Syed Hussain Jahania Gardezi

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{{Short description|Pakistani politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Syed Hussain Jahania Gardezi
| honorific-suffix =
|office = Provincial Minister of Punjab for Agriculture
|term_start = 14th September 2020
|term_end =
| office1 = Member of the [[Provincial Assembly of the Punjab]]
|term_start1 = 15 August 2018
|term_end1 =
|constituency1 = PP-204 (Khanewal-II)
| term_start2 = 29 May 2013
| term_end2 = 31 May 2018
|constituency2 = PP-213 (Khanewal-II)
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1956|11|6|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Multan]]
|nationality = Pakistani
|party = [[Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf]]
}}[[File:Beautiful view of Punjab Assembly Lahore - panoramio.jpg|thumb|Punjab Assembly Lahore|alt=Beautiful view of Punjab Assembly Lahore - panoramio.jpg]]

Syed Hussain Jahania Gardezi is a Pakistani politician who is the current''' Provincial Minister of Punjab for Agriculture ,''' in office since 13 September 2019. He has been a member of the''' [[Provincial Assembly of the Punjab]]''' since August 2018.

Previously, he was a Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab between 1993 and May 2018.

==Early life and education==
He was born on 6 November 1956 in [[Multan]].<ref name="pap">{{cite web|title=Punjab Assembly|url=http://www.pap.gov.pk/index.php/members/profile/en/20/1058|website=www.pap.gov.pk|accessdate=15 January 2018|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170619200144/http://www.pap.gov.pk/index.php/members/profile/en/20/1058|archivedate=19 June 2017}}</ref>

He has a degree of Master of Science (Hons) which he obtained in 1980 from [[University of Agriculture Faisalabad]]. He has received a Diploma (L.G) from Foreign Ministry Institute, Denmark in 1993.<ref name="pap" />

==Political career==

He ran for the seat of the [[Provincial Assembly of the Punjab]] as a candidate of [[Pakistan Democratic Alliance]] from Constituency PP-174 (Khanewal-I) in [[1990 Pakistani general election]] but was unsuccessful. He received 19,005 votes and lost the seat to a candidate of [[Islami Jamhoori Ittehad]] (IJI).<ref name="ecp/88-97">{{cite web|title=Punjab Assembly election result 1988-97|url=https://ecp.gov.pk/Documents/Results%201988%20-%201997/Punjab.pdf|publisher=ECP|accessdate=29 March 2018|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170830191836/https://ecp.gov.pk/Documents/Results%201988%20-%201997/Punjab.pdf|archivedate=30 August 2017}}</ref>

He was elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as an independent candidate from Constituency PP-174 (Khanewal-I) in [[1993 Pakistani general election]]. He received 16,191 and defeated a candidate of [[Pakistan Peoples Party]] (PPP).<ref name="ecp/88-97" /> During his tenure as member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab, he served as Provincial Minister of Punjab for Cooperatives.<ref>{{cite web|title=Previous Assemblies|url=http://www.pap.gov.pk/uploads/previous_members/L-1993-1996.shtml|website=www.pap.gov.pk|accessdate=29 March 2018|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170615012146/http://www.pap.gov.pk/uploads/previous_members/L-1993-1996.shtml|archivedate=15 June 2017}}</ref>

He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of [[National Alliance (Pakistan)|National Alliance]] from Constituency PP-213 (Khanewal-II) in [[2002 Pakistani general election]]. He received 26,462 votes and defeated a candidate of [[Pakistan Muslim League (Q)]] (PML-Q).<ref>{{cite web|title=2002 election result|url=https://www.ecp.gov.pk/ge/ge2002vol2.pdf|publisher=ECP|accessdate=24 March 2018|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180126141507/https://www.ecp.gov.pk/ge/ge2002vol2.pdf|archivedate=26 January 2018}}</ref> In January 2003, he was inducted into the provincial Punjab cabinet of Chief Minister [[Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi]] and was made Provincial Minister of Punjab for Non-formal Urban Education.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Hanif|first1=Intikhab|title=25-member Punjab cabinet takes oath|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/76011|accessdate=29 March 2018|work=DAWN.COM|date=4 January 2003|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170610091405/https://www.dawn.com/news/76011|archivedate=10 June 2017}}</ref> In 2006, he was made Provincial Minister of Punjab for Food.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Hanif|first1=Intikhab|title=Punjab cabinet expanded|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/221509|accessdate=29 March 2018|work=DAWN.COM|date=2 December 2006|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180329150105/https://www.dawn.com/news/221509|archivedate=29 March 2018}}</ref> During his tenure as member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab, he also served as Provincial Minister of Punjab for Local Government.<ref name="pap" />

