Asad Ur Rehman

Asad Ur Rehman
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
In office 1 June 2013 – 31 May 2018
Constituency	NA-94 (Toba Tek Singh-III)
Personal details
Born	(1942-09-02) 2 September 1942 (age 82)
Nationality	Pakistani
Other political affiliations	Pakistan Muslim League (N)
Relations	Khalil-ur-Rehman Ramday (brother) Muhammad Aurangzeb (nephew)

Chaudhry Asad Ur Rehman Ramday (Urdu: چوہدری اسد الرحمٰن; born 2 September 1942) is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan, from 1988 to 1993, from 1997 to 1999 and again from June 2013 to May 2018.

Early life and family

Ramday was born on 2 September 1942.[1] His father, Chaudhry Muhammad Siddique Ramday, was a justice of the Lahore High Court.[2] His brother Chaudhry Muhammad Farooq Ramday served as the Attorney-General for Pakistan on two occasions: first in caretaker ministry of Moeen Qureshi from July 1993 to August 1993, and later in the Second Nawaz Sharif ministry from April 1997 until he was removed following a military coup on 15 October 1999.[2] Another brother, Khalil-ur-Rehman Ramday, served as a judge of the Supreme Court of Pakistan.[2]

Political career

He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate for Islami Jamhoori Ittehad (IJI) for Constituency NA-71 (Toba Tek Singh) in 1988 Pakistani general election. He received 65,430 votes and defeated Khalid Ahmad Khan, a candidate of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP).[3]

He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate for IJI for Constituency NA-71 (Toba Tek Singh) in 1990 Pakistani general election. He received 65,540 votes and defeated Javed Ahmad Khan, a candidate of Pakistan Democratic Alliance (PDA).[3]

He ran for the seat of the National Assembly as a candidate for Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N) for Constituency NA-71 (Toba Tek Singh) in 1993 Pakistani general election but was unsuccessful. He received 57,43 votes and lost the seat to Khalid Ahmad Khan Kharal, a candidate of PPP.[3]

He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate for PML-N for Constituency NA-71 (Toba Tek Singh) in 1997 Pakistani general election. He received 77,777 votes and defeated Khalid Ahmad Khan Kharal, a candidate of PPP.[3]

He served as federal minister of state.[4]

He ran for the seat of the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency NA-94 (Toba Tek Singh-III) in 2002 Pakistani general election,[5] but was unsuccessful.[6] He received 44,942 votes and lost the seat to Riaz Fatyana.[7]

He ran for the seat of the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency NA-94 (Toba Tek Singh-III) in 2008 Pakistani general election,[8][9] but was unsuccessful.[10] He received 59,284 votes and lost the seat to Riaz Fatyana.[11]

He was re-elected to the National Assembly on a candidate of PML-N from Constituency NA-94 (Toba Tek Singh-III) in 2013 Pakistani general election.[12][13][14][15] He received 103,581 votes and defeated Riaz Fatyana.[16]

He ran as the candidate of PML-N from Constituency NA-94 (Toba Tek Singh-III) in 2024 Pakistani general election.[17][18][19][20] He received 77,455 votes and lost the seat to Riaz Fatyana of PTI.[21]

References

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21. "2013 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 February 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2018.