Ali Musa Gilani is a Pakistani politician who has been a member of the

National Assembly of Pakistan The National Assembly of Pakistan, also referred to as ''Aiwān-ē-Zairīñ'', is the lower house of the bicameralism, bicameral Parliament of Pakistan, with the upper house being the Senate of Pakistan, Senate. As of 2023, the National Assem ...

since February 2024 and previously served in this position from October 2022 till August 2023, and from 2012 to 2013. He contested the general election of 2013 and 2018 from PPP ticket. He is an active political worker, writer and a polo player. He is the son of

Yusuf Raza Gilani Yusuf Raza Gilani (born 9 June 1952) is a Pakistani politician who served as the 16th prime minister of Pakistan from 2008 to 2012. He is currently serving as the Chairman of the Senate of Pakistan since 2024. Chairman Gilani served as the acti ...

, former

prime minister of Pakistan The prime minister of Pakistan (, Roman Urdu, romanized: Wazīr ē Aʿẓam , ) is the head of government of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. Executive authority is vested in the prime minister and his chosen Cabinet of Pakistan, cabinet, desp ...

from 2008 to 2012. He is the son of former prime minister of Pakistan Syed Yousaf Raza Gillani

Political career

He was elected to the

from Constituency NA-148 (Multan-I) as a candidate of

Pakistan Peoples Party The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) is a political party in Pakistan and one of the three major List of political parties in Pakistan, Pakistani political parties alongside the Pakistan Muslim League (N) and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf. With a Cent ...

(PPP) in by-polls held in February 2012. He received 93,106 votes and defeated

Malik Abdul Gafar Dogar Malik Abdul Gafar Dogar (; born 1 January 1964) is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from June 2013 to May 2018. Early life He was born on 1 January 1964. Political career He ran for the seat of ...

. He ran for the seat of the National Assembly from Constituency NA-148 (Multan-I) as a candidate of PPP in the

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, but was unsuccessful. He received 49,918 votes and lost the seat to Malik Abdul Gafar Dogar. He ran for the election on NA 157 in 2018 general elections and secured 72,000 votes. He was arrested on 25 November 2020 in Multan. Police arrested him over organising a rally without seek permission from the government, but later released on bail.

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