Syed Imran Ahmed Shah
Pakistani politician
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Syed Imran Ahmad Shah (Urdu: سید عمران احمد شاہ; born 16 August 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 and from 2008 to May 2018.
Syed Imran Ahmed Shah | |
|---|---|
| سید عمران احمد شاہ | |
| Federal Minister for Poverty Alleviation and Social Safety | |
| Assumed office 7 March 2025 | |
| President | Asif Ali Zardari |
| Prime Minister | Shehbaz Sharif |
| Member of National Assembly of Pakistan | |
| Assumed office 29 February 2024 | |
| Constituency | NA-141 Sahiwal-I |
| In office 13 August 2018 – 10 August 2023 | |
| Constituency | NA-147 (Sahiwal-I) |
| In office 2008 – 31 May 2018 | |
| Constituency | NA-160 (Sahiwal-I) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 August 1962[1] |
| Party | PMLN (2002-present) |
Political career
He ran for the seat of the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N) from Constituency NA-160 (Sahiwal-I) in the 2002 Pakistani general election but was unsuccessful. He received 43,241 votes and lost the seat to Nouraiz Shakoor.[2]
In the 2002 Pakistani general elections, Shah contested for a seat in the National Assembly as a candidate for the Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N). He ran from the NA-160 (Sahiwal-I) constituency. Despite securing 43,241 votes, he was unsuccessful in his bid, losing the seat to Nouraiz Shakoor. During this campaign, he was part of a coordinated PML-N panel in the region, which included Malik Nadeem Kamran Ex Provincial Minister(contesting PP-221) and Haji Muhammad Mansha Sipra Ex Director General Agricultural(contesting PP-220).
He was elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency NA-160 (Sahiwal-I) in the 2008 Pakistani general election.[3][4] He received 59,373 votes and defeated Nouraiz Shakoor.[5]
He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency NA-160 (Sahiwal-I) in the 2013 Pakistani general election.[6][7][8][9] He received 99,553 votes and defeated Muhammad Ali Shakoor, a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).[10]
In October 2017, he was appointed as chairperson of the National Assembly's standing committees on privatization.[11]
He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency NA-147 (Sahiwal-I) in the 2018 Pakistani general election.[12]
He was re-elected to the National Assembly in the 2024 Pakistani general election as a candidate of PML-N from NA-141 Sahiwal-I.[13][14][15] He received 118,242 votes, defeating Rana Amir Shahzad Tahir, an Independent politician candidate supported by PTI, who secured 107,060 votes.[13][14][15][16]
