Sami Ullah Chaudhary

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
In office 15 August 2018 – 14 January 2023
Constituency	PP-246 (Bahawalpur-II)
In office 1997–1999
Constituency	PP-222 (Bahawalpur-V)
Personal details
Born	(1968-10-21) October 21, 1968 (age 56) Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan
Political party	PTI (2018-present)

Sami Ullah Chaudhary (Urdu: سمیع اللہ چوہدری) is a Pakistani politician who was the Provincial Minister of Punjab for Food, in office from 27 August 2018 till 6 April 2020. He had been a member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from August 2018 till January 2023. Previously he was member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from 1997 to 1999.

Early life and education

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

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

Political career

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

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

On 27 August 2018, he was inducted into the provincial Punjab cabinet of Chief Minister 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 crisis.

He is running for a seat in the Provincial Assembly from PP-254 Bahawalpur-X as a candidate of the PTI in the 2024 Punjab provincial election.^[5]

References

1. "Profile". Punjab Assembly. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
2. "Punjab Assembly election results 1997-99" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 August 2017. 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.
5. "List of PTI Candidates for Provincial Elections In Punjab | 2023". Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf. 2023-04-19. Retrieved 2023-04-21.