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	{{short description\|Pakistani politician}}		{{short description\|Pakistani politician}}
	{{Infobox officeholder		{{Infobox officeholder
	\| honorific-prefix =		\| honorific-prefix =
	\| name = Rana Muhammad Qasim Noon		\| name = Rana Muhammad Qasim Noon
	\| office = Member of the [[National Assembly of Pakistan]]		\| office = Member of the [[National Assembly of Pakistan]]
	\|term_start = 13 August 2018		\| term_start = 13 August 2018
	\|term_end =		\| term_end =
	\|constituency = [[NA-159 (Multan-VI)]]		\| constituency = [[NA-159 (Multan-VI)]]
	\| term_start1 = 25 March 2016		\| term_start1 = 25 March 2016
	\|term_end1 = April 2018		\| term_end1 = April 2018
	\|constituency1 = [[Constituency NA-153\|NA-153 (Multan-VI)]]		\| constituency1 = [[Constituency NA-153\|NA-153 (Multan-VI)]]
	\|office2 = Member of the [[Provincial Assembly of the Punjab]]		\| office2 = Member of the [[Provincial Assembly of the Punjab]]
	\|term_start2= 2002		\| term_start2 = 2002
	\|term_end2 = 2007		\| term_end2 = 2007
	\|constituency2 = [[Constituency PP-205 (Multan-XII)\|PP-205 (Multan-XII)]]		\| constituency2 = [[Constituency PP-205 (Multan-XII)\|PP-205 (Multan-XII)]]
	\| birth_date = {{Birth date and age\|1962\|11\|10\|df=y}}		\| birth_date = {{Birth date and age\|1962\|11\|10\|df=y}}
	\| birth_place =		\| birth_place =
	\|nationality = Pakistani		\| nationality = Pakistani
	\|party =		\| party =
			\| native_name = {{nq\|رانا محمد قاسم نون}}
	}}		}}

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	Prior to entering politics, Noon served as Chief Protocol Officer in [[Pakistan International Airlines]] from 1985 to 1990.<ref name="pap.gov.pk/profile" />		Prior to entering politics, Noon served as Chief Protocol Officer in [[Pakistan International Airlines]] from 1985 to 1990.<ref name="pap.gov.pk/profile" />

