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{{short description|Pakistani politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name =Muhammad Moeen Wattoo
| honorific-suffix =
|image =
| office = Member of the [[National Assembly of Pakistan]]
|term_start = 13 August 2018
|term_end =
|constituency = [[NA-144 (Okara-IV)]]
| term_start1 = 1 June 2013
|term_end1 = 31 May 2018
|constituency1 = [[Constituency NA-147|NA-147 (Okara-V)]]
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1955|9|15|df=y}}
| birth_place =
|nationality = Pakistani
|party = [[Pakistan Muslim League (N)]]
}}

'''Muhammad Moeen Wattoo''' ({{Lang-ur|{{Nastaliq|محمد معین وٹو}}}}; born 15 September 1955) 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 June 2013 to May 2018 and a member of the [[Provincial Assembly of Punjab]] from 2008 to 2013.

==Early life==
He was born on 15 September 1955.<ref name="pildat/dob">{{cite web|title=Detail Information|url=http://www.pildat.org/mna/rsDetail.asp?detid=147|accessdate=9 July 2017|date=19 April 2014|url-status=bot: unknown|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140419140422/http://www.pildat.org/mna/rsDetail.asp?detid=147|archivedate=19 April 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Punjab Assembly|url=http://www.pap.gov.pk/index.php/members/profile/en/19/652|website=www.pap.gov.pk|accessdate=24 May 2018}}</ref>

==Political career==

He ran for the seat of the [[National Assembly of Pakistan]] as a candidate of [[Pakistan Muslim League (Q)]] (PML-Q) from [[Constituency NA-147|Constituency NA-147 (Okara-V)]] in [[2002 Pakistani general election]] but was unsuccessful. He received 50,040 votes and lost the seat to Robina Shaheen Wattoo, a candidate of [[Pakistan Muslim League (J)]].<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 [[Provincial Assembly of Punjab]] as an independent candidate from [[Constituency PP-193 (Okara-IX)]] in [[2008 Pakistani general election]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Wattoo group shatters|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/291187/wattoo-group-shatters|accessdate=6 April 2017|work=DAWN.COM|date=27 February 2008|language=en|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170407054951/https://www.dawn.com/news/291187/wattoo-group-shatters|archivedate=7 April 2017}}</ref> He received 41,498 votes and defeated Dewan Akhlaq Ahmad, a candidate of 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> Following his successful election, he joined [[Pakistan Muslim League (N)]] (PML-N) in February 2008.<ref>{{cite news |title=Wattoo group shatters |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/291187 |accessdate=14 August 2018 |work=DAWN.COM |date=27 February 2008}}</ref>

He was elected to the [[National Assembly]] as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency NA-147 (Okara-V) in [[2013 Pakistani general election]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Scuffle in parliament: MNAs trade blows as opposition slams PM - The Express Tribune|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/1308302/scuffle-parliament-mnas-trade-blows-opposition-slams-pm/|accessdate=5 March 2017|work=The Express Tribune|date=27 January 2017|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170306135830/https://tribune.com.pk/story/1308302/scuffle-parliament-mnas-trade-blows-opposition-slams-pm/|archivedate=6 March 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=A wily politician tries to hang on|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/794465|accessdate=5 March 2017|work=DAWN.COM|date=27 April 2013|language=en|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170306140055/https://www.dawn.com/news/794465|archivedate=6 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=Dozens of turncoats make it to National Assembly|url=http://nation.com.pk/national/15-May-2013/dozens-of-turncoats-make-it-to-national-assembly|accessdate=5 March 2017|work=The Nation|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170306132202/http://nation.com.pk/national/15-May-2013/dozens-of-turncoats-make-it-to-national-assembly|archivedate=6 March 2017}}</ref> He received 87,266 votes and defeated [[Manzoor Wattoo]]. In the same election, Wattoo was also elected to the Provincial Assembly of Punjab as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency PP-193 (Okara-IX). He received 30,137 votes and defeated an independent candidate, Dewan Ikhlaq Ahmad.<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> Wattoo vacated the Punjab Assembly seat.<ref>{{cite news|title=Political parties bracing for electoral battles|url=https://nation.com.pk/19-Aug-2013/political-parties-bracing-for-electoral-battles|accessdate=15 May 2018|work=The Nation|date=19 August 2013}}</ref>

He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency [[NA-144 (Okara-IV)]] in [[2018 Pakistani general election]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Pakistan election results highlights: Imran Khan accuses Indian Army of human rights violations in Kashmir |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/pakistan-election-results-live-counting-begins-imran-khan-nawaz-sharif-bilawal-bhutto-trends/story-PmrtOhuoQMC2a35Im9LB5O.html |accessdate=3 August 2018 |work=hindustan times |date=25 July 2018 |language=en}}</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:Punjab MPAs 2008–2013]]
[[Category:Pakistani MNAs 2018–2023]]

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