Syed Muhammad Saqlain

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{{Short description|Pakistani politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Syed Muhammad Saqlain
| honorific-suffix =
| image =
| office = Member of the [[National Assembly of Pakistan]]
| term_start = 1 June 2013
| term_end = 31 May 2018
| constituency = [[Constituency NA-182|NA-182 (Layyah-II)]]
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1981|1|1}}
| birth_place =
| nationality = Pakistani
| party = [[Pakistan Muslim League (N)]]
}}

'''Syed Muhammad Saqlain Shah Bukhari''' ({{Lang-ur|{{Nastaliq|سید محمد ثقلین شاہ بخاری}}}}; born 1 January 1981) is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the [[National Assembly of Pakistan]], from June 2013 to May 2018.

==Early life==
He was born on 1 January 1981.<ref name="pildat/dob">{{cite web|title=Detail Information|url=http://www.pildat.org/mna/rsDetail.asp?detid=182|accessdate=11 July 2017|date=19 April 2014|url-status=bot: unknown|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140419140427/http://www.pildat.org/mna/rsDetail.asp?detid=182|archivedate=19 April 2014}}</ref>

==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-182|Constituency NA-182 (Layyah-II)]] in [[2002 Pakistani general election]] but was unsuccessful.<ref>{{cite news|title=Scene is set for poll bouts in Layyah : TMAs support Q candidates|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/280678|accessdate=8 April 2017|work=DAWN.COM|date=17 December 2007|language=en|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170409021714/https://www.dawn.com/news/280678|archivedate=9 April 2017}}</ref> He received 32,247 votes and lost the seat to Malik Niaz Ahmad Jakhar, a candidate of [[Pakistan Peoples Party]] (PPP).<ref>{{cite web|title=2002 election result|url=https://www.ecp.gov.pk/ge/ge2002vol2.pdf|publisher=ECP|accessdate=12 May 2018|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180126141507/https://www.ecp.gov.pk/ge/ge2002vol2.pdf|archivedate=26 January 2018}}</ref>

He was elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency NA-182 (Layyah-II) in [[2008 Pakistani general election]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Black Monday for PML-Q|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/290145|accessdate=8 April 2017|work=DAWN.COM|date=20 February 2008|language=en|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170409021627/https://www.dawn.com/news/290145|archivedate=9 April 2017}}</ref> He received 75,910 votes and defeated Malik Niaz Ahmad Jakhar, a candidate of [[Pakistan Muslim League (Q)]] (PML-Q).<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=12 May 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 National Assembly as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency NA-182 (Layyah-II) in [[2013 Pakistani general election]].<ref>{{cite news|title=PPP, PML-Q break-up may deprive them of 24 NA seats|url=http://nation.com.pk/national/22-Mar-2013/ppp-pml-q-break-up-may-deprive-them-of-24-na-seats|accessdate=6 March 2017|work=The Nation|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170306131414/http://nation.com.pk/national/22-Mar-2013/ppp-pml-q-break-up-may-deprive-them-of-24-na-seats|archivedate=6 March 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=PML-N, PTI, JUI-F and AML chiefs win elections|url=http://nation.com.pk/editors-picks/12-May-2013/pml-n-pti-jui-f-and-aml-chiefs-win-elections|accessdate=6 March 2017|work=The Nation|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170328141054/http://nation.com.pk/editors-picks/12-May-2013/pml-n-pti-jui-f-and-aml-chiefs-win-elections|archivedate=28 March 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=PML-N bagged 119pc more votes than in 2008|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1012826/pml-n-bagged-119pc-more-votes-than-in-2008/newspaper/newspaper/column|accessdate=6 March 2017|work=DAWN.COM|date=22 May 2013|language=en|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170304035815/https://www.dawn.com/news/1012826/pml-n-bagged-119pc-more-votes-than-in-2008/newspaper/newspaper/column|archivedate=4 March 2017}}</ref> He received 85,292 votes and defeated Malik Niaz Ahmad, a candidate of PPP.<ref>{{cite web|title=2013 election result|url=https://ecp.gov.pk/Documents/General%20Elections%202013%20report/Election%20Report%202013%20Volume-II.pdf|publisher=ECP|accessdate=12 April 2018|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180201140612/https://ecp.gov.pk/Documents/General%20Elections%202013%20report/Election%20Report%202013%20Volume-II.pdf|archivedate=1 February 2018}}</ref> During his tenure as Member of the National Assembly, he served as Federal Parliamentary Secretary for Planning and Development<ref>{{cite news|title=Population census to be held in March: NA Informed|url=http://www.radio.gov.pk/15-Feb-2016/population-census-to-be-held-in-march-na-informed|accessdate=23 August 2017|work=Radio Pakistan|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170823163604/http://www.radio.gov.pk/15-Feb-2016/population-census-to-be-held-in-march-na-informed|archivedate=23 August 2017}}</ref> and Inter Provincial Coordination.<ref>{{cite news|title=Govt is working on many projects to overcome loadshedding|url=https://www.app.com.pk/govt-is-working-on-many-projects-to-overcome-loadshedding/|accessdate=23 August 2017|work=Associated Press Of Pakistan|date=31 May 2017|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170823165746/https://www.app.com.pk/govt-is-working-on-many-projects-to-overcome-loadshedding/|archivedate=23 August 2017}}</ref>

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[[Category:Pakistan Muslim League (N) politicians]]
[[Category:Punjabi people]]
[[Category:Pakistani MNAs 2013–2018]]
[[Category:1981 births]]
[[Category:Pakistani MNAs 2008–2013]]

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