	He ran for the seat of the [[National Assembly of Pakistan]] as a candidate of [[Pakistan Muslim League (Q)]] (PML-Q) from [[Constituency NA-153\|Constituency NA-153 (Multan-VI)]] in [[2002 Pakistani general election]] but was unsuccessful.<ref>{{cite news\|title=The closest contests of 2002\|url=http://archives.dailytimes.com.pk/national/14-Feb-2008/the-closest-contests-of-2002\|accessdate=7 May 2017\|publisher=Daily Times\|date=14 February 2008\|url-status=dead\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402181115/http://archives.dailytimes.com.pk/national/14-Feb-2008/the-closest-contests-of-2002\|archivedate=2 April 2015}}</ref><ref name="nation/10march2016">{{cite news\|title=ECP team leaves for Multan to reviews by-poll arrangements\|url=http://nation.com.pk/national/10-Mar-2016/ecp-team-leaves-for-multan-to-reviews-by-poll-arrangements\|accessdate=7 May 2017\|publisher=The Nation\|date=10 March 2016\|url-status=live\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170520132738/http://nation.com.pk/national/10-Mar-2016/ecp-team-leaves-for-multan-to-reviews-by-poll-arrangements\|archivedate=20 May 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|title=By-poll in NA-153: One more Multan seat up for grabs - The Express Tribune\|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/779105/by-poll-in-na-153-one-more-multan-seat-up-for-grabs/\|accessdate=7 May 2017\|work=The Express Tribune\|date=22 October 2014\|url-status=live\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160622021100/http://tribune.com.pk/story/779105/by-poll-in-na-153-one-more-multan-seat-up-for-grabs/\|archivedate=22 June 2016}}</ref> He received 55,395 votes and lost the seat to Dewan Syed Jaffar Hussain Bukhari, a candidate of [[Pakistan Muslim League (N)]] (PML-N). In the same election, he was elected to the [[Provincial Assembly of the Punjab]] as a candidate of PML-Q from [[Constituency PP-205 (Multan-XII)]]. He received 25,902 votes and defeated [[Mehdi Abbas Khan]].<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>		He ran for the seat of the [[National Assembly of Pakistan]] as a candidate of [[Pakistan Muslim League (Q)]] (PML-Q) from [[Constituency NA-153\|Constituency NA-153 (Multan-VI)]] in [[2002 Pakistani general election]] but was unsuccessful.<ref>{{cite news\|title=The closest contests of 2002\|url=http://archives.dailytimes.com.pk/national/14-Feb-2008/the-closest-contests-of-2002\|accessdate=7 May 2017\|publisher=Daily Times\|date=14 February 2008\|url-status=dead\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402181115/http://archives.dailytimes.com.pk/national/14-Feb-2008/the-closest-contests-of-2002\|archivedate=2 April 2015}}</ref><ref name="nation/10march2016">{{cite news\|title=ECP team leaves for Multan to reviews by-poll arrangements\|url=http://nation.com.pk/national/10-Mar-2016/ecp-team-leaves-for-multan-to-reviews-by-poll-arrangements\|accessdate=7 May 2017\|publisher=The Nation\|date=10 March 2016\|url-status=live\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170520132738/http://nation.com.pk/national/10-Mar-2016/ecp-team-leaves-for-multan-to-reviews-by-poll-arrangements\|archivedate=20 May 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|title=By-poll in NA-153: One more Multan seat up for grabs - The Express Tribune\|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/779105/by-poll-in-na-153-one-more-multan-seat-up-for-grabs/\|accessdate=7 May 2017\|work=The Express Tribune\|date=22 October 2014\|url-status=live\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160622021100/http://tribune.com.pk/story/779105/by-poll-in-na-153-one-more-multan-seat-up-for-grabs/\|archivedate=22 June 2016}}</ref> He received 55,395 votes and lost the seat to Dewan Syed Jaffar Hussain Bukhari, a candidate of [[Pakistan Muslim League (N)]] (PML-N). In the same election, he was elected to the [[Provincial Assembly of the Punjab]] as a candidate of PML-Q from [[Constituency PP-205 (Multan-XII)]]. He received 25,902 votes and defeated [[Mehdi Abbas Khan]].<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 November 2003, he was inducted into the Punjab provincial cabinet of Chief Minister [[Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi]] and was appointed as Provincial Minister of Punjab for Agriculture Marketing<ref>{{cite news\|title=LAHORE: Two new ministers take oath\|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/127249/lahore-two-new-ministers-take-oath\|accessdate=7 May 2017\|work=DAWN.COM\|date=30 November 2003\|language=en\|url-status=live\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160813191711/http://www.dawn.com/news/127249/lahore-two-new-ministers-take-oath\|archivedate=13 August 2016}}</ref> where he served until November 2006.<ref name="pap.gov.pk/profile" /> During his tenure as Member of the Punjab Assembly, he also served as Provincial Minister of Punjab for Labour and Human Resource.<ref name="pap.gov.pk/profile" />		In November 2003, he was inducted into the Punjab provincial cabinet of Chief Minister [[Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi]] and was appointed Provincial Minister of Punjab for Agriculture Marketing<ref>{{cite news\|title=LAHORE: Two new ministers take oath\|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/127249/lahore-two-new-ministers-take-oath\|accessdate=7 May 2017\|work=DAWN.COM\|date=30 November 2003\|language=en\|url-status=live\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160813191711/http://www.dawn.com/news/127249/lahore-two-new-ministers-take-oath\|archivedate=13 August 2016}}</ref> where he served until November 2006.<ref name="pap.gov.pk/profile" /> During his tenure as Member of the Punjab Assembly, he also served as Provincial Minister of Punjab for Labour and Human Resource.<ref name="pap.gov.pk/profile" />

