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{{Short description|Pakistani politician}}
{{Use Pakistani English|date=September 2021}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2021}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Rana Shamshad Ahmad Khan
| native_name = {{Nastaliq|رانا شمشاد احمد خان}}
| native_name_lang = ur
| honorific-suffix =
| birth_name = Chaudhry Shamshad Ahmad Khan<ref name="PAP"/>
| birth_date = {{birth date|1965|5|5|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Kamoke]], [[West Pakistan]], [[Pakistan]]
| death_date = {{death date and age|2015|5|31|1965|5|5|df=y}}
| death_place = Kamoke, [[Punjab, Pakistan|Punjab]], Pakistan
| death_cause = Assassination
| office = [[Excise and taxation department, Punjab (Pakistan)|Minister for Excise and Taxation of the Punjab]]
| term_start = 1 December 2006
| term_end = 2007
| governor = [[Khalid Maqbool]]
| 1blankname = Chief Minister
| 1namedata = [[Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi]]
| office2 = [[Government of Punjab, Pakistan|Minister for Transport of the Punjab]]
| term_start2 = 4 January 2003
| term_end2 = 30 November 2006
| governor2 = [[Khalid Maqbool]]
| 1blankname2 = Chief Minister
| 1namedata2 = [[Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi]]
| office3 = [[Member of the Provincial Assembly]] of the [[Provincial Assembly of the Punjab|Punjab]]
| term_start3 = 1 June 2013
| term_end3 = 31 May 2015
| predecessor3 = [[Chaudhary Zulfiqar Bhindar|Zulfiqar Bhindar]]
| successor3 = [[Chaudhry Akhtar Ali Khan]]
| constituency3 = [[Constituency PP-100 (Gujranwala-X)|PP-100 (Gujranwala-X)]]
| term_start4 = 25 November 2002
| term_end4 = 18 November 2007
| constituency4 = [[Constituency PP-100 (Gujranwala-X)|PP-100 (Gujranwala-X)]]
| predecessor4 = New seat
| successor4 = [[Chaudhary Zulfiqar Bhindar|Zulfiqar Bhindar]]
| term_start5 = 1997
| term_end5 = 1999
| predecessor5 = [[Syed Muhammad Khalil-ur-Rehman Chishti]]
| successor5 = Seat dissolved
| constituency5 = PP-83 (Gujranwala-VII)
| term_start6 = 1992
| term_end6 = 1993
| predecessor6 = [[Chaudhry Abdul Wakeel Khan]]
| successor6 = [[Syed Muhammad Khalil-ur-Rehman Chishti]]
| constituency6 = PP-83 (Gujranwala-VII)
| nationality = Pakistani
| party = [[Pakistan Muslim League (N)]]
| otherparty = [[Pakistan Muslim League (Q)]]
| father = [[Chaudhry Abdul Wakeel Khan]]<ref name="PAP"/>
| relatives = [[Chaudhry Akhtar Ali Khan]] (brother)<ref name="PAP3"/> [[Chaudhry Bilal Ijaz]] (brother-in-law)<ref name="PAP"/>
| occupation = Politician
}}
'''Chaudhry Rana Shamshad Ahmad Khan''' ([[Urdu]]/{{lang-pnb|{{Nastaliq|رانا شمشاد احمد خان}}}}; 5 May 1965 – 31 May 2015) was a Pakistani politician who was elected as a [[member of the Provincial Assembly]] of the [[Provincial Assembly of the Punjab|Punjab]] four times. He served as an MPA from 1992 to 1993, 1997 to 1999, 2002 to 2007 and again from 2013 until his assassination in 2015.<ref name="PAP">{{cite web|url=https://www.pap.gov.pk/members/profile/en/20/954|title=Chaudhry Shamshad Ahmad Khan|work=Provincial Assembly of the Punjab|date=2021|accessdate=14 September 2021|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210707083235/https://www.pap.gov.pk/members/profile/en/20/954|archivedate=7 July 2021|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Dawn">{{cite news|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1185325|title=PML-N MPA, son shot dead in Gujranwala|work=Dawn|date=31 May 2015|accessdate=14 September 2021|first=Iqbal|last=Mirza}}</ref>

