Muhammad Iqbal Gujjar
{{short description|Pakistani politician}}
{{EngvarB|date=January 2018}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2017}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Muhammad Iqbal Gujjar
| honorific-suffix =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1943|7|6|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Gurdaspur, India
| office = Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab
| term_start = 15 August 2018
| term_end = 14 January 2023
| constituency = PP-63 Gujranwala-XIII
| term_start1 = 29 May 2013
| term_end1 = 31 May 2018
| constituency1 =
| nationality = Pakistani
| otherparty = Pakistan Muslim League (N)
| term_start2 = 1985
| term_end2 = 2007
}}
Chaudhry Muhammad Iqbal Gujjar (born 6 July 1943) is a Pakistani politician who had been a Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from August 2018 till January 2023. He has been Provincial Minister and Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab several times between 1985 and May 2018.
Early life and education
He was born on 6 July 1943 in Gurdaspur, India.{{cite web|title=Punjab Assembly|url=http://www.pap.gov.pk/index.php/members/profile/en/20/952|website=www.pap.gov.pk|accessdate=25 January 2018|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170619214706/http://www.pap.gov.pk/index.php/members/profile/en/20/952|archivedate=19 June 2017}}
He graduated in 1963 from Government College, Sheikhupura and has the degree of Bachelor of Arts.
Political career
He was elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from Constituency PP-137 (Gujranwala) in the 1985 Pakistani general election. During his tenure as Member of the Punjab Assembly, he served as Provincial Minister of Punjab for Revenue, Relief and Consolidations in the cabinet of Chief Minister Nawaz Sharif.{{cite web|title=Previous Assemblies|url=http://www.pap.gov.pk/uploads/previous_members/L-1985-1988.shtml|website=www.pap.gov.pk|accessdate=25 January 2018|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170615004551/http://www.pap.gov.pk/uploads/previous_members/L-1985-1988.shtml|archivedate=15 June 2017}}
He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from Constituency PP-85 (Gujranwala) in the 1988 Pakistani general election and served as Provincial Minister of Punjab for Information in the cabinet of Chief Minister Nawaz Sharif.{{cite web|title=Previous Assemblies|url=http://www.pap.gov.pk/uploads/previous_members/L-1988-1990.shtml|website=www.pap.gov.pk|accessdate=25 January 2018|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170614204958/http://www.pap.gov.pk/uploads/previous_members/L-1988-1990.shtml|archivedate=14 June 2017}}
He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of Islami Jamhoori Ittehad from Constituency PP-85 (Gujranwala) in the 1990 Pakistani general election and served as Provincial Minister of Punjab for Agriculture in the cabinet of Chief Minister Ghulam Haider Wyne.{{cite web|title=Previous Assemblies|url=http://www.pap.gov.pk/uploads/previous_members/L-1990-1993.shtml|website=www.pap.gov.pk|accessdate=25 January 2018|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170614213749/http://www.pap.gov.pk/uploads/previous_members/L-1990-1993.shtml|archivedate=14 June 2017}}
He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N) from Constituency PP-85 (Gujranwala) in the 1993 Pakistani general election.{{cite web|title=Previous Assemblies|url=http://www.pap.gov.pk/uploads/previous_members/L-1993-1996.shtml|website=www.pap.gov.pk|accessdate=25 January 2018|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170615012146/http://www.pap.gov.pk/uploads/previous_members/L-1993-1996.shtml|archivedate=15 June 2017}}
He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency PP-85 (Gujranwala) in the 1997 Pakistani general election and served as Provincial Minister of Punjab for Irrigation and Power in the cabinet of Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif.{{cite web|title=Previous Assemblies|url=http://www.pap.gov.pk/uploads/previous_members/L-1997-1999.shtml|website=www.pap.gov.pk|accessdate=25 January 2018|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170615005144/http://www.pap.gov.pk/uploads/previous_members/L-1997-1999.shtml|archivedate=15 June 2017}}
He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (Q) (PML-Q) from Constituency PP-98 (Gujranwala-VIII) in the 2002 Pakistani general election. He served as Provincial Minister of Punjab for Food from January 2003 to November 2006. In December 2006, he was made Provincial Minister of Punjab for Health.{{cite web|title=Punjab Assembly|url=http://www.pap.gov.pk/index.php/members/profile/en/9/193|website=www.pap.gov.pk|accessdate=25 January 2018|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160325211316/http://www.pap.gov.pk/index.php/members/profile/en/9/193|archivedate=25 March 2016}}
He ran for the seat of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of PML-Q from Constituency PP-98 (Gujranwala-VIII) in the 2008 Pakistani general election but was unsuccessful and lost the seat to a candidate of Pakistan Peoples Party.{{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=25 January 2018|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180105060230/https://ecp.gov.pk/Documents/General%20Elections%202008/Report,%20General%20Election%202008,%20Vol-II.pdf|archivedate=5 January 2018}}
He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency PP-98 (Gujranwala-VIII) in the 2013 Pakistani general election.{{cite news|title=List of winners of Punjab Assembly seats|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/archive/print/429935|accessdate=25 January 2018|work=www.thenews.com.pk|language=en|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180116081102/https://www.thenews.com.pk/archive/print/429935|archivedate=16 January 2018}}{{cite web|title=Notification - Results Punjab Assembly 2013 election|url=https://ecp.gov.pk/Documents/Downloads/General%20Election%202013/Detailed%20Gazzette/Notification%20-%20Punjab%20Assembly.pdf|publisher=ECP|accessdate=24 January 2018|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180120053951/https://ecp.gov.pk/Documents/Downloads/General%20Election%202013/Detailed%20Gazzette/Notification%20-%20Punjab%20Assembly.pdf|archivedate=20 January 2018}}
He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency PP-63 (Gujranwala-XIII) in the 2018 Pakistani general election.{{cite news |title=PML-N makes clean sweep in Sargodha, Gujranwala |url=https://nation.com.pk/27-Jul-2018/pml-n-makes-clean-sweep-in-sargodha-gujranwala |accessdate=16 August 2018 |work=The Nation |date=27 July 2018}} Following his successful election, PML-N nominated him for the office of Speaker of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab.{{cite news |title=Pandemonium in Punjab Assembly as voting for top slots underway {{!}} The Express Tribune |url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/1782025/1-punjab-assembly-set-elect-speaker-deputy-speaker/ |accessdate=16 August 2018 |work=The Express Tribune |date=16 August 2018}} On 16 August 2018, he received 147 votes and lost the seat to Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi who secured 201 votes.{{cite news |title=KP, Sindh chief ministers elected; Punjab Assembly elects Elahi as speaker |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1427346/kp-sindh-chief-ministers-elected-punjab-assembly-elects-elahi-as-speaker |accessdate=16 August 2018 |work=DAWN.COM |date=16 August 2018}}
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Category:Pakistan Muslim League (N) MPAs (Punjab)