Khursheed Ahmed Junejo

{{short description|Pakistani politician}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}

{{Use Pakistani English|date=September 2024}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Khursheed Ahmed Junejo

| honorific-suffix =

| office = Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan

| term_start = 29 April 2024

| term_end =

| constituency = NA-196 Qambar Shahdadkot-I

| office1 =

| term_start1 = 13 August 2018

| term_end1 = 10 August 2023

| constituency1 = NA-201 (Larkana-II)

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1954|10|11|df=y}}

| birth_place = Larkana, Sindh, Pakistan

| nationality = Pakistani

| party = PPP (2013-present)

| native_name_lang = ur

| native_name = خورشید احمد جونیجو

| term_start2 = 29 May 2013

| term_end2 = 28 May 2018

| office2 = Member of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh

| constituency2 = PS-38 Larkana-cum-Qambar Shahdadkot-I

}}

Khursheed Ahmed Junejo is a Pakistani politician who has been a Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan since April 2024 and previously served in this position from August 2018 till August 2023. Previously he was a member of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh, from May 2013 to May 2018.

Early life and education

He was born on 11 October 1954 in Larkana.{{cite web|title=Welcome to the Website of Provincial Assembly of Sindh|url=http://www.pas.gov.pk/index.php/members/profile/en/31/398|website=www.pas.gov.pk|accessdate=15 January 2018}}

He has a degree of Bachelors of Science and degree of Master of Arts in International Relation.

Political career

He was elected to the Provincial Assembly of Sindh as a candidate of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) from Constituency PS-38 Larkana-cum-Qambar Shahdadkot-I in the 2013 Pakistani general election.{{cite web|title=2013 Sindh Assembly election result|url=https://ecp.gov.pk/Documents/Downloads/General%20Election%202013/Detailed%20Gazzette/Notification%20-%20Sindh%20Assembly.pdf|publisher=ECP|accessdate=28 January 2018|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180128071918/https://ecp.gov.pk/Documents/Downloads/General%20Election%202013/Detailed%20Gazzette/Notification%20-%20Sindh%20Assembly.pdf|archivedate=28 January 2018}}{{cite news|title=PPPP retains majority in Sindh Assembly|url=https://nation.com.pk/13-May-2013/pppp-retains-majority-in-sindh-assembly|accessdate=16 March 2018|work=The Nation}}

He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of PPP from NA-201 (Larkana-II) in the 2018 Pakistani general election.{{cite news |date=26 July 2018 |title=PPP's Khursheed Ahmed Junejo wins NA-201 election |url=https://www.app.com.pk/national/ppps-khursheed-ahmed-junejo-wins-na-201-election/ |accessdate=3 August 2018 |work=Associated Press Of Pakistan}}

He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PPP from NA-196 Qambar Shahdadkot-I in the 2024 Pakistani by-elections. He received 91,581 votes and defeated Muhammad Ali, a candidate of Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP).{{Cite web |title=Election Commission of Pakistan |url=https://ecp.gov.pk/bye-elections-2024 |access-date=2024-07-30 |website=ecp.gov.pk}}

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