Sami Ullah Chaudhary

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Sami Ullah Chaudhary
Provincial Minister of Punjab for Food
In office
27 August 2018 – 6 April 2020
Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab
Assumed office
15 August 2018
ConstituencyPP-246 (Bahawalpur-II)
In office
1997–1999
ConstituencyPP-222 (Bahawalpur-V)
Personal details
NationalityPakistani
Political partyPakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf

Sami Ullah Chaudhary (Urdu: سمیع اللہ چوہدری‎) is a Pakistani politician who is the current Provincial Minister of Punjab for Food, in office since 27 August 2018. He has been a member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab since August 2018. Previously he was member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from 1997 to 1999.

Early life and education[edit]

He was born on 21 October 1968 in Bahawalpur, Pakistan.[1]

He received a degree of Bachelor of Commerce from Commerce College, Bahawalpur in 1989.[1]

Political career[edit]

He was elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N) from Constituency PP-222 (Bahawalpur-V) in 1997 Pakistani general election. He received 29,005 votes and Malik Habibullah Bhutta, a candidate of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP).[2]

He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) from Constituency PP-246 (Bahawalpur-II) in 2018 Pakistani general election.[3]

On 27 August 2018, he was inducted into the provincial Punjab cabinet of Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar and was appointed as Provincial Minister of Punjab for food.[4]

On 6 April 2020 he resigned as the Food Minister of Punjab following the FIA reports on sugar and flour crisis suggesting that the Punjab Food Ministry was inefficient in handling the sugar and flour crisis.

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Profile". Punjab Assembly. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
  2. "Punjab Assembly election results 1997-99" (PDF). ECP. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
  3. "Sami Ullah Chauhdary of PTI wins PP-246 election". Associated Press Of Pakistan. 26 July 2018. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
  4. Malik, Mansoor (28 August 2018). "Punjab cabinet sworn in: Only 15 out of 23 ministers given portfolios". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 3 September 2018.


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