Syed Haroon Ahmed Sultan Bokhari

Syed Haroon Ahmed Sultan Bokhari
Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab
In office 18 October 2002 –31 May 2018
Personal details
Born	(1968-02-02) 2 February 1968 (age 57) Multan, Punjab, Pakistan
Political party	IPP (2025-present) [1]
Other political affiliations	JUI (F) (2024-2025) PPP (2023-2024) PTI (2018-2022) PMLN (2013-2018) PPP (2008-2013) PML-Q (2001-2008) PMLN (1997-1999) PPP (1993-1996)
Relations	Syed Basit Sultan Bukhari (brother)
Parent	Zehra Batool (mother)

Syed Haroon Ahmed Sultan Bokhari is a Pakistani politician who was a Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab, from 2002 to May 2018.

Early life and education

He was born on 2 February 1968 in Multan. ^[2]

He has a degree of Master of Business Administration which he obtained in 2002 from University of Liverpool. ^[2]

Political career

He was elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (Q) from Constituency PP-258 (Muzaffargarh-VIII) in 2002 Pakistani general election. ^[3] He remained Provincial Minister of Punjab for Livestock and Dairy Development from 2003 to 2007. ^[2]

He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as an independent candidate from Constituency PP-258 (Muzaffargarh-VIII) in 2008 Pakistani general election. ^[4]

He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) from Constituency PP-258 (Muzaffargarh-VIII) in 2013 Pakistani general election. ^{[5] [6]}

In June 2013, he was inducted into the provincial cabinet of Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif and was made Provincial Minister of Punjab for Auqaf and Religious Affairs. ^[7] He remained Minister for Auqaf and Religious Affairs until the cabinet reshuffle in November 2016 when he was made Provincial Minister of Punjab for Social Welfare and Bait-ul-Maal. ^[8] In December 2016, his ministerial portfolio was changed to Housing, Urban Development and Public Health Engineering. ^[9]

On 1 May 2023, he joined the Pakistan People's Party (PPP). ^[10]

In January 2024; he left the PPP and joined the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (F) (JUI(F)). ^[11]

References

1. Raza, Malik Tahseen (2024-01-16). "PPP suffers setback in Muzaffargarh as NA ticket-holder leaves party". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2024-01-21.
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3. "Punjab Assembly". www.pap.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 12 June 2017. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
4. "Punjab Assembly". www.pap.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 13 August 2016. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
5. "Notification - Results Punjab Assembly 2013 election" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 January 2018. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
6. "List of winners of Punjab Assembly seats". The News. 13 May 2013. Archived from the original on 16 January 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
7. Reporter, The Newspaper's Staff (11 June 2013). "21-member Punjab cabinet takes oath". DAWN.COM. Archived from the original on 22 January 2018. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
8. Reporter, The Newspaper's Staff (30 November 2016). "Confusion over status of some cabinet inductions". DAWN.COM. Archived from the original on 30 November 2016. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
9. "Punjab Assembly". www.pap.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 6 June 2017. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
10. "Former PTI, PML-N lawmakers from South Punjab join PPP". The Express Tribune. 2023-05-01. Retrieved 2024-01-21.
11. Raza, Malik Tahseen (2024-01-16). "PPP suffers setback in Muzaffargarh as NA ticket-holder leaves party". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2024-01-21.