Raja Sagheer Ahmed

Raja Sagheer Ahmed Janjua^[2] is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from February 2008 to March 2013, again till August 2018 till January 2023 and was re-elected to assembly for third tenure in General Elections 2024.^[3]

Raja Sagheer Ahmed
Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab
In office 22 July 2022 – 14 January 2023
Constituency	PP-7 Rawalpindi-II
In office 15 August 2018 – 21 May 2022
Constituency	PP-7 Rawalpindi-II
Incumbent
Assumed office 23 February 2024
Personal details
Born	1st January 1956[1]
Nationality	Pakistani
Political party	PMLN (2022-present)
Other political affiliations	PTI (2018-2022)
Children	4

Early life

He was born on 1 January 1956 in Matore, Tehsil Kahuta, District Rawalpindi, Pakistan.^[2]

Political career

He was elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as an independent candidate from Constituency PP-7 (Rawalpindi-II) in the 2018 Pakistani general election.^[3] He received 44,363 votes and defeated Raja Muhammad Ali, a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML(N)). Following his successful election, he joined Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).^[4][5]

On 21 May 2022, was de-seated due to voting against the PTI's Chief Minister candidate.^[6]

He was narrowly re-elected to the Provincial Assembly in the subsequent by-election as a candidate of the PML(N). He received 68,906 votes and defeated Muhammad Shabbir Awan, a candidate of the PTI, who received 68,857 votes.^[7]