Armaghan Subhani

Chaudhry Armaghan Subhani (Urdu: چوہدری ارمغان سبحانی; born 5 January 1966) is a Pakistani politician who is the Minister of State for Planning Commission (Pakistan), a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan since 29 February 2024 and previously served in this position from June 2013 to May 2018 and from August 2018 to August 2023. He was a member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from 1993 to 1996 and again from 2002 to 2007. His cousins Choudhary Khush Akhtar Subhani who held various ministries in Punjab and Tariq Subhani who is the Chairman of the Punjab Land Records Authority ,also remained Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab in the Past

Chaudhary Armghan Subhani
چوہدری ارمغان سبحانی
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
Incumbent
Assumed office 29 February 2024
Constituency	NA-70 Sialkot-I
In office 13 August 2018 – 10 August 2023
Constituency	NA-66 (Sialkot-I)
In office 1 June 2013 – 31 May 2018
Constituency	NA-111 (Sialkot-II)
Member of Provincial Assembly of the Punjab
In office 1993–1996
In office 2002–2007
Minister of State for Ministry of Planning Development & Special Initiatives (Pakistan)
Incumbent
Assumed office 14 March 2025
Provincial Minister for Power (Punjab)
In office 2003–2007
Federal Parliamentary Secretary for Climate Change
In office 2017–2018
Personal details
Born	(1966-01-05) 5 January 1966 (age 59) Sialkot, Punjab, Pakistan
Political party	PMLN (2013-present)
Relatives	Choudhary Khush Akhtar Subhani (cousin), Tariq Subhani (cousin)

Early life and education

Chaudhary Armaghan Subhani was born on 5 January 1966 in a Landlord Gujjar family of Sialkot.^[1] His father Ch Abdul Sattar Vario was already a prominent and influential politician at that time. He is the oldest of 5 brothers.

He graduated in 1990 from the University of the Punjab and earned the degree of Bachelor of Arts.^[1]

Political career

He was elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from Constituency PP-108 (Sialkot) as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (J) in the 1993 Pakistani general election.^[2][1]

He ran for the seat of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from Constituency PP-108 (Sialkot) as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (Chatha) in the 1997 Pakistani general election but was unsuccessful. He received 11,476 votes and lost the seat to Shahid Mehmood Butt, a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N).^[3]

In the 2002 election, he was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of PML-Q from Constituency PP-127 (Sialkot-VIII). He received 30,624 votes and defeated Syed Kaleem Abbas, a candidate of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP). He was inducted into cabinet of Pervez Elahi as Minister of Power on 23 November 2003. He served as Provincial Minister till 2007.^[4]

He ran for the seat of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of PML-Q from Constituency PP-127 (Sialkot-VIII) in the 2008 Pakistani general election but was unsuccessful. He received 26,412 votes and lost the seat to Munawar Ahmed Gill.^[5]

He was elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency NA-111 (Sialkot-II) in the 2013 Pakistani general election.^[6][7][8][9] He received 137,474 votes and defeated Firdous Ashiq Awan.^[10] In October 2017, he was appointed Federal Parliamentary Secretary for climate change.^[11]

He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency NA-72 (Sialkot-I) in the 2018 Pakistani general election.^[12] He received 129,041 votes and defeated Firdous Ashiq Awan.^[13]

He contested the 2024 Pakistani general election from the seat of NA-70 Sialkot-I on the ticket of PMLN. He received 123,437 votes and defeated Sahibzada Hafiz Hamid Raza Independent politician Supported (PTI) Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, candidate. This is his third consecutive electoral victory from Sialkot.

He was appointed as Minister of State for Ministry of Planning, Development & Special Initiatives and took his oath on 14 March 2025.