Peerzada Mian Shahzad Maqbool Bhutta
Peerzada Mian Shahzad Maqbool Bhutta (born 10 November 1982) is a Pakistani politician who was a Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab, from May 2013 to May 2018.
Peerzada Mian Shahzad Maqbool Bhutta | |
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Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab | |
In office 29 May 2013 – 31 May 2018 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Multan | 10 November 1982
Nationality | Pakistani |
Political party | Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf |
Early life and education
He was born on 10 November 1982 in Multan.[1]
He completed his Matriculation from Karachi.[1]
Political career
He contested elections from PP-198 (Multan V) on the ticket of PML(N) in 2008 but lost the election to Malik Aamir Dogar of PPP.He received 15,233 while his opponent Malik Aamir Dogar of PPP received 26,762 and won.
He again contested elections form PP-198 (Multan V) in 2013 as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League in the 2013 Pakistani general election. He won the seat after a recount and was elected as an MPA. He received 32,006 votes while his opponent Waseem Khan Badozai of PTI received 30,963 votes
In 2018 he again contested election from PP-212/Old PP-198 as a candidate of PML(N) but had to face a shameful defeat .He stood in 3rd position, even behind the PPP candidate. He received 19,931 votes and PPP candidate Nazim Hussain got 21,874 votes, while the winner Malik Saleem Akhtar of PTI received 26,102 votes and won.
After his defeat in the 2018 elections he left Pakistan Muslim League and joined PTI after meeting with Shah Mehmood Qureshi in Multan.
Corruption scandals
He faced countless corruption inquiries during and after his time as MPA. He was accused of embezzling govt funds worth 12 crore during his time as MPA by NAB Multan. He was also accused of illegally occupying govt agricultural land. In 2014, during the floods he was accused of stealing govt provided aid such as food, medicine and other supplies in his constituency. People of his constituency protested against him after this act.[2][3]
References
- "Punjab Assembly". www.pap.gov.pk. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
- "Notification - Results Punjab Assembly 2013 election" (PDF). ECP. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
- "List of winners of Punjab Assembly seats". The News. 13 May 2013. Retrieved 18 January 2018.