Mehar Ishtiaq Ahmad (; born 8 September 1957) is a

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politician who had been a member of the

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, from June 2013 to May 2018. Previously he had been a member of the

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from 2002 to 2013.

Early life and education

He was born on 8 September 1957 in

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. He earned the degree of Bachelor of Commerce in 1982 from

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Political career

He ran for the seat of the

as an independent candidate from Constituency NA-121 (Lahore-IV) in the

2002 Pakistani general election General elections were held in Pakistan on 10 October 2002 to elect the 12th National Assembly and four Provincial Assemblies. The elections were held under the military government of Pervez Musharraf. The two mainstream parties, Pakistan ...

but was unsuccessful. He received 131 votes and lost the seat to

Farid Ahmad Paracha Farid Ahmad Paracha (ڈاکٹر فرید احمد پراچہ) (born 10 November 1949) is a Pakistani Politician, businessman and a naib ameer (vice-president) of Jamaat-e-Islami. He also served as member of the 12th National Assembly of Pakista ...

, a candidate of

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. In the same election, he was elected to the

as a candidate of

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(PML-N) from Constituency PP-150 (Lahore-XIV). He received 18,197 votes and defeated Asghar Ali Gill, a candidate of

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(PML-Q). He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of Punjab as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency PP-150 (Lahore-XIV) in the

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. He received 34,053 votes and defeated Asif Mahmood Nagira, a candidate of

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(PPP). He was elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency NA-121 (Lahore-IV) in the

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. He received 114,474 votes and defeated Hammad Azhar, a candidate of

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(PTI). In the same election, he was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of Punjab as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency PP-150 (Lahore-XIV). He received 57,232 votes and defeated Mehar Wajid Azeem, a candidate of PTI. He retained National Assembly seat.

References

Living people Pakistan Muslim League (N) politicians Pakistani MNAs 2013–2018 1957 births Punjab MPAs 2002–2007 Punjab MPAs 2008–2013 {{MuslimN-MNA-stub