Mian Muhammad Shafiq Arain () is a Pakistani politician who had 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 ...

from August 2018 till January 2023.

Early life and education

He was born on 18 November 1956 in Dunyapur Tehsil. He graduated in 1977 from the

Government Emerson College Emerson University, Multan, formerly known as the Government Emerson College Multan is located in the city of Multan in the Punjab (Pakistan), Punjab province of Pakistan. It is the largest college in Multan city located on Bosan Road. History ...

and holds a Bachelor of Arts degree.

Political career

He was elected to the

Provincial Assembly of the Punjab The Provincial Assembly of the Punjab, also known as the Punjab Assembly, is the supreme legislative body of Punjab, a province of Pakistan. It convenes at the Assembly Building in Lahore, the capital of Punjab. It is a unicameral legislature o ...

from Constituency PP-207 (Lodhran-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 the

2008 Pakistani general election General elections were held in Pakistan on 18 February 2008 to elect members of the 13th National Assembly and the four Provincial Assemblies. On 3 November 2007 President Pervez Musharraf enacted a state of emergency; elections were initia ...

. He received 30,506 votes and defeated Muhammad Aamir Iqbal Shah. He was elected to the

from Constituency

NA-161 (Lodhran-II) NA-155 Lodhran-II () is a constituency for the National Assembly of Pakistan. It mainly comprises the Lodhran Tehsil along with some areas of the Dunyapur Tehsil. Election 2002 General elections were held on 10 October 2002. Nawab Aman Ull ...

as a candidate of

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) is a political party in Pakistan established in 1996 by cricketer and politician Imran Khan, who served as the country's prime minister from 2018 to 2022. The party is led by Gohar Ali Khan since late 2023. ...

in the

2018 Pakistani general election General elections were held in Pakistan on 25 July 2018 to elect the members of the 15th National Assembly and the four Provincial Assemblies. The three major parties were Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), led by Imran Khan, the Pakistan Muslim ...

. In November 2018, he was appointed as Federal Parliamentary Secretary for Communications.

Early life and education

Political career

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