Rana Babar Hussain Abid
Pakistani politician
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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.
Rana Babar Hussain Abid | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab | |
| Assumed office 24 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 | 18 August 1973 |
| Party | PMLN (2008-present) |
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]
