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{{Short description|Pakistani politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Rana Umar Nazir Khan
| honorific-suffix =
|image =
| office = Member of the [[National Assembly of Pakistan]]
| term_start = 1 June 2013
| term_end = 31 May 2018
|constituency = [[Constituency NA-99|NA-99 (Gujranwala-V)]]
|term_start1 = 1997
|term_end1 = 1999
|constituency1 = NA-78 (Gujranwala-V)
|term_start2 = 1988
|term_end2 = 1993
|constituency2 = NA-78 (Gujranwala-V)
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1976|4|9|df=y}}
| birth_place =
|nationality = Pakistani
|party =
}}

'''Rana Umar Nazir Ahmed Khan''' ({{Lang-ur|{{Nastaliq|رانا عمر نذیر احمد خان}}}}; born 9 April 1976) is a [[Pakistani]] politician who had been a member of the [[National Assembly of Pakistan]] between 1988 and May 2018.

==Early life==
He was born on 9 April 1976<ref name="pildat/dob">{{cite web|title=Detail Information|url=http://www.pildat.org/mna/rsDetail.asp?detid=99|website=www.pildat.org|publisher=PILDAT|accessdate=26 April 2017|url-status=bot: unknown|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140421151317/http://www.pildat.org/mna/rsDetail.asp?detid=99|archivedate=21 April 2014}}</ref> to [[Rana Nazeer Ahmed Khan]].<ref name="dawn/12dec2007" />

==Political career==
He was elected to the [[National Assembly of Pakistan]] as a candidate of [[Islami Jamhoori Ittehad]] (IJI) from Constituency NA-78 (Gujranwala-V) in [[1988 Pakistani general election]]. He received 55,019 votes and defeated a candidate of [[Pakistan Peoples Party]] (PPP).<ref name="ecp/na-88-97">{{cite web|title=Election result National Assembly 1988-1997|url=https://ecp.gov.pk/Documents/Results%201988%20-%201997/NA.pdf|publisher=ECP|accessdate=25 February 2018|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170828225608/https://ecp.gov.pk/Documents/Results%201988%20-%201997/NA.pdf|archivedate=28 August 2017}}</ref>

He was re-elected to the [[National Assembly]] as a candidate of IJI from Constituency NA-78 (Gujranwala-V) in [[1990 Pakistani general election]]. He received 65,836 votes and defeated a candidate of [[Pakistan Democratic Alliance]] (PDA).<ref name="ecp/na-88-97" /> In September 1991, he was appointed as Minister of State for Cooperative and Forestry in the federal cabinet of [[Prime Minister]] [[Nawaz Sharif]]. In January 1992, he was given the additional ministerial portfolio of Minister of State for Population Welfare. He served at both position until July 1993.<ref>{{cite web|title=Nawaz Sharif cabinet 1990-93|url=http://www.cabinet.gov.pk/cabinet/userfiles1/file/Info%20serveces/Federal%20Cabinet%20since%201947/ns-1990-93.pdf|publisher=Cabinet division|accessdate=25 February 2018|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170505115401/http://www.cabinet.gov.pk/cabinet/userfiles1/file/Info%20serveces/Federal%20Cabinet%20since%201947/ns-1990-93.pdf|archivedate=5 May 2017}}</ref>

He ran for the seat of the National Assembly as a candidate of [[Pakistan Muslim League (N)]] (PML-N) from Constituency NA-78 (Gujranwala-V) in [[1993 Pakistani general election]] but was unsuccessful. He received 52,093 votes and lost the seat to a candidate of PPP.<ref name="ecp/na-88-97" />

He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency NA-78 (Gujranwala-V) in [[1997 Pakistani general election]]. He received 69,009 votes and defeated a candidate of PPP.<ref name="ecp/na-88-97" />

He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of [[Pakistan Muslim League (Q)]] (PML-Q) from [[Constituency NA-99|Constituency NA-99 (Gujranwala-V)]] in [[2002 Pakistani general election]].<ref name="dawn/12dec2007">{{cite news|title=Rana Nazir shuns Q, returns to N|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/279925|accessdate=5 April 2017|work=DAWN.COM|date=12 December 2007|language=en|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170406022813/https://www.dawn.com/news/279925|archivedate=6 April 2017}}</ref> He received 62,209 votes and defeated a candidate of PPP.<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>

In 2007, he quit PML-Q to join PML-N.<ref name="dawn/17dec2007">{{cite news|title=More shocks for PML-Q|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/280679|accessdate=5 April 2017|work=DAWN.COM|date=17 December 2007|language=en|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170406022158/https://www.dawn.com/news/280679|archivedate=6 April 2017}}</ref>

He ran for the seat of the National Assembly as a candidate of [[Jamhoori Wattan Party]] from Constituency NA-99 (Gujranwala-V) in [[2008 Pakistani general election]] but was unsuccessful. He received 690 votes and lost the seat to, his father, [[Rana Nazeer Ahmed Khan]], a candidate of PML-N.<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-99 (Gujranwala-V) in [[2013 Pakistani general election]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Pakistan General Elections 2013 - Detailed results|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1026929|accessdate=3 March 2017|work=DAWN.COM|date=12 May 2013|language=en|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170303201624/https://www.dawn.com/news/1026929|archivedate=3 March 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=N League wins all NA, PP seats in G’Wala|url=http://nation.com.pk/national/13-May-2013/n-league-wins-all-na-pp-seats-in-g-wala|accessdate=5 March 2017|work=The Nation|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170306032805/http://nation.com.pk/national/13-May-2013/n-league-wins-all-na-pp-seats-in-g-wala|archivedate=6 March 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=N takes lion’s share|url=http://nation.com.pk/national/12-May-2013/n-takes-lion-s-share|accessdate=5 March 2017|work=The Nation|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170306033400/http://nation.com.pk/national/12-May-2013/n-takes-lion-s-share|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> He received 97,143 voted and defeated Chaudhry Zulifqar Bhindar, a candidate of PPP.<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>

In May 2018, he quit PML-N and joined [[Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf]].<ref>{{cite news |author= Chaudry Syed, Ali Shah Fahad |title=8 PML-N lawmakers switch loyalties |url= https://www.dawn.com/news/1406834/8-pml-n-lawmakers-switch-loyalties |accessdate= 10 May 2018 |work=DAWN.COM |date=10 May 2018}}</ref>

==References==
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