	He ran for the seat of the National Assembly as an independent candidate from Constituency NA-153 (Multan-VI) in [[2008 Pakistani general election]] but was unsuccessful.<ref>{{cite news\|last1=Ghumman\|first1=Khawar\|title=Electables open doors for PTI in south Punjab\|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/812033\|accessdate=7 May 2017\|work=DAWN.COM\|date=4 May 2013\|language=en\|url-status=live\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170320053607/https://www.dawn.com/news/812033\|archivedate=20 March 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|title=PP-206: Mujtaba emerges favourite candidate\|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/894595\|accessdate=7 May 2017\|work=DAWN.COM\|date=30 April 2010\|language=en\|url-status=live\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170912134338/https://www.dawn.com/news/894595\|archivedate=12 September 2017}}</ref><ref name="nation/10march2016" /> He received 68,762 votes and lost the seat to [[Syed Ashiq Hussain Bukhari]], 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>		He ran for the seat of the National Assembly as an independent candidate from Constituency NA-153 (Multan-VI) in [[2008 Pakistani general election]] but was unsuccessful.<ref>{{cite news\|last1=Ghumman\|first1=Khawar\|title=Electables open doors for PTI in south Punjab\|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/812033\|accessdate=7 May 2017\|work=DAWN.COM\|date=4 May 2013\|language=en\|url-status=live\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170320053607/https://www.dawn.com/news/812033\|archivedate=20 March 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|title=PP-206: Mujtaba emerges favourite candidate\|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/894595\|accessdate=7 May 2017\|work=DAWN.COM\|date=30 April 2010\|language=en\|url-status=live\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170912134338/https://www.dawn.com/news/894595\|archivedate=12 September 2017}}</ref><ref name="nation/10march2016" /> He received 68,762 votes and lost the seat to [[Syed Ashiq Hussain Bukhari]], 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>

	He ran for the seat of the National Assembly as a candidate of [[Pakistan Peoples Party]] (PPP) from Constituency NA-153 (Multan-VI) in [[2013 Pakistani general election]] but was unsuccessful.<ref name="nation/10march2016" /><ref>{{cite news\|last1=Khan\|first1=Iftikhar A.\|title=PML-N not sole beneficiary of ~~‘rejected votes’~~ in 2013 polls\|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1149309\|accessdate=7 May 2017\|work=DAWN.COM\|date=7 December 2014\|language=en\|url-status=live\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170305115043/https://www.dawn.com/news/1149309\|archivedate=5 March 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|title=An opportunity for PML-N to revive its image\|url=http://nation.com.pk/national/26-Oct-2014/an-opportunity-for-pml-n-to-revive-its-image\|accessdate=7 May 2017\|work=The Nation\|url-status=live\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170608091240/http://nation.com.pk/national/26-Oct-2014/an-opportunity-for-pml-n-to-revive-its-image\|archivedate=8 June 2017}}</ref> He received 90,179 votes and lost the seat to Syed Ashiq Hussain Bukhari.<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 defeat in the elections, he quit PPP and joined [[Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf]] (PTI).<ref>{{cite news\|title=MULTAN City News\|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/101323-MULTAN-City-News\|accessdate=7 May 2017\|work=www.thenews.com.pk\|language=en\|url-status=live\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170320143211/https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/101323-MULTAN-City-News\|archivedate=20 March 2017}}</ref> He quit PTI and joined [[Pakistan Muslim League (N)]] (PML-N) in 2016.<ref name="dawn/17april2018">{{cite news\|last1=Noor\|first1=Arifa\|title=Pragmatism trumps loyalty\|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1402121/pragmatism-trumps-loyalty\|accessdate=17 April 2018\|work=DAWN.COM\|date=17 April 2018}}</ref>		He ran for the seat of the National Assembly as a candidate of [[Pakistan Peoples Party]] (PPP) from Constituency NA-153 (Multan-VI) in [[2013 Pakistani general election]] but was unsuccessful.<ref name="nation/10march2016" /><ref>{{cite news\|last1=Khan\|first1=Iftikhar A.\|title=PML-N not sole beneficiary of 'rejected votes' in 2013 polls\|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1149309\|accessdate=7 May 2017\|work=DAWN.COM\|date=7 December 2014\|language=en\|url-status=live\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170305115043/https://www.dawn.com/news/1149309\|archivedate=5 March 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|title=An opportunity for PML-N to revive its image\|url=http://nation.com.pk/national/26-Oct-2014/an-opportunity-for-pml-n-to-revive-its-image\|accessdate=7 May 2017\|work=The Nation\|url-status=live\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170608091240/http://nation.com.pk/national/26-Oct-2014/an-opportunity-for-pml-n-to-revive-its-image\|archivedate=8 June 2017}}</ref> He received 90,179 votes and lost the seat to Syed Ashiq Hussain Bukhari.<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 defeat in the elections, he quit PPP and joined [[Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf]] (PTI).<ref>{{cite news\|title=MULTAN City News\|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/101323-MULTAN-City-News\|accessdate=7 May 2017\|work=www.thenews.com.pk\|language=en\|url-status=live\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170320143211/https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/101323-MULTAN-City-News\|archivedate=20 March 2017}}</ref> He quit PTI and joined [[Pakistan Muslim League (N)]] (PML-N) in 2016.<ref name="dawn/17april2018">{{cite news\|last1=Noor\|first1=Arifa\|title=Pragmatism trumps loyalty\|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1402121/pragmatism-trumps-loyalty\|accessdate=17 April 2018\|work=DAWN.COM\|date=17 April 2018}}</ref>