He ran for the seat of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of PML-Q from Constituency PP-213 (Khanewal-II) in [[2008 Pakistani general election]] but was unsuccessful. He received 22,379 votes and lost the seat to a candidate of PPP.<ref>{{cite web|title=2008 election result|url=https://www.ecp.gov.pk/Documents/General%20Elections%202008/Report,%20General%20Election%202008,%20Vol-II.pdf|publisher=ECP|accessdate=24 March 2018|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180105060230/https://ecp.gov.pk/Documents/General%20Elections%202008/Report,%20General%20Election%202008,%20Vol-II.pdf|archivedate=5 January 2018}}</ref>

He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as an independent candidate from Constituency PP-213 (Khanewal-II) in [[2013 Pakistani general election]].<ref>{{cite news|title=List of winners of Punjab Assembly seats|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/archive/print/429935|accessdate=18 January 2018|work=The News|date=13 May 2013|language=en|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180116081102/https://www.thenews.com.pk/archive/print/429935|archivedate=16 January 2018}}</ref> He joined [[Pakistan Muslim League (N)]] in May 2013.<ref>{{cite news|title=33 independent MPAs, 12 MNAs join PML-N|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/archive/print/630765-33-independent-mpas,-12-mnas-join-pml-n|accessdate=15 January 2018|work=www.thenews.com.pk|language=en|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170912135141/https://www.thenews.com.pk/archive/print/630765-33-independent-mpas,-12-mnas-join-pml-n|archivedate=12 September 2017}}</ref>

He was re-elected to Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as an independent candidate from Constituency PP-204 (Khanewal-II) in [[2018 Pakistani general election]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Pakistan election 2018 results: National and provincial assemblies |url=https://www.samaa.tv/news/2018/07/live-pakistan-election-2018-results/ |accessdate=3 September 2018 |work=Samaa TV |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180729083521/https://www.samaa.tv/news/2018/07/live-pakistan-election-2018-results/ |archive-date=2018-07-29 |url-status=live }}</ref>

On 28 July 2018, he joined [[Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf]] (PTI).<ref>{{cite news |last1=Chaudhry |first1=Fahad |title=4 independent MPA-elects in Punjab join PTI |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1423453 |accessdate=30 July 2018 |work=DAWN.COM |date=28 July 2018}}</ref>

On 12 September 2018, he was inducted into the provincial Punjab cabinet of Chief Minister Sardar [[Usman Buzdar]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Punjab Cabinet inducts 12 more ministers |url=https://www.geo.tv/latest/210907-punjab-cabinet-inducts-10-more-ministers |accessdate=12 September 2018 |work=Geo News |date=12 September 2018}}</ref> On 13 September 2018, he was appointed as Provincial Minister of Punjab for Management and Professional Development.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Reporter |first1=The Newspaper's Staff |title=12 Punjab provincial ministers sworn in |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1432569 |accessdate=14 September 2018 |work=DAWN.COM |date=13 September 2018}}</ref>

As of 16 September 2019. he has been serving as the Provincial Minister for Agriculture in Punjab.

==References==
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[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Punjab MPAs 2013–2018]]
[[Category:Punjab MPAs 2002–2007]]
[[Category:1956 births]]
[[Category:Pakistan Muslim League (N) MPAs (Punjab)]]
[[Category:Punjab MPAs 1993–1996]]
[[Category:Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf MPAs (Punjab)]]
[[Category:Punjab MPAs 2018–2023]]
[[Category:Provincial ministers of Punjab]]
[[Category:University of Agriculture, Faisalabad alumni]]

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