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{{short description|Pakistani politician|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific-suffix =
| name =Syed Basit Sultan Bukhari
| office =Member of the [[National Assembly of Pakistan]]
|term_start = 13 August 2018
|term_end =
|constituency = [[NA-185 (Muzaffargarh-V)]]
| term_start1 = 1 June 2013
|term_end1 = April 2018
|constituency1 = [[Constituency NA-179|NA-179 (Muzaffargarh-IV)]]
|term_start2 = 2002
|term_end2 = 2007
|constituency2 = NA-179 (Muzaffargarh-IV)
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age| 1969 |5|28}}
| birth_place =
|nationality = Pakistani
|party = [[Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf]]
}}

'''Makhdoomzada Syed Basit Sultan Bukhari''' ({{Lang-ur|{{Nastaliq|سید باسط سلطان بخاری}}}}; born 28 May 1969) 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 2002 to 2007 and again from June 2013 to April 2018.

==Early life==
He was born on 28 May 1969.<ref name="pildat/dob">{{cite web|title=Detail Information|url=http://www.pildat.org/mna/rsDetail.asp?detid=179|accessdate=10 July 2017|date=21 April 2014|url-status=bot: unknown|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140421165306/http://www.pildat.org/mna/rsDetail.asp?detid=179|archivedate=21 April 2014}}</ref>

==Political career==

He was elected to the [[National Assembly of Pakistan]] as a candidate of [[Pakistan Muslim League (Q)]] (PML-Q) from [[Constituency NA-179|Constituency NA-179 (Muzaffargarh-IV)]] in [[2002 Pakistani general election]].<ref>{{cite news|title=The Muzaffargarh line-up|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/802239|accessdate=8 April 2017|work=DAWN.COM|date=13 April 2013|language=en|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170409021225/https://www.dawn.com/news/802239|archivedate=9 April 2017}}</ref> He received 63,778 votes and defeated [[Abdul Qayyum Khan Jatoi]].<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 ran for the seat of the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-Q from Constituency NA-179 (Muzaffargarh-IV) in [[2008 Pakistani general election]], but was unsuccessful.<ref>{{cite news|title=PDP believes in heads I win, tails you lose|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/410192|accessdate=8 April 2017|work=DAWN.COM|date=4 February 2008|language=en|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170408171421/https://www.dawn.com/news/410192|archivedate=8 April 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Muzaffargarh’s Moazzam Jatoi is PPP’s new rising star|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/294582/muzaffargarh|accessdate=8 April 2017|work=DAWN.COM|date=20 March 2008|language=en|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170408171345/https://www.dawn.com/news/294582/muzaffargarh|archivedate=8 April 2017}}</ref> He received 60,637 votes and lost the seat to [[Muhammad Moazam Ali Khan Jatoi]]. In the same election, he ran for the seat of the [[Provincial Assembly of the Punjab]] as an independent candidate from [[Constituency PP-258 (Muzaffargarh-VIII)]] but was unsuccessful. He received 1,163 votes and lost the seat to Abdul Qayyum Khan Jatoi.<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 [[Pakistan Muslim League (N)]] (PML-N) from Constituency NA-179 (Muzaffargarh) in [[2013 Pakistani general election]].<ref>{{cite news|title=From stronghold to nightmare|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1027103|accessdate=6 March 2017|work=DAWN.COM|date=13 May 2013|language=en|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170307045409/https://www.dawn.com/news/1027103|archivedate=7 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=6 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=Crushing defeats deal a severe blow to PPP|url=http://nation.com.pk/editors-picks/14-May-2013/crushing-defeats-deal-a-severe-blow-to-ppp|accessdate=6 March 2017|work=The Nation|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170306132928/http://nation.com.pk/editors-picks/14-May-2013/crushing-defeats-deal-a-severe-blow-to-ppp|archivedate=6 March 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Constituency profile: The Old Guard will fight it out - The Express Tribune|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/544635/constituency-profile-the-old-guard-will-fight-it-out/|accessdate=6 March 2017|work=The Express Tribune|date=5 May 2013|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170306210210/https://tribune.com.pk/story/544635/constituency-profile-the-old-guard-will-fight-it-out/|archivedate=6 March 2017}}</ref> He received 110,197 votes and defeated [[Muhammad Moazam Ali Khan Jatoi]].<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 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> He joined [[Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf]] (PTI) in May 2018.<ref name="tribune/9may2018" />

He was re-elected to the National Assembly as an independent candidate from Constituency [[NA-185 (Muzaffargarh-V)]] in [[2018 Pakistani general election]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Independent candidate Makhdoomzada Syed Basit Ahmed Sultan wins NA-185 election |url=http://www.app.com.pk/independent-candidate-makhdoomzada-syed-basit-ahmed-sultan-wins-na-185-election/ |accessdate=3 August 2018 |work=Associated Press Of Pakistan |date=26 July 2018}}</ref> Following his successful election, he announced to re-join PTI.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Malik |first1=Mansoor |title=22 independents, PML-Q votes take PTI tally to 153 in Punjab |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1424380/22-independents-pml-q-votes-take-pti-tally-to-153-in-punjab |accessdate=2 August 2018 |work=DAWN.COM |date=2 August 2018}}</ref>

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[[Category:Punjabi people]]
[[Category:Pakistani MNAs 2013–2018]]
[[Category:1969 births]]
[[Category:Pakistani MNAs 2002–2007]]
[[Category:Pakistani MNAs 2018–2023]]

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