	He was elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency NA-153 (Multan-VI) in by-elections held in March 2016.<ref>{{cite news\|last1=Correspondent\|first1=The Newspaper's Staff\|title=PML-N retains NA-153\|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1246393\|accessdate=7 May 2017\|work=DAWN.COM\|date=18 March 2016\|language=en\|url-status=live\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170410050604/https://www.dawn.com/news/1246393\|archivedate=10 April 2017}}</ref> He received 107,737 votes and defeated [[Malik Ghulam Abbas]], a candidate of [[Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf]] (PTI).<ref>{{cite news\|title=PML-N routs PTI in NA-153 by-election - Daily Times\|url=https://dailytimes.com.pk/92762/pml-n-routs-pti-in-na-153-by-election/\|accessdate=24 May 2018\|work=Daily Times\|date=18 March 2016}}</ref>		He was elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency NA-153 (Multan-VI) in by-elections held in March 2016.<ref>{{cite news\|last1=Correspondent\|first1=The Newspaper's Staff\|title=PML-N retains NA-153\|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1246393\|accessdate=7 May 2017\|work=DAWN.COM\|date=18 March 2016\|language=en\|url-status=live\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170410050604/https://www.dawn.com/news/1246393\|archivedate=10 April 2017}}</ref> He received 107,737 votes and defeated [[Malik Ghulam Abbas]], a candidate of [[Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf]] (PTI).<ref>{{cite news\|title=PML-N routs PTI in NA-153 by-election - Daily Times\|url=https://dailytimes.com.pk/92762/pml-n-routs-pti-in-na-153-by-election/\|accessdate=24 May 2018\|work=Daily Times\|date=18 March 2016}}</ref>
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	In April 2018, he quit PML-N<ref>{{cite news\|title=Major setback to PML-N as 8 more MPs quit party, form new faction\|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/302374-major-setback-to-pml-n-as-8-more-mps-quit-party-forms-new-faction\|accessdate=9 April 2018\|work=www.thenews.com.pk\|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|title=Another jolt to ruling PML-N\|url=https://nation.com.pk/10-Apr-2018/another-jolt-to-ruling-pml-n\|accessdate=10 April 2018\|work=The Nation}}</ref> and resigned from the National Assembly.<ref name="tribune/9may2018">{{cite news\|title=JSPM merges with PTI on promise of south Punjab province - The Express Tribune\|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/1706023/1-pti-reinforced-south-punjab-pml-n-defectors/\|accessdate=10 May 2018\|work=The Express Tribune\|date=9 May 2018}}</ref> In May 2018, he announced to join PTI.<ref name="tribune/9may2018" />		In April 2018, he quit PML-N<ref>{{cite news\|title=Major setback to PML-N as 8 more MPs quit party, form new faction\|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/302374-major-setback-to-pml-n-as-8-more-mps-quit-party-forms-new-faction\|accessdate=9 April 2018\|work=www.thenews.com.pk\|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|title=Another jolt to ruling PML-N\|url=https://nation.com.pk/10-Apr-2018/another-jolt-to-ruling-pml-n\|accessdate=10 April 2018\|work=The Nation}}</ref> and resigned from the National Assembly.<ref name="tribune/9may2018">{{cite news\|title=JSPM merges with PTI on promise of south Punjab province - The Express Tribune\|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/1706023/1-pti-reinforced-south-punjab-pml-n-defectors/\|accessdate=10 May 2018\|work=The Express Tribune\|date=9 May 2018}}</ref> In May 2018, he announced to join PTI.<ref name="tribune/9may2018" />

