Pakistani politician
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]
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