Rana Mahmood-ul-Hassan
Pakistani politician (1970–2019)
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Rana Mahmood-ul-Hassan is a Pakistani politician who is a Member of the Senate of Pakistan, from March 2018 to-date. Previously, he has been a Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab, from May 2015 to March 2018 and a Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from 2002 to 2013.
Rana Mahmood-ul-Hassan | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Senate of Pakistan | |
| Assumed office 12 March 2018 | |
| Constituency | General seat from Punjab (2018-2024) General seat from Islamabad (2024-present) |
| Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab | |
| In office May 2015 – 10 March 2018 | |
| Constituency | PP-196 (Multan-III) |
| Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan | |
| In office 2002–2013 | |
| Constituency | NA-150 (Multan-III) |
| Personal details | |
| Party | PPP (2025-present) |
Other political affiliations | PMLN (2002-2025) |
Early life and education
Political career
He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan from Constituency NA-150 (Multan-III) as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N) in the 2002 Pakistani general election.[2] He received 22,387 votes and defeated a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (Q) (PML-Q).[3]
He was re-elected to the National Assembly from Constituency NA-150 (Multan-III) as a candidate of PML-N in the 2008 Pakistani general election.[4][5] He received 57,774 votes and defeated a candidate of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP).[6]
He ran for the seat of the National Assembly from Constituency NA-150 (Multan-III) as a candidate of PML-N in the 2013 Pakistani general election[7] but was unsuccessful.[5][2] He received 79,680 votes and lost the seat to Shah Mehmood Qureshi, a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).[8]
He was elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency PP-196 (Multan-III) in by-polls held in May 2015. He received 28,324 votes and defeated a candidate of PTI.[9][10] He resigned from his Punjab Assembly seat on 10 March 2018.[11]
He was nominated by PML-N as its candidate in the 2018 Pakistani Senate election.[12] However the Election Commission of Pakistan declared all PML-N candidates for the Senate election as independent after a ruling of the Supreme Court of Pakistan.[13]
He was elected to the Senate of Pakistan as an independent candidate on general seat from Punjab in Senate election.[14][15] He was backed in the election by PML-N[16] and joined the PML-N led treasury benches after getting elected.[17] He took oath as Senator on 12 March 2018.[18][19]
