Rana Muhammad Qasim Noon (; born 10 November 1962) is a Pakistani politician who has been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan since August 2018. Previously, he was a member of the National Assembly from March 2016 to April 2018 and a member of the

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from 2002 to 2007.

Early life and education

Noon was born on 10 November 1962. He received MA degree in Political Science from Bahauddin Zakariya University in 1983. He received his L.L.B. degree in 1988 and MA degree in 1989, both from Bahauddin Zakariya University.

Political career

Prior to entering politics, Noon served as Chief Protocol Officer in

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from 1985 to 1990. He ran for the seat of the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of

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(PML-Q) from Constituency NA-153 (Multan-VI) in 2002 Pakistani general election but was unsuccessful. He received 55,395 votes and lost the seat to Dewan Syed Jaffar Hussain Bukhari, a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N). In the same election, he was elected to the

as a candidate of PML-Q from

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. He received 25,902 votes and defeated

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and was appointed Provincial Minister of Punjab for Agriculture Marketing where he served until November 2006. During his tenure as Member of the Punjab Assembly, he also served as Provincial Minister of Punjab for Labour and Human Resource. He ran for the seat of the National Assembly as an independent candidate from Constituency NA-153 (Multan-VI) in

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but was unsuccessful. He received 68,762 votes and lost the seat to

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

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(PPP) from Constituency NA-153 (Multan-VI) in 2013 Pakistani general election but was unsuccessful. He received 90,179 votes and lost the seat to Syed Ashiq Hussain Bukhari. Following the defeat in the elections, he quit PPP and joined

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(PTI). He quit PTI and joined Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N) in 2016. He was elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency NA-153 (Multan-VI) in by-elections held in March 2016. He received 107,737 votes and defeated

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, a candidate of

(PTI). In April 2018, he quit PML-N and resigned from the National Assembly. In May 2018, he announced to join PTI. He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PTI from Constituency NA-159 (Multan-VI) in

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. During No Confidence motion against prime minister Imran Khan he joined hands with opposition.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Noon, Rana Muhammad Qasim Living people 1962 births Pakistani MNAs 2013–2018 Punjab MPAs 2002–2007 Pakistan Muslim League (Q) MPAs (Punjab) Pakistan Muslim League (N) MNAs Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf MNAs Pakistani MNAs 2018–2023