	He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PTI from Constituency [[NA-159 (Multan-VI)]] in [[2018 Pakistani general election]].<ref>{{cite news \|title=PTI sweeps polls in Multan {{!}} The Express Tribune \|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/1767832/1-pti-sweeps-polls-multan/ \|accessdate=3 August 2018 \|work=The Express Tribune \|date=28 July 2018}}</ref>		He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PTI from Constituency [[NA-159 (Multan-VI)]] in [[2018 Pakistani general election]].<ref>{{cite news \|title=PTI sweeps polls in Multan {{!}} The Express Tribune \|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/1767832/1-pti-sweeps-polls-multan/ \|accessdate=3 August 2018 \|work=The Express Tribune \|date=28 July 2018}}</ref> During No Confidence motion against prime minister Imran Khan he joined hands with opposition. <ref>{{cite web \| url=https://www.globalvillagespace.com/pti-to-disqualify-rebellious-mnas/ \| title=PTI to disqualify rebellious MNAs \| date=19 March 2022 }}</ref>

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{{short description|Pakistani politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific-prefix =
| name = Rana Muhammad Qasim Noon
| office = Member of the [[National Assembly of Pakistan]]
|term_start = 13 August 2018
|term_end =
|constituency = [[NA-159 (Multan-VI)]]
| term_start1 = 25 March 2016
|term_end1 = April 2018
|constituency1 = [[Constituency NA-153|NA-153 (Multan-VI)]]
|office2 = Member of the [[Provincial Assembly of the Punjab]]
|term_start2= 2002
|term_end2 = 2007
|constituency2 = [[Constituency PP-205 (Multan-XII)|PP-205 (Multan-XII)]]
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1962|11|10|df=y}}
| birth_place =
|nationality = Pakistani
|party =
}}

'''Rana Muhammad Qasim Noon''' ({{Lang-ur|{{Nastaliq|رانا محمد قاسم نون}}}}; born 10 November 1962) 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 March 2016 to April 2018 and a member of the [[Provincial Assembly of the Punjab]] from 2002 to 2007.

