Mehr Ishtiaq Ahmed

Mehr Ishtiaq Ahmed
مہراشتیاق احمد
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
In office 1 June 2013 – 31 May 2018
Constituency	NA-121 (Lahore-IV)
Personal details
Born	(1957-09-08) September 8, 1957 (age 67) Lahore
Nationality	Pakistani
Political party	Pakistan Muslim League (N)

Mehar Ishtiaq Ahmad (Urdu: مہر اشتیاق احمد; born 8 September 1957) is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan, from June 2013 to May 2018. Previously he had been a member of the Provincial Assembly of Punjab from 2002 to 2013.

Early life and education

He was born on 8 September 1957[1] in Lahore.[2]

He earned the degree of Bachelor of Commerce in 1982 from University of the Punjab.[2]

Political career

He ran for the seat of the National Assembly of Pakistan as an independent candidate from Constituency NA-121 (Lahore-IV) in 2002 Pakistani general election but was unsuccessful. He received 131 votes and lost the seat to Farid Ahmad Paracha, a candidate of Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal. In the same election, he was elected to the Provincial Assembly of Punjab as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N) from Constituency PP-150 (Lahore-XIV). He received 18,197 votes and defeated Asghar Ali Gill, a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (Q) (PML-Q).[3]

He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of Punjab as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency PP-150 (Lahore-XIV) in 2008 Pakistani general election. He received 34,053 votes and defeated Asif Mahmood Nagira, a candidate of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP).[4][5][2]

He was elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency NA-121 (Lahore-IV) in 2013 Pakistani general election.[6][7][8][9][10] He received 114,474 votes and defeated Hammad Azhar, a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI). In the same election, he was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of Punjab as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency PP-150 (Lahore-XIV). He received 57,232 votes and defeated Mehar Wajid Azeem, a candidate of PTI.[11] He retained National Assembly seat.[12]

References

1. "Detail Information". 19 April 2014. Archived from the original on 19 April 2014. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
2. "Punjab Assembly". www.pap.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 29 May 2017. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
3. "2002 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 January 2018. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
4. "2008 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 January 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
5. "PML-N Recaptures Lahore". DAWN.COM. 19 February 2008. Archived from the original on 7 April 2017. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
6. "PML-N clears names for 13 NA, 25 PA seats". The Nation. Archived from the original on 6 March 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
7. "PML-N, PTI, JUI-F and AML chiefs win elections". The Nation. Archived from the original on 28 March 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
8. "PML-N lines up NA candidates in Punjab". The Nation. Archived from the original on 6 March 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
9. "ECP orders PP-150 vote recount in 3 days". The Nation. Archived from the original on 6 March 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
10. "Vote split in NA-121 may benefit PPP". The Nation. Archived from the original on 6 March 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
11. "2013 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 February 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
12. "PTI announces candidates for by-polls in Punjab". The News. Retrieved 15 May 2018.