Nauman Ahmad Langrial

Nauman Ahmad Langrial
Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab
In office 15 August 2018 – 23 May 2022
Succeeded by	Muhammad Ghulam Sarwar
Constituency	PP-202 (Sahiwal-VII)
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
In office 2008–2013
Constituency	NA-163 (Sahiwal-IV)
Personal details
Born	(1960-06-25) 25 June 1960 (age 64) Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Political party	IPP (2023-present)
Other political affiliations	PMLN (2022-2023) PTI (2011-2022) PML-Q (2004-2011) National Alliance (2002-2004) PMLN (1997-2002) Pakistan Muslim League (J) (1993-1997)

Punjab Assembly Lahore

Malik Nauman Ahmad Langrial is a Pakistani politician who was a member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from August 2018 till May 2022.

Previously he was a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from 2008 to 2013 and a member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from 2002 to 2007.

Early life and education

He was born on 25 June 1960 in Lahore.[1]

He graduated in 1989 and has a degree of Bachelor of Arts.[1]

Political career

He was elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from Constituency PP-226 (Sahiwal-VII) as a candidate of the National Alliance in 2002 Pakistani general election. He received 33,693 votes and defeated Mian Asad Masood, a candidate of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP).[2]

He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan from Constituency NA-163 (Sahiwal-IV) as a candidate of the Pakistan Muslim League (Q) (PML-Q) in 2008 Pakistani general election.[3][4][5] He received 39,864 votes and defeated Begum Shahnaz Javed, a candidate of PPP.[6]

He ran for the seat of the National Assembly from Constituency NA-163 (Sahiwal-IV) as a candidate of PML (Q) in the 2013 Pakistani general election but was unsuccessful.[7] He received 67,076 votes and lost the seat to Muhammad Munir Azhar.[8]

He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) from PP-202 Sahiwal-VII in 2018 Pakistani general election.[9]

On 27 August 2018, he was inducted into the provincial Punjab cabinet of Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar without any ministerial portfolio.[10] On 29 August 2018, he was appointed as Provincial Minister of Punjab for Agriculture.[11]

In March, 2021 Langrial became a part of a dissenting group from the PTI called the Jahangir Tareen group. The Jahangir Tareen group was made after Tareen, a close friend of Imran Khan and core member of the PTI, was investigated for corruption during his own government.[12] In April 2, 2022 Langrial joined forward block against his own party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf and supported opposition's candidate Hamza Shahbaz.[13][14] Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi, the Speaker, sent a reference against the dissenting MPAs, including Langrial, for defecting from their party's policy.[15]

He was de-seated due to this vote against party policy on 16 April 2022.[16] He ran in the resulting by-election for PP-202 Sahiwal-VII as a candidate of the Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML(N)), but was unsuccessful. He received 59,191 votes and was defeated by Muhammad Ghulam Sarwar, a candidate of the PTI.

On 13 September 2022, he was inducted into Shehbaz Sharif Cabinet as SAPM. [17]

On 8 June 2023, Langrial joined Istehkam-e-Pakistan, a new political party.[18]

References

1. "Punjab Assembly". www.pap.gov.pk. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
2. "2002 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 January 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
3. "The party's over for the Chaudhrys!". Retrieved 29 June 2017.
4. "Winning margin on 88 out of 272 National Assembly seats is 10,000 votes or less". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
5. "Langrial likely to succeed Raza Hiraj". The Nation. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
6. "2008 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 January 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
7. Ghumman, Khawar (17 May 2013). "Traditional politics losing ground in southern Punjab". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
8. "2013 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 February 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
9. "PP-202 Result - Election Results 2018 - Sahiwal 7 - PP-202 Candidates - PP-202 Constituency Details - thenews.com.pk". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
10. "Aleem Khan steps away from business before taking oath as minister". Pakistan Today. 28 August 2018. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
11. Reporter, The Newspaper's Staff (30 August 2018). "Another three ministers get portfolios". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
12. "FIA files case against Janhangir Tareen in Sugar Scam, Money Laundering". Ary News. March 31, 2021.
13. "Punjab CM election: Jahangir Tareen group to back PML-N's Hamza Shahbaz". The News. April 2, 2022.
14. "Tareen group links support to Buzdar's ouster". The Tribune. March 8, 2022.
15. "Pervaiz Elahi sends reference to ECP for PTI MPAs disqualification". The Ary News. April 20, 2022.
16. "ECP de-seats 25 dissident PTI MPs who voted for Hamza Shahbaz". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 2022-05-21.
17. "Notification" (PDF).
18. "What is new Istehkam-e-Pakistan Party in Pakistani politics?". Aaj English TV. 2023-06-08. Retrieved 2023-06-08.