Syed Hussain Jahania Gardezi | |
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Provincial Minister of Punjab for Agriculture | |
In office 14 September 2020 –April 2022 | |
Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab | |
In office 15 August 2018 –14 January 2023 | |
Constituency | PP-204 Khanewal-II |
In office 29 May 2013 –31 May 2018 | |
Constituency | PP-213 (Khanewal-II) |
Personal details | |
Born | Multan,Punjab,Pakistan | 6 November 1956
Political party | IPP (2023-present) |
Other political affiliations | PTI (2018-2023) PML(N) (2013-2018) |
Syed Hussain Jahania Gardezi is a Pakistani politician who was the Provincial Minister of Punjab for Agriculture,in office from 13 September 2019 till April 2022. He had been a member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from August 2018 till January 2023.
Previously,he was a Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab between 1993 and May 2018.
He was born on 6 November 1956 in Multan. [1]
He has a degree of Matric which he obtained in 1980 from University of Agriculture Faisalabad. He has received a Diploma (L.G) from Foreign Ministry Institute,Denmark in 1993. [1]
He ran for the seat of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of Pakistan Democratic Alliance from Constituency PP-174 (Khanewal-I) in 1990 Pakistani general election but was unsuccessful. He received 19,005 votes and lost the seat to a candidate of Islami Jamhoori Ittehad (IJI). [2]
He was elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as an independent candidate from Constituency PP-174 (Khanewal-I) in 1993 Pakistani general election. He received 16,191 and defeated a candidate of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP). [2] During his tenure as member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab,he served as Provincial Minister of Punjab for Cooperatives. [3]
He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of National Alliance from Constituency PP-213 (Khanewal-II) in the 2002 Pakistani general election. He received 26,462 votes and defeated a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (Q) (PML-Q). [4] In January 2003,he was inducted into the provincial Punjab cabinet of Chief Minister Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi and was made Provincial Minister of Punjab for Non-formal Urban Education. [5] In 2006,he was made Provincial Minister of Punjab for Food. [6] During his tenure as member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab,he also served as Provincial Minister of Punjab for Local Government. [1]
He ran for the seat of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of PML-Q from Constituency PP-213 (Khanewal-II) in 2008 Pakistani general election but was unsuccessful. He received 22,379 votes and lost the seat to a candidate of PPP. [7]
He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as an independent candidate from Constituency PP-213 (Khanewal-II) in 2013 Pakistani general election. [8] He joined Pakistan Muslim League (N) in May 2013. [9]
He was re-elected to Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as an independent candidate from Constituency PP-204 (Khanewal-II) in 2018 Pakistani general election. [10]
On 28 July 2018,he joined Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI). [11]
On 12 September 2018,he was inducted into the provincial Punjab cabinet of Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar. [12] On 13 September 2018,he was appointed as Provincial Minister of Punjab for Management and Professional Development. [13]
As of 16 September 2019,he has been serving as the Provincial Minister for Agriculture in Punjab.