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Rana Zahid Hussain
رانا زاہد حسین
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
In office
2008 – 31 May 2018
ConstituencyNA-166 (Pakpattan-III)
Personal details
Born(1954-10-16)16 October 1954
Sahiwal, Pakistan
Died30 August 2022(2022-08-30) (aged 67)
Political partyPakistan Muslim League (N)
ChildrenRana Iradat Sharif Khan

Rana Zahid Hussain Khan (Urdu: رانا زاہد حسین خان; 16 October 1954 – 30 August 2022) was a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan, from 2008 to May 2018.

Early life and education

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He was born on 16 October 1954 in Sahiwal.[1]

He submitted two graduation degrees to the Election Commission of Pakistan, one from the University of the Punjab and the other of the University of Balochistan. The authenticity of both degree was challenged in the Lahore High Court. He was also accused of tampering with his Intermediate certificate.[2][3]

Political career

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He ran for the seat of the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N) from Constituency NA-166 (Pakpattan-III)in2002 Pakistani general election but was unsuccessful. He received 56,712 votes and lost the seat to Junaid Mumtaz Joya, a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (Q) (PML-Q).[4]

He was elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency NA-166 (Pakpattan-III) in 2008 Pakistani general election.[5][6] He received 66,418 votes and defeated Junaid Mumtaz Joya, a candidate of PML-Q.[7]

In December 2010, a court issued non-bailable arrest warrant for Hussain in an alleged fraud and forgery case with a local farmer.[2]

He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency NA-166 (Pakpattan-III) in 2013 Pakistani general election.[8][9][10][11] He received 87,209 votes and defeated Mian Muhammad Amjad Joyia, a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).[12]

In June 2018, he was allocated PML-N ticket to contest the 2018 general election from Constituency NA-146 (Pakpattan-II).[13] However he was disqualified by the Lahore High Court to contest the election for life after a case was filed against him for possessing fake degree.[14]

Personal life

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Hussain's son, Rana Iradat Sharif Khan, is also a member of the National Assembly who succeeded him in his constituency following his death.[15]

References

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  1. ^ "Detail Information". 23 March 2011. Archived from the original on 23 March 2011. Retrieved 10 July 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  • ^ a b "Punjab court issues arrest warrants of PML-N MNA". The News. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
  • ^ "MNA to face two criminal charges over fake degree". The News. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
  • ^ "2002 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 January 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  • ^ "Punjab court issues arrest warrants of PML-N MNA". www.thenews.com.pk. Archived from the original on 8 April 2017. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
  • ^ "Gearing up for elections: PML-N finalise names for 11 NA seats in Sahiwal - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 10 March 2013. Archived from the original on 6 March 2017. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
  • ^ "2008 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 January 2018. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
  • ^ "PML-N lines up NA candidates in Punjab". The Nation. Archived from the original on 6 March 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  • ^ "N candidates repeat clean sweep mantra". The Nation. Archived from the original on 6 March 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  • ^ "PML-N, PTI, JUI-F and AML chiefs win elections". The Nation. Archived from the original on 28 March 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  • ^ "Gearing up for elections: PML-N finalise names for 11 NA seats in Sahiwal - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 10 March 2013. Archived from the original on 6 March 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  • ^ "2013 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 February 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  • ^ "PML-N announces Punjab candidates for NA, PA - Daily Pakistan Observer -Daily Pakistan Observer –". pakobserver.net. Archived from the original on 10 July 2018. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
  • ^ "Son replaces disqualified PML-N leader for NA-146". DAWN.COM. 7 July 2018. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
  • ^ "Rana Iradat Sharif Khan". National Assembly of Pakistan. Retrieved 10 July 2023.

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