Rana Babar Hussain Abid

Rana Babar Hussain Abid
Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab
Incumbent
Assumed office 23 February 2024
Constituency	PP-208 Khanewal-VI
In office August 2013 – 31 May 2018
Constituency	PP-217 (Khanewal-VI)
In office 9 April 2008 – December 2012
Constituency	PP-217 (Khanewal-VI)
In office 15 August 2018 – 14 January 2023
Constituency	PP-208 Khanewal-VI
Personal details
Born	(1973-08-18) 18 August 1973 (age 51) Mian Channu
Nationality	Pakistani
Political party	Pakistan Muslim League (N)

Rana Babar Hussain Abid is a Pakistani politician who has been a member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from PP-208 Mian Channu from February 2024 till date. Previously, he was a Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from April 2008 to December 2012 and again from August 2013 to May 2018, and again from August 2018 to January 2023.

Early life and education

He was born on 18 August 1973 in Mian Channu.[1]

He received a degree of Bachelor of Commerce from Hailey College of Commerce and a degree of Master of Business Administration which he received in 1996 from Philippine School of Business Administration.[1]

Political career

He was elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) from Constituency PP-217 (Khanewal-VI) in the 2008 Pakistani general election. He received 39,938 votes and defeated Zahoor Hussain Qureshi.[2]

In December 2012, he quit the PPP and joined the Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N). He also resigned from his Punjab Assembly seat.[3]

In 2013, he was allocated a PML-N ticket to contest the 2013 general election from Constituency NA-217 (Khanewal-VI).[4] However, the election in the constituency was postponed after the death of a candidate.[5]

He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency PP-217 (Khanewal-VI) in by-polls held in August 2013.[6][7]

He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency PP-208 (Khanewal-VI) in the 2018 Pakistani general election.[8]

References

1. "Profile". www.pap.gov.pk. Punjab Assembly. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
2. "2008 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 January 2018. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
3. "Switching allegiance: 3 PPP MPAs resign; opp abstains from PA session | The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 15 December 2012. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
4. "146 get PML-N tickets, though they quit party after coup". The News. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
5. "Polls on two national, five provincial seats deferred". www.pakistantoday.com.pk. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
6. "ECP announces by-election results". www.geo.tv. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
7. "PML-N candidate leading in 60 polling stations". Aaj News. Archived from the original on 20 January 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
8. "PML-N's Babar Hussain Abid wins PP-208 election". Associated Press Of Pakistan. 26 July 2018. Retrieved 23 September 2018.