Syed Raza Ali Gillani
Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab
In office
2002  31 May 2018
Personal details
Born (1975-04-30) 30 April 1975
Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Political party IPP (2023-present)
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Punjab Assembly Lahore

Syed Raza Ali Gillani is a Pakistani politician who had been a Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab, from 2002 to May 2018.

Early life and education

He was born on 30 April 1975 in Lahore.[1]

He received his early education from Aitchison College. He graduated in 1995 from Government College, Lahore and received a degree of Master of Science in Textile Marketing from Philadelphia University in 1999.[1]

Political career

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-188 (Okara-IV) in 2002 Pakistani general election but was unsuccessful. He received 27,280 votes and lost the seat to Chaudry Iftikhar Hussain Chachar. In the same election, he was elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of PML-Q from Constituency PP-187 (Okara-III). He received 35,797 votes and defeated a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (Jinnah).[2][3] In January 2003, he was inducted into the provincial Punjab cabinet of Chief Minister Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi and was appointed Minister of Punjab for Housing and Urban Development.[4] During his tenure as member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab, he also served as Provincial Minister of Punjab for Public Health Engineering.[1]

He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of PML-Q from Constituency PP-187 (Okara-III) in 2008 Pakistani general election.[5] He received 30,233 votes and defeated Manzoor Wattoo.[6]

He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) from Constituency PP-187 (Okara-III) in 2013 Pakistani general election.[7][8] In November 2016, he was inducted into the provincial Punjab cabinet of Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif and was made Provincial Minister of Punjab for Higher Education.[9]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Punjab Assembly". www.pap.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 14 June 2017. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
  2. "2002 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 January 2018. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
  3. "Punjab Assembly". www.pap.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 16 February 2013. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
  4. Hanif, Intikhab (4 January 2003). "25-member Punjab cabinet takes oath". DAWN.COM. Archived from the original on 10 June 2017. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
  5. "Punjab Assembly". www.pap.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 25 June 2017. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
  6. "2008 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 January 2018. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
  7. "List of winners of Punjab Assembly seats". www.thenews.com.pk. Archived from the original on 16 January 2018. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
  8. "Notification - Results Punjab Assembly 2013 election" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 January 2018. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
  9. "Punjab govt hands over portfolios to newly appointed cabinet ministers". www.pakistantoday.com.pk. Archived from the original on 24 March 2017. Retrieved 24 January 2018.


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