Rana Muhammad Hayat

{{Short description|Pakistani politician}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Rana Muhammad Hayat

| honorific-suffix =

| image =

| office = Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan

| term_start = 29 February 2024

| term_end =

| constituency = NA-134 Kasur-IV

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1950|12|24|df=y}}

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| nationality = Pakistani

| party = PMLN (2013-present)

| native_name = {{nq|رانا محمد حیات}}

| relations = Rana Muhammad Ishaq (brother)
Rana Muhammad Iqbal Khan (cousin)
Phool Muhammad Khan (uncle)

| term_start1 = 1 June 2013

| term_end1 = 31 May 2018

| constituency1 = NA-142 (Kasur-V)

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Rana Muhammad Hayat Khan ({{Langx|ur|{{Nastaliq|رانا محمد حیات خان}}}}; born 24 December 1950) is a Pakistani politician who has been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan since February 2024 and previously served in this position from June 2013 to May 2018.

Early life

He was born on 24 December 1950 to father Rana Nisar Muhammad Khan.{{cite web|title=Detail Information|url=http://www.pildat.org/mna/rsDetail.asp?detid=142|accessdate=9 July 2017|date=19 April 2014|url-status=bot: unknown|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140419135919/http://www.pildat.org/mna/rsDetail.asp?detid=142|archivedate=19 April 2014}}{{cite news|url=https://na.gov.pk/en/profile.php?uid=810|title=Rana Muhammad Hayat Khan|work=National Assembly of Pakistan|access-date=13 July 2023}}

Political career

Rana Hayat was elected as a member of the National Assembly as a candidate of IJI from constituency NA-108 in the Pakistani general election in 1990. Rana was re-elected as a member of the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-N in the Pakistani general election in 1997.

He ran for the seat of the National Assembly of Pakistan as an independent candidate from Constituency NA-141 (Kasur-IV) and Constituency NA-142 (Kasur-V) in the 2002 Pakistani general election but was unsuccessful. He received 348 votes from Constituency NA-141 (Kasur-IV) and received 43,921 votes from Constituency NA-142 (Kasur-V) and lost both seats to Muhammad Asif Nakai. In the same election, he also ran for the seat of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from Constituency PP-183 (Kasur-IX) as an independent candidate but was unsuccessful. He received 19,644 votes and lost the seat to Sardar Pervaiz Hasan Nakai, a candidate of the Pakistan Muslim League (Q) (PML-Q).

He ran for the seat of the National Assembly as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N) from Constituency NA-142 (Kasur-V) in by-election in 2003 but was unsuccessful. He received 46,042 votes and lost the seat to Sardar Talib Hassan Nakai.{{cite web|title=2002 election result|url=https://www.ecp.gov.pk/ge/ge2002vol2.pdf|publisher=ECP|accessdate=12 May 2018|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180126141507/https://www.ecp.gov.pk/ge/ge2002vol2.pdf|archivedate=26 January 2018}}

He ran for the seat of the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency NA-142 (Kasur-V) in the 2008 Pakistani general election but was unsuccessful.{{cite news|title=EU team Visits Kasur|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/285187/eu-team-visits-kasur|accessdate=6 April 2017|work=DAWN.COM|date=17 January 2008|language=en|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170407055218/https://www.dawn.com/news/285187/eu-team-visits-kasur|archivedate=7 April 2017}} He received 19,512 votes and lost the seat to Muhammad Asif Nakai. In the same election, he also ran for the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab seat from Constituency PP-183 (Kasur-IX) a candidate of PML-N but was unsuccessful. He received 19,512 votes and lost the seat to Muhammad Asif Nakai.{{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=12 May 2018|url-status=dead|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 elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency NA-142 (Kasur-V) in the 2013 Pakistani general election.{{cite news|title=PM allows gas connections to areas of influential politicians|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1316837|accessdate=5 March 2017|work=DAWN.COM|date=25 February 2017|language=en|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170330130546/https://www.dawn.com/news/1316837|archivedate=30 March 2017}}{{cite news|title=Imran broke his promise: Assef|url=http://nation.com.pk/national/31-Mar-2013/imran-broke-his-promise-assef|accessdate=5 March 2017|work=The Nation|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170306135342/http://nation.com.pk/national/31-Mar-2013/imran-broke-his-promise-assef|archivedate=6 March 2017}}{{cite news|title=PML-N, PTI, JUI-F and AML chiefs win elections|url=http://nation.com.pk/editors-picks/12-May-2013/pml-n-pti-jui-f-and-aml-chiefs-win-elections|accessdate=5 March 2017|work=The Nation|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170328141054/http://nation.com.pk/editors-picks/12-May-2013/pml-n-pti-jui-f-and-aml-chiefs-win-elections|archivedate=28 March 2017}}{{cite news|title=PM advises legislators to focus on development & welfare projects|url=http://nation.com.pk/national/28-Apr-2016/pm-advises-legislators-to-focus-on-development-welfare-projects|accessdate=5 March 2017|work=The Nation|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170306134602/http://nation.com.pk/national/28-Apr-2016/pm-advises-legislators-to-focus-on-development-welfare-projects|archivedate=6 March 2017}} He received 85,243 votes and defeated Sardar Talib Hassan Nakai.{{cite web|title=2013 election result|url=https://ecp.gov.pk/Documents/General%20Elections%202013%20report/Election%20Report%202013%20Volume-II.pdf|publisher=ECP|accessdate=12 May 2018|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180201140612/https://ecp.gov.pk/Documents/General%20Elections%202013%20report/Election%20Report%202013%20Volume-II.pdf|archivedate=1 February 2018}}

He ran for the seat of the National Assembly as a candidate of PML(N) from NA-140 Kasur-IV in the 2018 Pakistani general election, but was unsuccessful. He was defeated by Sardar Talib Hassan Nakai, a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).

He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PML(N) from NA-134 Kasur-IV in the 2024 Pakistani general election. He received votes and defeated Sidra Faisal, an Independent politician candidate supported by PTI .{{Cite web |title=Election Commission of Pakistan |url=https://ecp.gov.pk/general-elections-2024 |access-date=2024-07-17 |website=ecp.gov.pk}}

Personal life

His brother Rana Muhammad Ishaq has also served as a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan. His uncle Phool Muhammad Khan was a provincial lawmaker, as is his cousin Rana Muhammad Iqbal Khan who served as a speaker of the Punjab provincial assembly.{{cite web|url=https://www.pap.gov.pk/members/profile/en/20/1032|title=Rana Muhammad Iqbal Khan|work=Provincial Assembly of Punjab|access-date=13 July 2023}}

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