Ilyas Chinioti

Ilyas Chinioti
Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab
In office 15 August 2018 – 14 January 2023
Constituency	PP-94 Chiniot-II
In office 2008 – 31 May 2018
Incumbent
Assumed office 23 February 2024
Personal details
Born	(1961-12-31) 31 December 1961 (age 62) Chiniot, Punjab, Pakistan
Political party	Pakistan Muslim League (N)
Children	6
Parent	Manzoor Ahmad Chinioti (father)

Al-Haaj Muhammad Ilyas Chinioti is a Pakistani politician who has been a Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab, from 2008 to May 2018 and from August 2018 till January 2023.

Early life and education

He was born on 31 December 1961 in Chiniot, Punjab to Maulana Manzoor Ahmad Chinioti, an Islamic scholar and politician.^[1]

He obtained his Master's degree in Arabic from Wifaq-ul-Madaris Al-Arabia, Multan in 1983, a Diploma in Arabic Language from Umm al-Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia in 1986 and his Master's degree in Islamic Studies from University of the Punjab, Lahore in 2008.^[2]

Political career

He was elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N) from Constituency PP-73 (Jhang-I) in 2008 Pakistani general election.^[1]

He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency PP-73 (Jhang-I) in 2013 Pakistani general election.^[3][4]

He was re-elected to Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency PP-94 (Chiniot-II) in 2018 Pakistani general election.^[5]

Books

Among his books feature The Case of Hazrat Essa in the Court of Christians (2011) and Arbaeen-e-Khatam-e-Nabuwat (2014).^[2]

References

1. "Punjab Assembly". www.pap.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 26 May 2017. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
2. "Profile". Provincial Assembly of the Punjab. Archived from the original on 21 August 2023.
3. "Notification - Results Punjab Assembly 2013 election" (PDF). ECP. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 January 2018. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
4. "List of winners of Punjab Assembly seats". The News. 13 May 2013. Archived from the original on 16 January 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
5. "Pakistan election 2018 results: National and provincial assemblies". Samaa TV. Archived from the original on 29 July 2018. Retrieved 3 September 2018.