Malik Mazhar Abbas Raan
Pakistani politician (1953–2019)
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Malik Mazhar Abbas Raan (1 February 1953 – 16 January 2019) was a Pakistani politician who was a Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from 1997 to 1999, from May 2013 to May 2018 and again from July 2018 to January 2019.
Malik Mazhar Abbas Raan | |
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| Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab | |
| In office 29 May 2013 – 31 May 2018 | |
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| Born | 1 February 1953 Multan, Pakistan |
| Died | 16 January 2019 (aged 65) Lahore, Pakistan |
| Party | Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf |
Early life and education
He was born on 1 February 1953 in Multan.[1]
He graduated from Government Emerson College in 1978 and has the degree of Bachelor of Arts.[1]
Political career
He ran for the seat of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) from Constituency PP-166 (Multan-VII) in the 1988 Pakistani general election, but was unsuccessful. He received 21,059 votes and lost the seat to Shah Mehmood Qureshi.[2]
He ran for the seat of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of Pakistan Democratic Alliance (PDA) from Constituency PP-166 (Multan-VII) in the 1990 Pakistani general election, but was unsuccessful. He received 22,719 votes and lost the seat to Shah Mehmood Qureshi.[2]
He was elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N) from Constituency PP-166 (Multan-VII) in the 1997 Pakistani general election. He received 22,193 votes and defeated Sajjad Hussain Qureshi.[2]
He ran for the seat of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency PP-201 (Multan-VIII) in the 2002 Pakistani general election, but was unsuccessful. He received 25,005 votes and lost the seat to Malik Muhammad Arshad Ran, a candidate of PPP.[3]
He ran for the seat of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (Q) (PML-Q) from Constituency PP-201 (Multan-VIII) in the 2008 Pakistani general election, but was unsuccessful. He received 25,412 votes and lost the seat to Malik Muhammad Abbas Raan, a candidate of PPP.[4]
He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency PP-201 (Multan-VIII) in the 2013 Pakistani general election.[5] He received 35,233 votes and defeated Makhdoom Mureed Hussain Qureshi, a candidate of PPP.[6]
He was re-elected to Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) from Constituency PP-218 (Multan-VIII) in the 2018 Pakistani general election.[7]
He died on 16 January 2019 of cardiac arrest in Lahore.[8][9]