Muhammad Iqbal Shah
{{short description|Pakistani politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Muhammad Iqbal Shah
| honorific-suffix =
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| office = Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
| term_start = 19 February 2018
| term_end = 31 May 2018
| constituency = NA-154 (Lodhran-I)
| nationality = Pakistani
| party =
| children = Aamir Iqbal Shah (son)
| native_name = {{nq|محمد اقبال شاہ}}
}}
Muhammad Iqbal Shah Qureshi ({{Langx|ur|{{nq|محمد اقبال شاہ قریشی}}}}) is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan, from February 2018 to May 2018.
Education and personal life
He has done graduation in Lahore, Pakistan.
He is an agriculturist by profession and has declared his net worth at {{PKR}} 90.48 million. He is social worker and known as a faith healer in his area.{{cite news|title=NA-154 contestants: Iqbal Shah Qureshi and Ali Tareen|url=https://www.geo.tv/latest/181795-na-154-contestants-iqbal-shah-and-ali-tareen|access-date=14 February 2018|work=www.geo.tv|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180214060910/https://www.geo.tv/latest/181795-na-154-contestants-iqbal-shah-and-ali-tareen|archive-date=14 February 2018}}
Political career
He remained Tehsil Nazim of Dunyapur from 2005 to 2009.{{cite web|title=Punjab Assembly|url=http://www.pap.gov.pk/index.php/members/profile/en/20/1053|website=www.pap.gov.pk|access-date=12 February 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170620050829/http://www.pap.gov.pk/index.php/members/profile/en/20/1053|archive-date=20 June 2017}}{{cite news|title=PML-N wins big ahead of general polls|url=https://nation.com.pk/13-Feb-2018/pml-n-wins-big-ahead-of-general-polls|access-date=13 February 2018|work=The Nation|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180213044826/https://nation.com.pk/13-Feb-2018/pml-n-wins-big-ahead-of-general-polls|archive-date=13 February 2018}}
He for brief served as the Chairman Union Council before he was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate for Pakistan Muslim League (N) for Constituency NA-154 (Lodhran-I) in by-polls held in February 2018. He received 113,542 votes and defeated Ali Tareen, a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and son of Jahangir Khan Tareen.{{cite news|title=PML-N snatches NA-154 seat from PTI in Lodhran by-poll, show unofficial results|url=https://en.dailypakistan.com.pk/headline/vote-counting-in-na-154-lodhran-by-poll-underway/|access-date=12 February 2018|work=Daily Pakistan Global|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180212182657/https://en.dailypakistan.com.pk/headline/vote-counting-in-na-154-lodhran-by-poll-underway/|archive-date=12 February 2018}}{{cite news|last1=Ahmed|first1=Shakeel|title=PML-N wins Lodhran seat in by-poll upset|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1389050/pml-n-wins-lodhran-seat-in-by-poll-upset|access-date=13 February 2018|work=DAWN.COM|date=13 February 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180213022755/https://www.dawn.com/news/1389050/pml-n-wins-lodhran-seat-in-by-poll-upset|archive-date=13 February 2018}} The seat fell vacant following the disqualification of Jahangir Khan Tareen by the Supreme Court of Pakistan for being "dishonest" in December 2017. The constituency was considered a stronghold of Tareens and PTI{{cite news|title=PML-N turns the tables on PTI in Lodhran by-election - The Express Tribune|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/1633126/1-pml-n-turns-table-pti-lodhran-election/|access-date=13 February 2018|work=The Express Tribune|date=12 February 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180213061329/https://tribune.com.pk/story/1633126/1-pml-n-turns-table-pti-lodhran-election/|archive-date=13 February 2018}} and hence the defeat of a PTI candidate was termed a "a major upset" and "huge blow" to the party ahead of the July 2018 elections.{{cite news|title=NA-154|url=https://nation.com.pk/13-Feb-2018/na-154|access-date=13 February 2018|work=The Nation|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180213045202/https://nation.com.pk/13-Feb-2018/na-154|archive-date=13 February 2018}}{{cite news|title=Shift in Lodhran|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1389428/shift-in-lodhran|access-date=15 February 2018|work=DAWN.COM|date=15 February 2018}} He took an oath as Member of the National Assembly on 19 February 2018.{{cite news|title=Newly elected MNA Iqbal Shah takes oath - Associated Press Of Pakistan|url=http://www.app.com.pk/newly-elected-mna-iqbal-shah-takes-oath/|access-date=20 March 2018|work=Associated Press Of Pakistan|date=19 February 2018}}
References
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Category:Pakistani MNAs 2013–2018
Category:People from Lodhran District
Category:Year of birth missing (living people)
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