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{{Short description|Pakistani politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific-suffix =
| name = Sahabzada Mehboob Sultan
| office = [[Ministry of States and Frontier Regions (Pakistan)|Minister for States and Frontier Regions]]
| term_start = 19 November 2019
| term_end =
| president = [[Arif Alvi]]
| primeminister = [[Imran Khan]]
| deputy = [[Shehryar Khan Afridi]]
| office1 = [[Ministry of National Food Security and Research|Minister for National Food Security and Research]]
| term_start1 = 5 October 2018
| term_end1 = 18 November 2019
| president1 = [[Arif Alvi]]
| primeminister1 = [[Imran Khan]]
| successor1 = [[Khusro Bakhtiar]]
| office2 = Member of the [[National Assembly of Pakistan]]
| term_start2 = 15 August 2018
| term_end2 =
| constituency2 = [[NA-114 (Jhang-I)]]
| term_start3 = 2002
| term_end3 = 2013
| constituency3 = [[Constituency NA-91|NA-91 (Jhang-VI)]]
| party = [[Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf]]
| nationality = Pakistani
| date of birth = 30 September 1971
| children = 1
| residence = Cantt, Lahore

}}

'''Sahabzada Muhammad Mehboob Sultan''' is a Pakistani politician who had been the [[Ministry of National Food Security and Research|Federal Minister for National Food Security and Research]], in office from 5 October 2018 to 18 November 2019. He has been a member of the [[National Assembly of Pakistan]] since August 2018.

Previously, he was member of the National Assembly from 2002 to 2013.

==Personal life==
He is a descendant of [[Sultan Bahoo]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Bukhari |first1=Q.A. |title=District profile: Where devotees determine the outcome |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1419301/district-profile-where-devotees-determine-the-outcome |accessdate=2 August 2018 |work=DAWN.COM |date=11 July 2018}}</ref>

==Political career==
Sultan was elected to the [[National Assembly of Pakistan]] from [[Constituency NA-91|Constituency NA-91 (Jhang-VI)]] as a candidate of [[Pakistan Muslim League (Q)]] (PML-Q) in [[2002 Pakistani general election]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Biradari split paves the way for weak hopefuls|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/279223|accessdate=26 July 2017|work=DAWN.COM|date=7 December 2007|language=en}}</ref><ref name="dawn/5may2013">{{cite news|last1=Newspaper|first1=the|title=Jhang: ex-MNAs eye third success in a row|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1026280|accessdate=26 July 2017|work=DAWN.COM|date=5 May 2013|language=en}}</ref> He received 53,545 votes and defeated [[Faisal Saleh Hayat]].<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 re-elected to the National Assembly from Constituency NA-91 (Jhang-VI) as a candidate of PML-Q in [[2008 Pakistani general election]].<ref name="dawn/5may2013" /> He received 75,803 votes and defeated Atta Ullah Khan, a candidate [[Pakistan Peoples Party]] (PPP).<ref name="ecp/2008">{{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=28 February 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 from [[Constituency NA-91|Constituency NA-91 (Jhang-III)]] as a candidate of [[Pakistan Muslim League (N)]] (PML-N) in [[2013 Pakistani general election]],<ref>{{cite news|title=Electable nominees prop up PML-N in Jhang|url=http://nation.com.pk/national/09-May-2013/electable-nominees-prop-up-pml-n-in-jhang|accessdate=26 July 2017|work=The Nation}}</ref> but was unsuccessful. He received 87,048 votes and lost the seat to [[Najaf Abbas Sial]].<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=26 May 2018|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180526173608/https://ecp.gov.pk/Documents/General%20Elections%202013%20report/Election%20Report%202013%20Volume-II.pdf|archivedate=26 May 2018}}</ref>

In March 2018, he joined [[Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf]] (PTI).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/03/20/pti-sets-eyes-on-punjabs-finest-as-polls-near/|title=PTI sets eyes on Punjab's finest as polls near|website=www.pakistantoday.com.pk}}</ref>

He was re-elected to the National Assembly from Constituency [[NA-114 (Jhang-I)]] as a candidate of PTI in [[2018 Pakistani general election]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Election 2018: Recounting of votes in several constituencies underway |url=https://dunyanews.tv/en/Pakistan/449964-Recounting-votes-constituencies-Elections-2018 |accessdate=2 August 2018 |work=Dunya News}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Bukhari |first1=Q.A. |title=Results surprise pollsters this time |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1423274 |accessdate=2 August 2018 |work=DAWN.COM |date=28 July 2018}}</ref> He received 106,043 votes and defeated [[Faisal Saleh Hayat]], a candidate [[Pakistan Peoples Party]] (PPP).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.geo.tv/election/NA-114|title=NA-114 Results - Election 2018 Results - - Candidates List - Constituency Details - Geo.tv|website=www.geo.tv}}</ref>

On 5 October 2018, Sultan was inducted into the federal cabinet of Prime Minister [[Imran Khan]]<ref>{{cite news |last1=Reporter |first1=The Newspaper's Staff |title=Six federal ministers administered oath |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1437168/six-federal-ministers-administered-oath |accessdate=6 October 2018 |work=DAWN.COM |date=6 October 2018}}</ref> and was appointed as [[Ministry of National Food Security and Research|Federal Minister for National Food Security and Research]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Notification - 5 October 2018 |url=http://www.cabinet.gov.pk/userfiles1/file/noti-fm-mos-05-10-2018.pdf |publisher=Cabinet Division |accessdate=6 October 2018}}</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:Pakistani MNAs 2018–2023]]
[[Category:1971 births]]

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