==Early life and education==
Noon was born on 10 November 1962.<ref name="pap.gov.pk/profile">{{cite web|title=Profile|url=http://www.pap.gov.pk/index.php/members/profile/en/9/201|website=www.pap.gov.pk|publisher=Provincial Assembly of Punjab|accessdate=7 May 2017|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160605033624/http://www.pap.gov.pk/index.php/members/profile/en/9/201|archivedate=5 June 2016}}</ref>

He received MA degree in Political Science from Bahauddin Zakariya University in 1983. He received his L.L.B. degree in 1988 and MA degree in 1989, both from Bahauddin Zakariya University.<ref name="pap.gov.pk/profile" />

==Political career==
Prior to entering politics, Noon served as Chief Protocol Officer in [[Pakistan International Airlines]] from 1985 to 1990.<ref name="pap.gov.pk/profile" />

He ran for the seat of the [[National Assembly of Pakistan]] as a candidate of [[Pakistan Muslim League (Q)]] (PML-Q) from [[Constituency NA-153|Constituency NA-153 (Multan-VI)]] in [[2002 Pakistani general election]] but was unsuccessful.<ref>{{cite news|title=The closest contests of 2002|url=http://archives.dailytimes.com.pk/national/14-Feb-2008/the-closest-contests-of-2002|accessdate=7 May 2017|publisher=Daily Times|date=14 February 2008|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402181115/http://archives.dailytimes.com.pk/national/14-Feb-2008/the-closest-contests-of-2002|archivedate=2 April 2015}}</ref><ref name="nation/10march2016">{{cite news|title=ECP team leaves for Multan to reviews by-poll arrangements|url=http://nation.com.pk/national/10-Mar-2016/ecp-team-leaves-for-multan-to-reviews-by-poll-arrangements|accessdate=7 May 2017|publisher=The Nation|date=10 March 2016|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170520132738/http://nation.com.pk/national/10-Mar-2016/ecp-team-leaves-for-multan-to-reviews-by-poll-arrangements|archivedate=20 May 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=By-poll in NA-153: One more Multan seat up for grabs - The Express Tribune|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/779105/by-poll-in-na-153-one-more-multan-seat-up-for-grabs/|accessdate=7 May 2017|work=The Express Tribune|date=22 October 2014|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160622021100/http://tribune.com.pk/story/779105/by-poll-in-na-153-one-more-multan-seat-up-for-grabs/|archivedate=22 June 2016}}</ref> He received 55,395 votes and lost the seat to Dewan Syed Jaffar Hussain Bukhari, a candidate of [[Pakistan Muslim League (N)]] (PML-N). In the same election, he was elected to the [[Provincial Assembly of the Punjab]] as a candidate of PML-Q from [[Constituency PP-205 (Multan-XII)]]. He received 25,902 votes and defeated [[Mehdi Abbas Khan]].<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 November 2003, he was inducted into the Punjab provincial cabinet of Chief Minister [[Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi]] and was appointed as Provincial Minister of Punjab for Agriculture Marketing<ref>{{cite news|title=LAHORE: Two new ministers take oath|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/127249/lahore-two-new-ministers-take-oath|accessdate=7 May 2017|work=DAWN.COM|date=30 November 2003|language=en|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160813191711/http://www.dawn.com/news/127249/lahore-two-new-ministers-take-oath|archivedate=13 August 2016}}</ref> where he served until November 2006.<ref name="pap.gov.pk/profile" /> During his tenure as Member of the Punjab Assembly, he also served as Provincial Minister of Punjab for Labour and Human Resource.<ref name="pap.gov.pk/profile" />

He ran for the seat of the National Assembly as an independent candidate from Constituency NA-153 (Multan-VI) in [[2008 Pakistani general election]] but was unsuccessful.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Ghumman|first1=Khawar|title=Electables open doors for PTI in south Punjab|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/812033|accessdate=7 May 2017|work=DAWN.COM|date=4 May 2013|language=en|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170320053607/https://www.dawn.com/news/812033|archivedate=20 March 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=PP-206: Mujtaba emerges favourite candidate|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/894595|accessdate=7 May 2017|work=DAWN.COM|date=30 April 2010|language=en|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170912134338/https://www.dawn.com/news/894595|archivedate=12 September 2017}}</ref><ref name="nation/10march2016" /> He received 68,762 votes and lost the seat to [[Syed Ashiq Hussain Bukhari]], 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>

