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{{short description|Pakistani politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Mehr Ishtiaq Ahmed
| honorific-suffix =
|image =
| office = Member of the [[National Assembly of Pakistan]]
| term_start = 1 June 2013
|term_end = 31 May 2018
|constituency = [[Constituency NA-121|NA-121 (Lahore-IV)]]
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age| 1957 |9|8}}
| birth_place = Lahore
|nationality = Pakistani
|party = [[Pakistan Muslim League (N)]]
}}

'''Mehar Ishtiaq Ahmad''' ({{Lang-ur|{{Nastaliq|مہر اشتیاق احمد}}}}; born 8 September 1957) is a [[Pakistani]] politician who had been a member of the [[National Assembly of Pakistan]], from June 2013 to May 2018. Previously he had been a member of the [[Provincial Assembly of Punjab]] from 2002 to 2013.

==Early life and education==
He was born on 8 September 1957<ref name="pildat/dob">{{cite web|title=Detail Information|url=http://www.pildat.org/mna/rsDetail.asp?detid=121|accessdate=10 July 2017|date=19 April 2014|url-status=bot: unknown|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140419140412/http://www.pildat.org/mna/rsDetail.asp?detid=121|archivedate=19 April 2014}}</ref> in [[Lahore]].<ref name="pap/2008">{{cite web|title=Punjab Assembly|url=http://www.pap.gov.pk/index.php/members/profile/en/19/612|website=www.pap.gov.pk|accessdate=23 February 2018|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170529120225/http://www.pap.gov.pk/index.php/members/profile/en/19/612|archivedate=29 May 2017}}</ref>

He earned the degree of Bachelor of Commerce in 1982 from [[University of the Punjab]].<ref name="pap/2008" />

==Political career==

He ran for the seat of the [[National Assembly of Pakistan]] as an independent candidate from [[Constituency NA-121|Constituency NA-121 (Lahore-IV)]] in [[2002 Pakistani general election]] but was unsuccessful. He received 131 votes and lost the seat to [[Farid Ahmad Paracha]], a candidate of [[Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal]]. In the same election, he was elected to the [[Provincial Assembly of Punjab]] as a candidate of [[Pakistan Muslim League (N)]] (PML-N) from [[Constituency PP-150 (Lahore-XIV)]]. He received 18,197 votes and defeated Asghar Ali Gill, 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=23 February 2018|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180126141507/https://www.ecp.gov.pk/ge/ge2002vol2.pdf|archivedate=26 January 2018}}</ref>

He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of Punjab as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency PP-150 (Lahore-XIV) in [[2008 Pakistani general election]]. He received 34,053 votes and defeated Asif Mahmood Nagira, a candidate of [[Pakistan Peoples Party]] (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=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><ref>{{cite news|title=PML-N Recaptures Lahore|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/290025|accessdate=6 April 2017|work=DAWN.COM|date=19 February 2008|language=en|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170407053956/https://www.dawn.com/news/290025|archivedate=7 April 2017}}</ref><ref name="pap/2008" />

He was elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency NA-121 (Lahore-IV) in [[2013 Pakistani general election]].<ref>{{cite news|title=PML-N clears names for 13 NA, 25 PA seats|url=http://nation.com.pk/editors-picks/18-Apr-2013/pml-n-clears-names-for-13-na-25-pa-seats|accessdate=5 March 2017|work=The Nation|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170306133538/http://nation.com.pk/editors-picks/18-Apr-2013/pml-n-clears-names-for-13-na-25-pa-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=5 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 lines up NA candidates in Punjab|url=http://nation.com.pk/elections-2013/20-Apr-2013/pml-n-lines-up-na-candidates-in-punjab|accessdate=5 March 2017|work=The Nation|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170306034027/http://nation.com.pk/elections-2013/20-Apr-2013/pml-n-lines-up-na-candidates-in-punjab|archivedate=6 March 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=ECP orders PP-150 vote recount in 3 days|url=http://nation.com.pk/islamabad/29-Aug-2013/ecp-orders-pp-150-vote-recount-in-3-days|accessdate=5 March 2017|work=The Nation|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170306132926/http://nation.com.pk/islamabad/29-Aug-2013/ecp-orders-pp-150-vote-recount-in-3-days|archivedate=6 March 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Vote split in NA-121 may benefit PPP|url=http://nation.com.pk/editors-picks/29-Apr-2013/vote-split-in-na-121-may-benefit-ppp|accessdate=5 March 2017|work=The Nation|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170306135424/http://nation.com.pk/editors-picks/29-Apr-2013/vote-split-in-na-121-may-benefit-ppp|archivedate=6 March 2017}}</ref> He received 114,474 votes and defeated Hammad Azhar, a candidate of [[Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf]] (PTI). In the same election, he was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of Punjab as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency PP-150 (Lahore-XIV). He received 57,232 votes and defeated Mehar Wajid Azeem, a candidate of PTI.<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 May 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> He retained National Assembly seat.<ref>{{cite news|title=PTI announces candidates for by-polls in Punjab|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/archive/print/440277-pti-announces-candidates-for-by-polls-in-punjab|accessdate=15 May 2018|work=The News|language=en}}</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Pakistan Muslim League (N) politicians]]
[[Category:Punjabi people]]
[[Category:Pakistani MNAs 2013–2018]]
[[Category:1957 births]]
[[Category:Punjab MPAs 2002–2007]]
[[Category:Punjab MPAs 2008–2013]]

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