Sultan Mehmood
{{Short description|Pakistani politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Sultan Mehmood Hanjra
| honorific-suffix =
| office = Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
| term_start = 1 June 2013
| term_end = 31 May 2018
| constituency = NA-176 (Muzaffargarh-I)
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1948|1|1|df=y}}
| birth_place =
| nationality = Pakistani
| other party = Pakistan Muslim League (N)
| native_name = {{nq|سلطان محمود}}
| relatives = Malik Ahmad Yar Hunjra (nephew)
Malik Ghulam Qasim Hanjra (nephew)
}}
Sultan Mehmood Hanjra ({{Langx|ur|{{Nastaliq| سلطان محمود ہنجرا}}}}; born 1 January 1948) is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan, from June 2013 to May 2018.
Early life
Political career
He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N) from Constituency NA-176 (Muzaffargarh-I) in the 2013 Pakistan general election.{{cite news|title=100 new MNAs-elect to make debut in NA today|url=http://nation.com.pk/islamabad/01-Jun-2013/100-new-mnas-elect-to-make-debut-in-na-today|accessdate=6 March 2017|work=The Nation|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170306210012/http://nation.com.pk/islamabad/01-Jun-2013/100-new-mnas-elect-to-make-debut-in-na-today|archivedate=6 March 2017}}{{cite news|title=Constituency profile: The Old Guard will fight it out - The Express Tribune|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/544635/constituency-profile-the-old-guard-will-fight-it-out/|accessdate=6 March 2017|work=The Express Tribune|date=5 May 2013|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170306210210/https://tribune.com.pk/story/544635/constituency-profile-the-old-guard-will-fight-it-out/|archivedate=6 March 2017}}{{cite news|title=NA-176: Supreme Court suspends PML-N MNA's disqualification notice - The Express Tribune|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/745510/supreme-court-suspends-disqualification-notice-of-pml-n-mna-sultan-mehmood-hanjra/|accessdate=6 March 2017|work=The Express Tribune|date=7 August 2014|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170306211418/https://tribune.com.pk/story/745510/supreme-court-suspends-disqualification-notice-of-pml-n-mna-sultan-mehmood-hanjra/|archivedate=6 March 2017}}{{cite news|title=Crushing defeats deal a severe blow to PPP|url=http://nation.com.pk/editors-picks/14-May-2013/crushing-defeats-deal-a-severe-blow-to-ppp|accessdate=6 March 2017|work=The Nation|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170306132928/http://nation.com.pk/editors-picks/14-May-2013/crushing-defeats-deal-a-severe-blow-to-ppp|archivedate=6 March 2017}} He received 88,322 votes and defeated Ghulam Mustafa Khar.{{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 April 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}}
In 2014, he was disqualified by an election tribunal as a member of the National Assembly.{{cite news|title=PML-N MNA Malik Sultan disqualified from NA-176 Bahawalpur|url=https://nation.com.pk/18-Jul-2014/pml-n-mna-malik-sultan-disqualified-from-na-176-bahawalpur|accessdate=17 May 2018|work=The Nation|date=18 July 2014}} The Supreme Court of Pakistan later suspended the notification of Hanjra's disqualification.{{cite news|title=NA-176: Supreme Court suspends PML-N MNA's disqualification notice - The Express Tribune|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/745510/supreme-court-suspends-disqualification-notice-of-pml-n-mna-sultan-mehmood-hanjra/|accessdate=17 May 2018|work=The Express Tribune|date=7 August 2014}} In 2016, his National Assembly membership was restored.{{cite news|title=Supreme Court restores NA membership of Sultan Hanjra - Daily Times|url=https://dailytimes.com.pk/82680/supreme-court-restores-na-membership-of-mehmood-hanjra/|accessdate=17 May 2018|work=Daily Times|date=13 May 2016}}
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Category:Pakistan Muslim League (N) politicians
Category:Pakistani MNAs 2013–2018
Category:People from Muzaffargarh District
Category:Politicians from Muzaffargarh
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