Abdul Qadir Gillani

Syed Abdul Qadir Gilani is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from July 2012 to 2013. Previously he had been a member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from June 2008 to July 2012.

Abdul Kadir Gillani
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
In office
July 2012 – 2013
ConstituencyNA-151 (Multan-IV)
Personal details
Born (1981-04-29) 29 April 1981
Lahore
NationalityPakistani
FatherYousuf Raza Gilani

Early life and education

He was born on 29 April 1981 in Lahore.[1]

He received the degree of Bachelor of Laws (Hons) in 2003 from the University of Hertfordshire.[1]

Political career

He ran for the seat of the National Assembly of Pakistan from Constituency NA-150 (Multan-III) as a candidate of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) in 2008 Pakistani general election but was unsuccessful. He received 43,299 votes and lost the seat to Rana Mahmood-ul-Hassan.[2]

He was elected un-contested to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of PPP from Constituency PP-295 (Rahimyar Khan-VIII) in June 2008.[3]

He was elected to the National Assembly from Constituency NA-151 (Multan-IV) as a candidate of PPP in by-polls held in July 2012. He received 64,628 votes and defeated Shaukat Hayyat Khan Bosan.[4][5][6]

He ran for the seat of the National Assembly from Constituency NA-151 (Multan-IV) as a candidate of PPP in 2013 Pakistani general election but was unsuccessful. He received 56,858 votes and lost the seat to Sikandar Hayat Khan Bosan.[7]

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References
  1. "Punjab Assembly". www.pap.gov.pk. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
  2. "2008 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 January 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  3. "PML-N, PPP make gains". DAWN.COM. 28 June 2008. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
  4. "NA-151 by-polls: Abdul Qadir Gilani wins with 64,628 votes - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 19 July 2012. Archived from the original on 9 August 2017. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  5. "Abdul Qadir Gilani wins by-poll from father's constituency". DAWN.COM. 19 July 2012. Archived from the original on 8 August 2017. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
  6. Mahmood, Amjad (21 July 2012). "Court verdicts to affect election results: PML-N". DAWN.COM. Archived from the original on 9 August 2017. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  7. "2013 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 February 2018. Retrieved 17 February 2018.


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