Rana Mahmood-ul-Hassan
Senator
Member of the Senate of Pakistan
Assumed office
12 March 2018
Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab
In office
May 2015 – 10 March 2018
ConstituencyPP-196 (Multan-III)
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
In office
2002–2013
ConstituencyNA-150 (Multan-III)
Personal details
Born(1970-03-27)27 March 1970
Multan
NationalityPakistani
Political partyPakistan People Party (2024-present)
Other political
affiliations		 PMLN (1993–2024)

Rana Mahmood-ul-Hassan is a Pakistani politician who is a Member of the Senate of Pakistan, from March 2018 to-date. Previously, he has been a Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab, from May 2015 to March 2018 and a Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from 2002 to 2013.

Early life and education

He was born on 27 March 1970 in Multan.[1]

He completed graduation.[1]

Political career

He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan from Constituency NA-150 (Multan-III) as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N) in 2002 Pakistani general election.[2] He received 22,387 votes and defeated a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (Q) (PML-Q).[3]

He was re-elected to the National Assembly from Constituency NA-150 (Multan-III) as a candidate of PML-N in 2008 Pakistani general election.[4][5] He received 57,774 votes and defeated a candidate of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP).[6]

He ran for the seat of the National Assembly from Constituency NA-150 (Multan-III) as a candidate of PML-N in 2013 Pakistani general election[7] but was unsuccessful.[5][2] He received 79,680 votes and lost the seat to Shah Mehmood Qureshi, a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).[8]

He was elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency PP-196 (Multan-III) in by-polls held in May 2015. He received 28,324 votes and defeated a candidate of PTI.[9][10] He resigned from his Punjab Assembly seat on 10 March 2018.[11]

He was nominated by PML-N as its candidate in 2018 Pakistani Senate election.[12] However the Election Commission of Pakistan declared all PML-N candidates for the Senate election as independent after a ruling of the Supreme Court of Pakistan.[13]

He was elected to the Senate of Pakistan as an independent candidate on general seat from Punjab in Senate election.[14][15] He was backed in the election by PML-N[16] and joined the PML-N led treasury benches after getting elected.[17] He took oath as Senator on 12 March 2018.[18]

References

  1. 1 2 "Punjab Assembly". www.pap.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 20 June 2017. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  2. 1 2 Mahmood, Amjad (14 February 2018). "When lady luck smiles at an MPA". DAWN.COM. Archived from the original on 14 February 2018. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
  3. ↑ "2002 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 January 2018. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  4. ↑ "PTI leader to back candidate in by-poll against Gilani's son - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 24 June 2012. Archived from the original on 9 August 2017. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  5. 1 2 "General elections bestowed great success on PML-N in Multan". The Nation. 17 May 2013. Archived from the original on 6 March 2017. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  6. ↑ "2008 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 January 2018. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  7. ↑ "For PML-N, awarding tickets proves uphill task - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 28 March 2013. Archived from the original on 6 March 2017. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  8. ↑ "2013 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 February 2018. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  9. ↑ "PML-N candidate well ahead in PP-196 by-poll: unofficial results". DAWN.COM. 22 May 2015. Archived from the original on 22 January 2018. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  10. ↑ "PML-N candidate wins PP-196 Multan by-poll". www.thenews.com.pk. Archived from the original on 21 January 2018. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  11. ↑ "Resignation of Rana Mehmood-ul-Hassan, MPA PP-196 (Multan-III)". www.pap.gov.pk. Punjab Assembly. Archived from the original on 14 March 2018. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
  12. ↑ "List of Senate candidates from Punjab". DAWN.COM. 20 February 2018. Archived from the original on 23 February 2018. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  13. ↑ "PML-N's Senate nominees to contest election as independent candidates, says ECP". DAWN.COM. 22 February 2018. Archived from the original on 24 February 2018. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  14. ↑ "LIVE: PML-N-backed independent candidates lead in Punjab, PPP in Sindh - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 3 March 2018. Archived from the original on 4 March 2018. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  15. ↑ Khan, Iftikhar A. (4 March 2018). "PML-N gains Senate control amid surprise PPP showing". DAWN.COM. Archived from the original on 4 March 2018. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
  16. ↑ "PML-N bags 11 Senate seats from Punjab". www.pakistantoday.com.pk. Archived from the original on 22 March 2018. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  17. ↑ Guramani, Nadir (22 March 2018). "15 independent senators backed by PML-N in Senate polls join treasury". DAWN.COM. Archived from the original on 22 March 2018. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  18. ↑ "Senate elect opposition-backed Sanjrani chairman and Mandviwala his deputy". The News. 12 March 2018. Archived from the original on 12 March 2018. Retrieved 12 March 2018.


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