web site: Notification - Results Punjab Assembly 2013 election. ECP. 20 January 2018. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20180120053951/https://ecp.gov.pk/Documents/Downloads/General%20Election%202013/Detailed%20Gazzette/Notification%20-%20Punjab%20Assembly.pdf. 20 January 2018.
  3. News: List of winners of Punjab Assembly seats. 18 January 2018. The News. 13 May 2013. en.
  4. News: 300 mini libraries set up in four districts. 21 January 2018. brecorder.
  5. News: Punjab CM assigns new portfolios to ministers, advisers. 21 January 2018. The Nation.
  6. News: Pakistan election 2018 results: National and provincial assemblies . 3 September 2018 . Samaa TV . https://web.archive.org/web/20180729083521/https://www.samaa.tv/news/2018/07/live-pakistan-election-2018-results/ . 2018-07-29 . live .
  7. Web site: Former PML-N MPA Rai Haider Ali joins PTI . 2023-02-02 . dunyanews.tv.
  8. Web site: Election Commission of Pakistan . 2024-07-17 . ecp.gov.pk.