Rana Babar Hussain Abid

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Rana Babar Hussain Abid
Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab
Assumed office
15 August 2018
ConstituencyPP-208 (Khanewal-VI)
In office
August 2013 – 31 May 2018
ConstituencyPP-217 (Khanewal-VI)
In office
9 April 2008 – December 2012
ConstituencyPP-217 (Khanewal-VI)
Personal details
Born (1973-08-18) 18 August 1973 (age 51)
Mian Channu
NationalityPakistani
Political partyPakistan Muslim League (N)

Rana Babar Hussain Abid is a Pakistani politician who has been a member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab since August 2018. Previously, he was a Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from April 2008 to December 2012 and again from August 2013 to May 2018.

Early life and education[edit]

He was born on 18 August 1973 in Mian Channu.[1]

He received a degree of Bachelor of Commerce from Hailey College of Commerce and a degree of Master of Business Administration which he received in 1996 from Philippine School of Business Administration.[1]

Political career[edit]

He was elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) from Constituency PP-217 (Khanewal-VI) in 2008 Pakistani general election. He received 39,938 votes and defeated Zahoor Hussain Qureshi.[2]

In December 2012, he quit PPP and joined Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N). He also resigned from his Punjab Assembly seat.[3]

In 2013, he was allocated PML-N ticket to contest the 2013 general election from Constituency NA-217 (Khanewal-VI).[4] However the election in the constituency was postponed after the death of a candidate.[5]

He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of PML-N rom Constituency PP-217 (Khanewal-VI) in by-polls held in August 2013.[6][7]

He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency PP-208 (Khanewal-VI) in 2018 Pakistani general election.[8]

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Profile". www.pap.gov.pk. Punjab Assembly. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
  2. "2008 election result" (PDF). ECP. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
  3. "Switching allegiance: 3 PPP MPAs resign; opp abstains from PA session | The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 15 December 2012. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
  4. "146 get PML-N tickets, though they quit party after coup". The News. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
  5. "Polls on two national, five provincial seats deferred". www.pakistantoday.com.pk. Retrieved 23 September 2018.
  6. "ECP announces by-election results". www.geo.tv. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
  7. "PML-N candidate leading in 60 polling stations". Aaj News. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
  8. "PML-N's Babar Hussain Abid wins PP-208 election". Associated Press Of Pakistan. 26 July 2018. Retrieved 23 September 2018.