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{{short description|Pakistani politician|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Muhammad Junaid Anwar Chaudhry
| honorific-suffix =
|image =
| office = Member of the [[National Assembly of Pakistan]]
|term_start = 13 August 2018
|term_end =
|constituency = [[NA-112 (Toba Tek Singh-II)]]
| term_start1 = 2008
|term_end1 = 31 May 2018
|constituency1 = [[Constituency NA-93|NA-93 (Toba Tek Singh)]]
|office2 = [[Ministry of Communications (Pakistan)|Minister of State for Communications]]
| term_start2 = 4 August 2017
|term_end2 = 31 May 2018
|primeminister2 = [[Shahid Khaqan Abbasi]]
|president2 = [[Mamnoon Hussain]]
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1967|6|27|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Peshawar]], [[Khyber Pakhtunkhwa]], Pakistan
|nationality = Pakistani
|party = [[Pakistan Muslim League (N)]]
}}

'''Muhammad Junaid Anwar Chaudhry''' ({{Lang-ur|{{Nastaliq|محمد جنید انور چوہدری}}}}; born 27 June 1967) is a Pakistani politician who has been a member of the [[National Assembly of Pakistan]] since August 2018. Previously he was a member of the National Assembly from 2008 to May 2018. He served as [[Ministry of Communications (Pakistan)|Minister of State for Communications]] in [[Abbasi cabinet]] from August 2017 to May 2018.

==Early life==
He was born on 27 June 1967.

==Political career==
He was elected to the [[National Assembly of Pakistan]] as a candidate of [[Pakistan Muslim League (N)]] (PML-N) from [[Constituency NA-93|Constituency NA-93 (Toba Tek Singh-II)]] in [[2008 Pakistani general election]].<ref>{{cite news|title=TOBA TEK SINGH City News|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/archive/print/338354-toba-tek-singh-city-news|accessdate=5 April 2017|work=www.thenews.com.pk|language=en|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170406023257/https://www.thenews.com.pk/archive/print/338354-toba-tek-singh-city-news|archivedate=6 April 2017}}</ref> He received 84,061 votes and defeated Mian Muhammad Kashif Ashfaq, a candidate of [[Pakistan Muslim League (Q)]] (PML-Q). In the same election, he ran for the seat of the [[Provincial Assembly of the Punjab]] as an independent candidate for [[Constituency PP-86 (Toba Tek Singh-III)]] but was unsuccessful. He received 120 votes and lost the seat to Neelam Jabbar Chaudhary.<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-93 (Toba Tek Singh-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=5 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=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 tops list of MNAs with over 100,000 votes|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1016792|accessdate=5 March 2017|work=DAWN.COM|date=8 June 2013|language=en|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170305115010/https://www.dawn.com/news/1016792|archivedate=5 March 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=PM allows gas connections to areas of influential politicians|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1316837|accessdate=5 March 2017|work=DAWN.COM|date=25 February 2017|language=en|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170330130546/https://www.dawn.com/news/1316837|archivedate=30 March 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=TOBA TEK SINGH City News|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/archive/print/532494-toba-tek-singh-city-news|accessdate=5 March 2017|work=www.thenews.com.pk|language=en|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170306033049/https://www.thenews.com.pk/archive/print/532494-toba-tek-singh-city-news|archivedate=6 March 2017}}</ref> He received 117,534 votes and defeated Chaudhry Muhammad Ashfaq, a candidate of [[Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf]].<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>

Following the election of Shahid Khaqan Abbasi as Prime Minister of Pakistan in August 2017, he was inducted into the federal cabinet of [[Abbasi ministry|Abbasi]].<ref name="app/4aug2017">{{cite news|title=A 43-member new cabinet sworn in|url=https://www.app.com.pk/a-43-member-new-cabinet-sworn-in/|accessdate=4 August 2017|work=Associated Press Of Pakistan|date=4 August 2017|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170804174456/https://www.app.com.pk/a-43-member-new-cabinet-sworn-in/|archivedate=4 August 2017}}</ref><ref name="pakistantoday/4aug2017">{{cite news|title=PM Khaqan Abbasi’s 43-member cabinet takes oath today|url=https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2017/08/04/new-federal-cabinet-ministers-take-oath-today/|accessdate=4 August 2017|publisher=Pakistan Today|date=4 August 2017}}</ref> He was appointed as the Minister of State for Communications.<ref>{{cite news|title=Portfolios of federal, state ministers|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/221526-Portfolios-of-federal-state-ministers|accessdate=5 August 2017|work=www.thenews.com.pk|language=en|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170805133715/https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/221526-Portfolios-of-federal-state-ministers|archivedate=5 August 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Bloated cabinet: Influential ministers with powerless underlings - The Express Tribune|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/1515317/bloated-cabinet-influential-ministers-powerless-underlings/|accessdate=26 September 2017|work=The Express Tribune|date=25 September 2017}}</ref> Upon the dissolution of the National Assembly on the expiration of its term on 31 May 2018, Chaudhry ceased to hold the office as Minister of State for Communications.<ref>{{cite web |title=Notification |url=http://www.cabinet.gov.pk/userfiles1/file/fm-mos-noti-01-06-2018.pdf |publisher=Cabinet division |accessdate=1 June 2018 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180601180526/http://www.cabinet.gov.pk/userfiles1/file/fm-mos-noti-01-06-2018.pdf |archivedate=1 June 2018}}</ref>

He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency [[NA-112 (Toba Tek Singh-II)]] in [[2018 Pakistani general election]]. He received 125,303 votes and defeated Chaudhry Muhammad Ashfaq, a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf.<ref>{{cite news |title=Muhammad Junaid Anwar Chaudhry of PML-N wins NA-112 election |url=https://www.app.com.pk/muhammad-junaid-anwar-chaudhry-of-pml-n-wins-na-112-election/ |accessdate=3 August 2018 |work=Associated Press Of Pakistan |date=27 July 2018}}</ref>

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