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Syed Hussain Jahania Gardezi
Pakistani politician From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Syed Hussain Jahania Gardezi is a Pakistani politician who was the Provincial Minister of Punjab for Agriculture, in office from 13 September 2019 till April 2022. He had been a member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from August 2018 till January 2023.
Previously, he was a Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab between 1993 and May 2018.
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Early life and education
He was born on 6 November 1956 in Multan.[1]
He has a degree of Matric which he obtained in 1980 from University of Agriculture Faisalabad. He has received a Diploma (L.G) from Foreign Ministry Institute, Denmark in 1993.[1]
Political career
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He ran for the seat of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of Pakistan Democratic Alliance from Constituency PP-174 (Khanewal-I) in 1990 Pakistani general election but was unsuccessful. He received 19,005 votes and lost the seat to a candidate of Islami Jamhoori Ittehad (IJI).[2]
He was elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as an independent candidate from Constituency PP-174 (Khanewal-I) in 1993 Pakistani general election. He received 16,191 and defeated a candidate of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP).[2] During his tenure as member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab, he served as Provincial Minister of Punjab for Cooperatives.[3]
He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of National Alliance from Constituency PP-213 (Khanewal-II) in the 2002 Pakistani general election. He received 26,462 votes and defeated a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (Q) (PML-Q).[4] In January 2003, he was inducted into the provincial Punjab cabinet of Chief Minister Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi and was made Provincial Minister of Punjab for Non-formal Urban Education.[5] In 2006, he was made Provincial Minister of Punjab for Food.[6] During his tenure as member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab, he also served as Provincial Minister of Punjab for Local Government.[1]
He ran for the seat of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of PML-Q from Constituency PP-213 (Khanewal-II) in 2008 Pakistani general election but was unsuccessful. He received 22,379 votes and lost the seat to a candidate of PPP.[7]
He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as an independent candidate from Constituency PP-213 (Khanewal-II) in 2013 Pakistani general election.[8] He joined Pakistan Muslim League (N) in May 2013.[9]
He was re-elected to Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as an independent candidate from Constituency PP-204 (Khanewal-II) in 2018 Pakistani general election.[10]
On 28 July 2018, he joined Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).[11]
On 12 September 2018, he was inducted into the provincial Punjab cabinet of Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar.[12] On 13 September 2018, he was appointed as Provincial Minister of Punjab for Management and Professional Development.[13]
As of 16 September 2019, he has been serving as the Provincial Minister for Agriculture in Punjab.
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