==Early life and education==
Rana Shamshad Ahmad Khan was born on 5 May 1965 in [[Kamoke]], Pakistan.<ref name="PAP"/> His father, [[Chaudhry Abdul Wakeel Khan]] was also a two-time MPA from the Punjab.<ref name="PAP"/><ref name="PAP2"/> Shamshad graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in 1987 and was an agriculturist by profession. He was married and had three children.<ref name="PAP"/><ref name="PAP2">{{cite web|url=https://www.pap.gov.pk/members/profile/en/9/195|title=Rana Shamshad Ahmad Khan|work=Provincial Assembly of the Punjab|date=2021|accessdate=14 September 2021|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210812100220/https://www.pap.gov.pk/members/profile/en/9/195|archivedate=12 August 2021|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Political career==
During the 1990s, Shamshad served as an MPA in the Punjab from 1992 to 1993 and from 1997 to 1999.<ref name="PAP"/> He was also the chairman of the Municipal Committee in Kamoke from 1992 to 1993, and ''[[nazim]]'' (mayor) of [[Kamoke Tehsil]] from 2001 to 2002.<ref name="PAP2"/>

He first became an MPA in 1992 from constituency PP-83 (Gujranwala-VII). His father had previously been elected from this constituency in the 1988 and 1990 general elections, for two consecutive terms.<ref name="ECP">{{cite web|url=https://www.ecp.gov.pk/Documents/Results%201988%20-%201997/Punjab.pdf|title=Detailed results of elections to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab (1988–1997)|work=Election Commission of Pakistan|accessdate=19 September 2021|page=44|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20201116201303/https://ecp.gov.pk/Documents/Results%201988%20-%201997/Punjab.pdf|archivedate=16 November 2020|url-status=live}}</ref> In the [[1993 Pakistani general election|1993 general election]], Shamshad contested as a [[Pakistan Muslim League (N)]] (PML-N) candidate from PP-83. He received 23,030 votes and lost to [[Syed Muhammad Khalil-ur-Rehman Chishti]], a [[Pakistan Muslim League (J)|PML-J]] candidate.<ref name="ECP"/>

In the [[1997 Pakistani general election|1997 general election]], Shamshad again contested as a PML-N candidate and was elected as an MPA from PP-83. He received 29,254 votes and defeated an independent candidate, Amanat Ali Virk.<ref name="ECP"/>

In the [[2002 Pakistani general election|2002 general election]], he was elected as an MPA from [[constituency PP-100 (Gujranwala-X)]] as a [[Pakistan Muslim League (Q)]] (PML-Q) candidate, when the PML-Q formed a government in the Punjab. He received 30,711 votes and defeated Haji Muhammad Aslam, a [[Pakistan Peoples Party Parliamentarians|PPPP]] candidate.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ecp.gov.pk/Documents/General%20Election%202002/Punjab.pdf|title=General Elections 2002 – Punjab Province|work=Election Commission of Pakistan|accessdate=19 September 2021|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210915153049/https://www.ecp.gov.pk/Documents/General%20Election%202002/Punjab.pdf|archivedate=15 September 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> Shamshad was appointed as the provincial minister for transport from January 2003 to November 2006.<ref name="Dawn"/><ref name="PAP2"/> In December 2006, he was appointed as the provincial minister for [[Excise and taxation department, Punjab (Pakistan)|excise and taxation]] and held the post until 2007.<ref name="PAP2"/><ref name="PAP3"/>

In the [[2008 Pakistani general election|2008 general election]], he contested as a PML-Q candidate from PP-100. He received 21,638 votes and lost to [[Chaudhary Zulfiqar Bhindar|Zulfiqar Bhindar]], a PPP candidate.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.electionpakistani.com/ge2008/pp/PP-100.htm|title=PP 100 Gujranwala General Election 2008 Result|work=ElectionPakistani.com|accessdate=19 September 2021|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210628175326/http://www.electionpakistani.com/ge2008/pp/PP-100.htm|archivedate=28 June 2021|url-status=live}}</ref>