He ran for the seat of the National Assembly as a candidate of [[Pakistan Peoples Party]] (PPP) from Constituency NA-153 (Multan-VI) in [[2013 Pakistani general election]] but was unsuccessful.<ref name="nation/10march2016" /><ref>{{cite news|last1=Khan|first1=Iftikhar A.|title=PML-N not sole beneficiary of ‘rejected votes’ in 2013 polls|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1149309|accessdate=7 May 2017|work=DAWN.COM|date=7 December 2014|language=en|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170305115043/https://www.dawn.com/news/1149309|archivedate=5 March 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=An opportunity for PML-N to revive its image|url=http://nation.com.pk/national/26-Oct-2014/an-opportunity-for-pml-n-to-revive-its-image|accessdate=7 May 2017|work=The Nation|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170608091240/http://nation.com.pk/national/26-Oct-2014/an-opportunity-for-pml-n-to-revive-its-image|archivedate=8 June 2017}}</ref> He received 90,179 votes and lost the seat to Syed Ashiq Hussain Bukhari.<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 defeat in the elections, he quit PPP and joined [[Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf]] (PTI).<ref>{{cite news|title=MULTAN City News|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/101323-MULTAN-City-News|accessdate=7 May 2017|work=www.thenews.com.pk|language=en|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170320143211/https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/101323-MULTAN-City-News|archivedate=20 March 2017}}</ref> He quit PTI and joined [[Pakistan Muslim League (N)]] (PML-N) in 2016.<ref name="dawn/17april2018">{{cite news|last1=Noor|first1=Arifa|title=Pragmatism trumps loyalty|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1402121/pragmatism-trumps-loyalty|accessdate=17 April 2018|work=DAWN.COM|date=17 April 2018}}</ref>

He was elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency NA-153 (Multan-VI) in by-elections held in March 2016.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Correspondent|first1=The Newspaper's Staff|title=PML-N retains NA-153|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1246393|accessdate=7 May 2017|work=DAWN.COM|date=18 March 2016|language=en|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170410050604/https://www.dawn.com/news/1246393|archivedate=10 April 2017}}</ref> He received 107,737 votes and defeated [[Malik Ghulam Abbas]], a candidate of [[Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf]] (PTI).<ref>{{cite news|title=PML-N routs PTI in NA-153 by-election - Daily Times|url=https://dailytimes.com.pk/92762/pml-n-routs-pti-in-na-153-by-election/|accessdate=24 May 2018|work=Daily Times|date=18 March 2016}}</ref>

In April 2018, he quit PML-N<ref>{{cite news|title=Major setback to PML-N as 8 more MPs quit party, form new faction|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/302374-major-setback-to-pml-n-as-8-more-mps-quit-party-forms-new-faction|accessdate=9 April 2018|work=www.thenews.com.pk|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Another jolt to ruling PML-N|url=https://nation.com.pk/10-Apr-2018/another-jolt-to-ruling-pml-n|accessdate=10 April 2018|work=The Nation}}</ref> and resigned from the National Assembly.<ref name="tribune/9may2018">{{cite news|title=JSPM merges with PTI on promise of south Punjab province - The Express Tribune|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/1706023/1-pti-reinforced-south-punjab-pml-n-defectors/|accessdate=10 May 2018|work=The Express Tribune|date=9 May 2018}}</ref> In May 2018, he announced to join PTI.<ref name="tribune/9may2018" />

He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PTI from Constituency [[NA-159 (Multan-VI)]] in [[2018 Pakistani general election]].<ref>{{cite news |title=PTI sweeps polls in Multan {{!}} The Express Tribune |url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/1767832/1-pti-sweeps-polls-multan/ |accessdate=3 August 2018 |work=The Express Tribune |date=28 July 2018}}</ref>

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