Rana Muhammad Qasim Noon

Rana Muhammad Qasim Noon
رانا محمد قاسم نون
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
In office
29 February 2024 – 25 October 2024
ConstituencyNA-153 Multan-VI
In office
13 August 2018 – 10 August 2023
ConstituencyNA-159 (Multan-VI)
In office
25 March 2016 – April 2018
ConstituencyNA-153 (Multan-VI)
Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab
In office
2002–2007
ConstituencyPP-205 (Multan-XII)
Personal details
Born (1962-11-10) 10 November 1962 (age 62)
Multan, Punjab, Pakistan
Political partyPMLN (2016-2018; 2023-present)
Other political
affiliations		PTI (2018-2022)

Rana Muhammad Qasim Noon (Urdu: رانا محمد قاسم نون; born 10 November 1962) is a Pakistani politician who has been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan since February 2024 and previously served in this position from August 2018 till August 2023 & March 2016 to April 2018. He was a member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as well as Provincial Minister Punjab from 2002 to 2007.

Rana Muhammad Qasim has been appointed as Chairman Kashmir Committee and he took over the charge as on February 20, 2024.

Early life and education

Noon was born on 10 November 1962.[1]

He received MA degree in Political Science from Bahauddin Zakariya University in 1983. He received his L.L.B. degree in 1988 and MA degree in 1989, both from Bahauddin Zakariya University.[1]

Political career

Prior to entering politics, Noon served as Chief Protocol Officer in Pakistan International Airlines from 1985 to 1990.[1]

He ran for the seat of the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (Q) (PML-Q) from Constituency NA-153 (Multan-VI) in 2002 Pakistani general election but was unsuccessful.[2][3][4] He received 55,395 votes and lost the seat to Dewan Syed Jaffar Hussain Bukhari, a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N). In the same election, he was elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of PML-Q from Constituency PP-205 (Multan-XII). He received 25,902 votes and defeated Mehdi Abbas Khan.[5]

In November 2003, he was inducted into the Punjab provincial cabinet of Chief Minister Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi and was appointed Provincial Minister of Punjab for Agriculture Marketing[6] where he served until November 2006.[1] During his tenure as Member of the Punjab Assembly, he also served as Provincial Minister of Punjab for Labour and Human Resource.[1]

He ran for the seat of the National Assembly as an independent candidate from Constituency NA-153 (Multan-VI) in 2008 Pakistani general election but was unsuccessful.[7][8][3] He received 68,762 votes and lost the seat to Syed Ashiq Hussain Bukhari, a candidate of PML-Q.[9]

He ran for the seat of the National Assembly as a candidate of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) from Constituency NA-153 (Multan-VI) in 2013 Pakistani general election but was unsuccessful.[3][10][11] He received 90,179 votes and lost the seat to Syed Ashiq Hussain Bukhari.[12] Following the defeat in the elections, he quit PPP and joined Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).[13] He quit PTI and joined Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N) in 2016.[14]

He was elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency NA-153 (Multan-VI) in by-elections held in March 2016.[15] He received 107,737 votes and defeated Malik Ghulam Abbas, a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).[16]

In April 2018, he quit PML-N[17][18] and resigned from the National Assembly.[19] In May 2018, he announced to join PTI.[19]

He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PTI from Constituency NA-159 (Multan-VI) in 2018 Pakistani general election.[20] During No Confidence motion against prime minister Imran Khan he joined hands with opposition. [21]

In 2023, Noon introduced the Contempt of Parliament Bill, which was passed by the National Assembly of Pakistan on 16 May 2023.[22]

He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-N from NA-153 Multan-VI in the 2024 Pakistani general election. He received 95,202 votes and defeated Dewan Ashiq Hussain Bukhari, an independent candidate.[23]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Profile". www.pap.gov.pk. Provincial Assembly of Punjab. Archived from the original on 5 June 2016. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
  2. ^ "The closest contests of 2002". Daily Times. 14 February 2008. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
  3. ^ a b c "ECP team leaves for Multan to reviews by-poll arrangements". The Nation. 10 March 2016. Archived from the original on 20 May 2017. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
  4. ^ "By-poll in NA-153: One more Multan seat up for grabs - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 22 October 2014. Archived from the original on 22 June 2016. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
  5. ^ "2002 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 January 2018. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
  6. ^ "LAHORE: Two new ministers take oath". DAWN.COM. 30 November 2003. Archived from the original on 13 August 2016. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
  7. ^ Ghumman, Khawar (4 May 2013). "Electables open doors for PTI in south Punjab". DAWN.COM. Archived from the original on 20 March 2017. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
  8. ^ "PP-206: Mujtaba emerges favourite candidate". DAWN.COM. 30 April 2010. Archived from the original on 12 September 2017. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
  9. ^ "2008 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 January 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  10. ^ Khan, Iftikhar A. (7 December 2014). "PML-N not sole beneficiary of 'rejected votes' in 2013 polls". DAWN.COM. Archived from the original on 5 March 2017. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
  11. ^ "An opportunity for PML-N to revive its image". The Nation. Archived from the original on 8 June 2017. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
  12. ^ "2013 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 February 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  13. ^ "MULTAN City News". www.thenews.com.pk. Archived from the original on 20 March 2017. Retrieved 7 May 2017.
  14. ^ Noor, Arifa (17 April 2018). "Pragmatism trumps loyalty". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  15. ^ Correspondent, The Newspaper's Staff (18 March 2016). "PML-N retains NA-153". DAWN.COM. Archived from the original on 10 April 2017. Retrieved 7 May 2017. {{cite news}}: |last1= has generic name (help)
  16. ^ "PML-N routs PTI in NA-153 by-election - Daily Times". Daily Times. 18 March 2016. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
  17. ^ "Major setback to PML-N as 8 more MPs quit party, form new faction". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
  18. ^ "Another jolt to ruling PML-N". The Nation. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
  19. ^ a b "JSPM merges with PTI on promise of south Punjab province - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 9 May 2018. Retrieved 10 May 2018.
  20. ^ "PTI sweeps polls in Multan | The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 28 July 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  21. ^ "PTI to disqualify rebellious MNAs". 19 March 2022.
  22. ^ https://propakistani.pk/2023/05/16/national-assembly-passes-contempt-of-parliament-bill-2023/
  23. ^ "Election Commission of Pakistan". ecp.gov.pk. Retrieved 2024-07-17.