Khurram Shahzad Virk

Khurram Shahzad Virk
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
Incumbent
Assumed office 29 February 2024
Constituency	NA-115 Sheikhupura-III
Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab
In office 18 July 2022 – 14 January 2023
Preceded by	Mian Khalid Mehmood
Constituency	PP-140 Sheikhupura-VI
Minister of Law Punjab
In office 7 August 2022 – 14 January 2023
Preceded by	Malik Ahmad Khan
Minister of Parliamentary Affairs Punjab
In office 7 August 2022 – 15 August 2022
Succeeded by	Muhammad Basharat Raja
Personal details
Born	(1983-04-01) 1 April 1983 (age 41) Sheikhupura, Punjab, Pakistan
Political party	PTI (2022-present)

Khurram Shahzad Virk is a Pakistani politician who is a member of National Assembly of Pakistan since February 2024. He had been a member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from July 2022 till January 2023.[1] He also served as Minister of law before assembly dissolved.

Early life and education

Born on 1 April 1983 in Sheikhupura, Punjab, he obtained his LLB in 2005 from the Punjab University, Lahore his and Master's in Philosophy in 2007 from the G. C. University, Lahore.[2]

Political career

He was elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from Constituency PP-140 Sheikhupura-VI as a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) in the July 2022 Punjab provincial by-election. He received 50,166 votes and defeated Mian Khalid Mehmood, a candidate of the Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML(N)).[3]

He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan from NA-115 Sheikhupura-III as a PTI-backed independent candidate in the 2024 Pakistani general election. He received 130,416 votes and defeated Mian Javed Latif, a candidate of PML(N).[4]

References

1. "Provincial Assembly of Punjab 2022 Bye-Elections results - Election Commission of Pakistan" (PDF). ecp.gov.pk. Retrieved 2022-07-27.
2. "Profile". Provincial Assembly of the Punjab. Archived from the original on 7 August 2023.
3. "Punjab by-polls: PTI ahead of PML-N". Latest News - The Nation. 17 July 2022. Retrieved 2022-07-27.
4. "Election Commission of Pakistan". ecp.gov.pk. Retrieved 2024-07-17.