In the [[2013 Pakistani general election|2013 general election]], he joined the PML-N and was elected as an MPA for a fourth term, from PP-100.<ref name="PAP"/><ref name="Dawn"/> He received 54,118 votes and defeated Yasir Arafat Ramay, a [[Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf|PTI]] candidate.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1196452|title=By-poll in Gujranwala today amid tension between PML-N, PTI|work=Dawn|date=26 July 2015|accessdate=19 September 2021|first=Iftikhar A.|last=Khan}}</ref> He remained in the seat until his death.<ref name="Dawn"/>

==Assassination==
Shamshad was assassinated on 31 May 2015 in Kamoke along with his son, Rana Shahbaz, and an acquaintance of his, Mehmood Shakir. They were shot dead when armed assailants aboard a black vehicle opened fire on Shamshad's car while he was traveling home in the evening. The attackers fled the scene after the attack. The incident was condemned by prime minister [[Nawaz Sharif]], who demanded an inquiry into the attack.<ref name="Dawn"/><ref>{{cite news|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/895343/pml-n-mpa-rana-shamshad-son-killed-in-gujranwala|title=PML-N MPA Rana Shamshad, son killed in Gujranwala|work=The Express Tribune|date=31 May 2015|accessdate=14 September 2021}}</ref><ref name="Dawn3"/> Initial reports suggested that the alleged killers may have had a dispute over agricultural land with the victim.<ref name="Dawn3">{{cite news|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1185680|title=Eight booked for killing PML-N MPA, his son|work=Dawn|date=2 June 2015|accessdate=14 September 2021}}</ref> In June 2015, his attackers were reportedly arrested by police.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.samaa.tv/news/2015/06/killers-of-pml-n-s-rana-shamshad-arrested/|title=Killers of PML-N’s Rana Shamshad arrested|work=Samaa News|date=7 June 2015|accessdate=14 September 2021|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210914144340/https://www.samaa.tv/news/2015/06/killers-of-pml-n-s-rana-shamshad-arrested/|archivedate=14 September 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> In May 2016, another one of his alleged murderers was said to have been killed during a police encounter.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://archive.pakistantoday.com.pk/2016/05/07/late-pml-n-legislators-alleged-murderer-killed-by-police/|title=Late PML-N legislator’s alleged murderer killed by police|work=Pakistan Today|date=7 May 2016|accessdate=14 September 2021|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210914150405/https://archive.pakistantoday.com.pk/2016/05/07/late-pml-n-legislators-alleged-murderer-killed-by-police/|archivedate=14 September 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> In December 2018, one of the accused attackers was reported to have died while in jail.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.geo.tv/latest/223648-accused-in-murder-case-of-pml-ns-shamshad-khan-dies-in-gujranwala-jail|title=Accused in murder case of PML-N's Shamshad Khan dies in Gujranwala jail|work=Geo News|date=31 December 2018|accessdate=14 September 2021}}</ref>

After Shamshad's death, his brother [[Chaudhry Akhtar Ali Khan]] won the by-election in constituency PP-100 and occupied the vacant seat.<ref name="PAP3">{{cite web|url=https://www.pap.gov.pk/members/profile/en/20/1242|title=Chaudhry Akhtar Ali Khan|work=Provincial Assembly of the Punjab|date=2021|accessdate=14 September 2021|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210707083251/https://www.pap.gov.pk/members/profile/en/20/1242|archivedate=7 July 2021|url-status=live}}</ref>

==References==
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{{s-ttl|title=Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab for PP-83 (Gujranwala-VII)|years=1997–1999}}
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{{s-ttl|title=Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab for [[Constituency PP-100 (Gujranwala-X)|PP-100 (Gujranwala-X)]]|years=2002–2007}}
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{{s-ttl|title=Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab for PP-100 (Gujranwala-X)|years=2013–2015}}
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{{s-ttl|title=[[Government of Punjab, Pakistan|Minister for Transport of the Punjab]]|years=2003–2006}}
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{{s-ttl|title=[[Excise and taxation department, Punjab (Pakistan)|Minister for Excise and Taxation of the Punjab]]|years=2006–2007}}
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[[Category:People from Gujranwala District]]
[[Category:Politicians from Punjab, Pakistan]]
[[Category:Punjab MPAs 1990–1993]]
[[Category:Punjab MPAs 1997–1999]]
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[[Category:Punjab MPAs 2013–2018]]

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