Muhammad Javed Ikhlas

{{Short description|Pakistani politician}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Muhammad Javed Ikhlas

| honorific-suffix =

| office = Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan

| term_start = 1 June 2013

| term_end = 31 May 2018

| predecessor = Raja Pervaiz Ashraf

| successor = Raja Pervaiz Ashraf

| constituency = NA-51 (Rawalpindi-II)

| office1 = Member of the Provincial Assembly of Punjab

| term_start1 = 1985

| term_end1 = 1999

| constituency1 = PP-11 (Rawalpindi)

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1955|10|5|df=y}}

| birth_place =

| nationality = Pakistani

| otherparty = PMLN (1993-2025)

| party = AP (2025-present)

| native_name = {{nq|محمد جاوید اخلاص}}

}}

Raja Muhammad Javed Ikhlas ({{Langx|ur|{{Nastaliq|راجہ محمد جاوید اخلاص}}}}, born 5 October 1955) is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan, from June 2013 to May 2018. Previously, he had been a member of the Provincial Assembly of Punjab from 1985 to 1999.

Early life

He was born on 5 October 1955 in Tehsil Gujar Khan, District Rawalpindi.{{cite web|title=Detail Information|url=http://www.pildat.org/mna/rsDetail.asp?detid=51|website=www.pildat.org|publisher=PILDAT|accessdate=26 April 2017|url-status=bot: unknown|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140419141118/http://www.pildat.org/mna/rsDetail.asp?detid=51|archivedate=19 April 2014}}

Political career

He was elected to the Provincial Assembly of Punjab from Constituency PP-11 (Rawalpindi) for the first time in the 1985 Pakistani general election.{{cite web|title=List of Legislatures|url=http://www.pap.gov.pk/uploads/previous_members/L-1985-1988.shtml|website=Provincial Assembly of Punjab|accessdate=28 August 2017|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 Punjab from Constituency PP-11 (Rawalpindi) as a candidate of Islami Jamhoori Ittehad (IJI) in the 1988 Pakistani general election and served as Parliamentary Secretary for Forestry, Wildlife and Fisheries.{{cite web|title=List of Legislatures|url=http://www.pap.gov.pk/uploads/previous_members/L-1988-1990.shtml|website=Provincial Assembly of Punjab|accessdate=28 August 2017|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 Punjab from Constituency PP-11 (Rawalpindi) as a candidate of IJI for the third time in the 1990 Pakistani general election and served as Parliamentary Secretary for Housing, Physical and Environmental Planning and Development.{{cite web|title=List of Legislatures|url=http://www.pap.gov.pk/uploads/previous_members/L-1990-1993.shtml|website=Provincial Assembly of Punjab|accessdate=28 August 2017|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 Punjab from Constituency PP-11 (Rawalpindi) as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N) for the fourth time in the 1993 Pakistani general election.{{cite web|title=List of Legislatures|url=http://www.pap.gov.pk/uploads/previous_members/L-1993-1996.shtml|website=Provincial Assembly of Punjab|accessdate=28 August 2017|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 Punjab from Constituency PP-11 (Rawalpindi) as a candidate of PML (N) for the fifth time in the 1997 Pakistani general election.{{cite web|title=List of Legislatures|url=http://www.pap.gov.pk/uploads/previous_members/L-1997-1999.shtml|website=Provincial Assembly of Punjab|accessdate=28 August 2017|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 joined Pakistan Muslim League (Q) (PML-Q) in 2001.{{cite news|title=Former district nazim rejoins PML-N|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/578908|accessdate=26 March 2017|work=DAWN.COM|date=6 November 2010|language=en|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170326225936/https://www.dawn.com/news/578908|archivedate=26 March 2017}}

He was elected as Nazim of Rawalpindi in 2005.{{cite news|title=PML sweeps nazim polls as expected: PML dissident wins Murree nazim seat|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/160002|accessdate=26 March 2017|work=DAWN.COM|date=7 October 2005|language=en|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170327080328/https://www.dawn.com/news/160002|archivedate=27 March 2017}} He later also served as District Naib Nazim of Rawalpindi.{{cite news|title=Contest for Rawalpindi nazim tough|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/159815|accessdate=26 March 2017|work=DAWN.COM|date=6 October 2005|language=en|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170327075832/https://www.dawn.com/news/159815|archivedate=27 March 2017}}

He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency NA-51 (Rawalpindi-II) in the 2013 Pakistani general election.{{cite news|title=PML-N takes Gujar Khan after 16 years|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1011208|accessdate=26 March 2017|work=DAWN.COM|date=14 May 2013|language=en|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170327080036/https://www.dawn.com/news/1011208|archivedate=27 March 2017}}{{cite news|title=Raja Pervaiz Ashraf suffers defeat in NA-51 - The Express Tribune|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/547798/raja-pervaiz-ashraf-suffers-defeat-in-na-51/|accessdate=26 March 2017|work=The Express Tribune|date=11 May 2013|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170326232936/https://tribune.com.pk/story/547798/raja-pervaiz-ashraf-suffers-defeat-in-na-51/|archivedate=26 March 2017}} In 2014, he was appointed as Federal Parliamentary Secretary for Cabinet Secretariat, Establishment and Capital Administration and Development Division.{{cite news|title=Dengue fever: Federal coordination cell set up for twin cities - The Express Tribune|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/670434/dengue-fever-federal-coordination-cell-set-up-for-twin-cities/|accessdate=23 August 2017|work=The Express Tribune|date=12 February 2014|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170823221650/https://tribune.com.pk/story/670434/dengue-fever-federal-coordination-cell-set-up-for-twin-cities/|archivedate=23 August 2017}}

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