Mian Muhammad Shafiq
{{short description|Pakistani politician}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Mian Muhammad Shafiq
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| office = Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
| term_start = 13 August 2018
| term_end = 25 January 2023
| constituency = NA-161 (Lodhran-II)
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| nationality = Pakistani
| party = PTI (2018-present)
| otherparty = PPP (2008-2018)
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Mian Muhammad Shafiq Arain ({{Script/Nastaliq|میاں محمد شفیق}}) is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from August 2018 till January 2023.
Early life and education
He was born on 18 November 1956 in Dunyapur Tehsil.{{cite web |title=Profile |url=https://www.pap.gov.pk/members/profile/en/19/472 |website=www.pap.gov.pk |publisher=Punjab Assembly |accessdate=16 September 2018 |language=en}}
He graduated in 1977 from the Government Emerson College and holds a Bachelor of Arts degree.
Political career
He was elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from Constituency PP-207 (Lodhran-I) as a candidate of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) in the 2008 Pakistani general election. He received 30,506 votes and defeated Muhammad Aamir Iqbal Shah.{{cite web |title=2008 election result |url=https://www.ecp.gov.pk/Documents/General%20Elections%202008/Report,%20General%20Election%202008,%20Vol-II.pdf |publisher=ECP |accessdate=16 September 2018}}
He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan from Constituency NA-161 (Lodhran-II) as a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf in the 2018 Pakistani general election.{{cite news |title=Imran Khan's PTI on top as election results come in |url=https://www.geo.tv/latest/204922-imran-khans-pti-on-top-as-election-results-come-in |accessdate=26 July 2018}}{{cite news |title=LIVE UPDATES: PTI leads in election 2018 results |url=https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/07/25/live-updates-polling-ends-counting-of-votes-begins/ |accessdate=4 August 2018 |work=www.pakistantoday.com.pk}}
In November 2018, he was appointed as Federal Parliamentary Secretary for Communications.{{cite news |title=Communications ministry gets parliamentary secretary |url=https://nation.com.pk/27-Nov-2018/communications-ministry-gets-parliamentary-secretary |accessdate=16 January 2019 |work=The Nation |date=27 November 2018 |language=en}}
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External links
- {{Citation
| url = https://na.gov.pk/en/profile.php?uid=1395
| title = Mian Muhammad Shafiq Arain
| work = Personal Profile
| publisher = National Assembly of Pakistan
| access-date = July 1, 2022
| ref = Official Government Website
}}
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Category:Pakistani MNAs 2018–2023
Category:Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf MNAs
Category:Pakistan People's Party MPAs (Punjab)