Rana Muhammad Hayat Khan (; born 24 December 1950) 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 June 2013 to May 2018.

Early life

He was born on 24 December 1950 to father Rana Nisar Muhammad Khan.

Political career

Rana Hayat was elected as a member of the National Assembly as a candidate of IJI from constituency NA-108 in the Pakistani general election in 1990. Rana was re-elected as a member of the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-N in the Pakistani general election in 1997. He ran for the seat of the

as an independent candidate from Constituency NA-141 (Kasur-IV) and Constituency NA-142 (Kasur-V) in the

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but was unsuccessful. He received 348 votes from Constituency NA-141 (Kasur-IV) and received 43,921 votes from Constituency NA-142 (Kasur-V) and lost both seats to Muhammad Asif Nakai. In the same election, he also ran for the seat of the

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from Constituency PP-183 (Kasur-IX) as an independent candidate but was unsuccessful. He received 19,644 votes and lost the seat to Sardar Pervaiz Hasan Nakai, a candidate of the

Pakistan Muslim League (Q) The Pakistan Muslim League (Quaid e Azam Group) ; ''Pākistān Muslim Līg (Qāf)'', Acronyms: PML(Q), PML-Q, PMLQ, "Q League" (officially registered as the Pakistan Muslim League) is a political party in Pakistan. As of the 2024 parliamentary e ...

(PML-Q). He ran for the seat of the National Assembly as a candidate of

Pakistan Muslim League (N) The Pakistan Muslim League (N) or (PML(N)) is a Centre-right politics, centre-right, Conservatism in Pakistan, conservative political party in Pakistan. It is currently the third-largest party in the Senate of Pakistan, Senate and the larges ...

(PML-N) from Constituency NA-142 (Kasur-V) in by-election in 2003 but was unsuccessful. He received 46,042 votes and lost the seat to

Sardar Talib Hassan Nakai Sardar Talib Hassan Nakai is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from August 2018 till August 2023. He was previously a member of the National Assembly from January 2003 to 2013. He studied at Aitchis ...

. He ran for the seat of the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency NA-142 (Kasur-V) in the

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but was unsuccessful. He received 19,512 votes and lost the seat to Muhammad Asif Nakai. In the same election, he also ran for the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab seat from Constituency PP-183 (Kasur-IX) a candidate of PML-N but was unsuccessful. He received 19,512 votes and lost the seat to Muhammad Asif Nakai. He was elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency NA-142 (Kasur-V) in the

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. He received 85,243 votes and defeated

. He ran for the seat of the National Assembly as a candidate of PML(N) from NA-140 Kasur-IV in the 2018 Pakistani general election, but was unsuccessful. He was defeated by

, 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. ...

(PTI). He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PML(N) from NA-134 Kasur-IV in the

2024 Pakistani general election General elections, originally scheduled to be held in 2023, were held in Pakistan on 8 February 2024 to elect the members of the List of members of the 16th National Assembly of Pakistan, 16th National Assembly of Pakistan, National Assembly. The ...

. He received votes and defeated Sidra Faisal, an

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candidate supported by PTI .

Personal life

His brother Rana Muhammad Ishaq has also served as a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan. His uncle

Phool Muhammad Khan Rana Phool Muhammad Khan (Late) () was a Pakistani politician belonging to a Rajput family. He was a member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab (MPA), representing Phoolnagar in 1970 and 1977. He has also served as a provincial minister ...

was a provincial lawmaker, as is his cousin

Rana Muhammad Iqbal Khan Rana Muhammad Iqbal Khan is a Pakistani politician who had been the Speaker of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from 2008 to May 2018. He had been a Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab, from 1993 to 1999, again from 2008 to Ma ...

who served as a speaker of the Punjab provincial assembly.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hayat, Rana Muhammad Living people Pakistan Muslim League (N) politicians Pakistani MNAs 2013–2018 Pakistani MNAs 2024–2029 People from Kasur District 1955 births