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==Political career== | ==Political career== | ||
He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of [[Pakistan Muslim League (N)]] (PML-N) from [[NA-176 (Muzaffargarh-I)|Constituency NA-176 (Muzaffargarh-I)]] in [[2013 Pakistani general election]].<ref>{{cite news|title=100 new MNAs-elect to make debut in NA today|url=http://nation.com.pk/islamabad/01-Jun-2013/100-new-mnas-elect-to-make-debut-in-na-today|accessdate=6 March 2017|work=The Nation|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170306210012/http://nation.com.pk/islamabad/01-Jun-2013/100-new-mnas-elect-to-make-debut-in-na-today|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><ref>{{cite news|title=NA-176: Supreme Court suspends PML-N MNA's disqualification notice - The Express Tribune|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/745510/supreme-court-suspends-disqualification-notice-of-pml-n-mna-sultan-mehmood-hanjra/|accessdate=6 March 2017|work=The Express Tribune|date=7 August 2014|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170306211418/https://tribune.com.pk/story/745510/supreme-court-suspends-disqualification-notice-of-pml-n-mna-sultan-mehmood-hanjra/|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> He received 88,322 votes and defeated [[Ghulam Mustafa Khar]] | He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of [[Pakistan Muslim League (N)]] (PML-N) from [[NA-176 (Muzaffargarh-I)|Constituency NA-176 (Muzaffargarh-I)]] in [[2013 Pakistani general election]].<ref>{{cite news|title=100 new MNAs-elect to make debut in NA today|url=http://nation.com.pk/islamabad/01-Jun-2013/100-new-mnas-elect-to-make-debut-in-na-today|accessdate=6 March 2017|work=The Nation|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170306210012/http://nation.com.pk/islamabad/01-Jun-2013/100-new-mnas-elect-to-make-debut-in-na-today|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><ref>{{cite news|title=NA-176: Supreme Court suspends PML-N MNA's disqualification notice - The Express Tribune|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/745510/supreme-court-suspends-disqualification-notice-of-pml-n-mna-sultan-mehmood-hanjra/|accessdate=6 March 2017|work=The Express Tribune|date=7 August 2014|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170306211418/https://tribune.com.pk/story/745510/supreme-court-suspends-disqualification-notice-of-pml-n-mna-sultan-mehmood-hanjra/|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> He received 88,322 votes and defeated [[Ghulam Mustafa Khar]].<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 April 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 2014, he was disqualified by the Election tribunal Bahawalpur to be a member of the National Assembly.<ref>{{cite news|title=PML-N MNA Malik Sultan disqualified from NA-176 Bahawalpur|url=https://nation.com.pk/18-Jul-2014/pml-n-mna-malik-sultan-disqualified-from-na-176-bahawalpur|accessdate=17 May 2018|work=The Nation|date=18 July 2014}}</ref> Following which the [[Supreme Court of Pakistan]] suspended the notification of Hanjra's disqualification.<ref>{{cite news|title=NA-176: Supreme Court suspends PML-N MNA's disqualification notice - The Express Tribune|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/745510/supreme-court-suspends-disqualification-notice-of-pml-n-mna-sultan-mehmood-hanjra/|accessdate=17 May 2018|work=The Express Tribune|date=7 August 2014}}</ref> In 2016, his National Assembly membership was restored.<ref>{{cite news|title=Supreme Court restores NA membership of Sultan Hanjra - Daily Times|url=https://dailytimes.com.pk/82680/supreme-court-restores-na-membership-of-mehmood-hanjra/|accessdate=17 May 2018|work=Daily Times|date=13 May 2016}}</ref> | In 2014, he was disqualified by the Election tribunal Bahawalpur to be a member of the National Assembly.<ref>{{cite news|title=PML-N MNA Malik Sultan disqualified from NA-176 Bahawalpur|url=https://nation.com.pk/18-Jul-2014/pml-n-mna-malik-sultan-disqualified-from-na-176-bahawalpur|accessdate=17 May 2018|work=The Nation|date=18 July 2014}}</ref> Following which the [[Supreme Court of Pakistan]] suspended the notification of Hanjra's disqualification.<ref>{{cite news|title=NA-176: Supreme Court suspends PML-N MNA's disqualification notice - The Express Tribune|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/745510/supreme-court-suspends-disqualification-notice-of-pml-n-mna-sultan-mehmood-hanjra/|accessdate=17 May 2018|work=The Express Tribune|date=7 August 2014}}</ref> In 2016, his National Assembly membership was restored.<ref>{{cite news|title=Supreme Court restores NA membership of Sultan Hanjra - Daily Times|url=https://dailytimes.com.pk/82680/supreme-court-restores-na-membership-of-mehmood-hanjra/|accessdate=17 May 2018|work=Daily Times|date=13 May 2016}}</ref> |