Malik Mazhar Abbas Raan

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
Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab
In office
29 May 2013 – 31 May 2018
Personal details
Born(1953-02-01)1 February 1953
Multan, Pakistan
Died16 January 2019(2019-01-16) (aged 65)
Lahore, Pakistan
NationalityPakistani
Political partyPakistan Muslim League (N)
Punjab Assembly Lahore

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 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 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 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 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 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 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 2018 Pakistani general election.[7]

He died on 16 January 2019 of cardiac arrest in Lahore.[8][9]

References
  1. "Punjab Assembly". www.pap.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 19 June 2017. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  2. "Punjab Assembly election result 1988-1997" (PDF). ECP. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 August 2017. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
  3. "2002 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 January 2018. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
  4. "2008 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 January 2018. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
  5. "List of winners of Punjab Assembly seats". The News. 13 May 2013. Archived from the original on 16 January 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  6. "2013 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 May 2018. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  7. "Pakistan election 2018 results: National and provincial assemblies". Samaa TV. Archived from the original on 2018-07-29. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
  8. "PTI Member of Punjab Assembly Mazhar Abbas Passes Away". Abb Takk. 16 January 2019. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  9. "PTI MPA Mazhar Abbas passes away in Lahore". Dunya News. Retrieved 16 January 2019.


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