Suleman Lalani
{{Short description|American politician and medical doctor}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
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| birth_place =
| birth_date = 07/18/1967Suleman Lalani. The Texan. (2024, May 23). https://thetexan.news/directory/house/suleman_lalani/
| state_house = Texas
| district = 76th
| predecessor = Claudia Ordaz
| term_start = January 10, 2023
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| party = Democratic
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Suleman Lalani is an American politician and medical doctor who represents district 76 of the Texas House of Representatives. A member of the Democratic Party, Lalani is one of the first Muslims and South Asian lawmakers in the Texas legislature.
Background
Lalani is a native of Pakistan. He has practiced medicine for nearly two decades, specializing in geriatrics.{{cite web |last1=Zuvanich |first1=Adam |title=Dr. Suleman Lalani, among first Muslims elected to Texas Legislature, pledges to serve all Fort Bend County constituents |url=https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/2022/11/15/437481/dr-suleman-lalani-among-first-muslims-elected-to-texas-legislature-pledges-to-serve-all-fort-bend-county-constituents/ |website=Houston Public Media |access-date=30 January 2023 |date=15 November 2022}}
Political career
Lalani and Representative Salman Bhojani are the first Muslim and South Asian lawmakers to serve in the Texas House of Representatives.
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Category:Members of the Texas House of Representatives
Category:American geriatricians
Category:American politicians of Pakistani descent
Category:Year of birth missing (living people)
Category:Asian-American state legislators in Texas
Category:21st-century members of the Texas Legislature
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