Rana Shamim Ahmed Khan (; born 6 July 1942) 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 August 2023. Previously he was member of the National Assembly from June 2013 to May 2018 and a member of 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 1985 to 1996. He is current chairman of Standing Committee for Kashmir affairs and Gilgit Baltistan.

Early life

Shamim was born on 6 July 1942 to father Rana Muhammad Chiragh, and hails from

Sialkot Sialkot (Punjabi language, Punjabi, ) is a city located in Punjab, Pakistan. It is the capital of the Sialkot District and the List of most populous cities in Pakistan, 12th most populous city in Pakistan. The boundaries of Sialkot are joined ...

Political career

He was elected to the

from Constituency PP-145 (Sialkot) in the

1985 Pakistani general election General elections were held in Pakistan on 25 February 1985 to elect members of the National Assembly.Paki ...

. He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate for

Islami Jamhoori Ittehad The Islami Jamhuri Ittihad (IJI) was a right-wing conservative alliance formed in September 1988 to oppose the democratic socialist Pakistan Peoples Party in elections that year. The alliance comprised nine parties, of which the major components ...

(IJI) for Constituency PP-105 (Sialkot) in the

1988 Pakistani general election General elections were held in Pakistan on 16 November 1988 to elect the members of the National Assembly and Senate. The elections saw the resurgence of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) under the leadership of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto's daughter, Ben ...

. He received 31,001 votes and defeated Khalid Muhammad Khaliq, a candidate of PPP. He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate for IJI for Constituency PP-105 (Sialkot) in the

1990 Pakistani general election General elections were held in Pakistan on 24 October 1990 to elect the members of the National Assembly. The elections were primarily a contest between the People's Democratic Alliance (PDA, a four party alliance led by the ruling Pakistan Pe ...

. He received 39,786 votes and defeated Ijaz Hussain, a candidate of

Pakistan Democratic Alliance The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) is a political party in Pakistan and one of the three major Pakistani political parties alongside the Pakistan Muslim League (N) and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf. With a centre-left political position, it is curr ...

(PDA). He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate for

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) for Constituency PP-105 (Sialkot) in the

1993 Pakistani general election General elections were held in Pakistan on 6 October 1993 to elect the members of National Assembly. The elections took place after both the Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and President Ghulam Ishaq Khan resigned to resolve a power struggle. Prio ...

. He received 33,829 votes and defeated Malik Awais Ahmad Bhatti, 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). Shamim was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate for PML-N for Constituency PP-124 (Sialkot-IV) 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 24,994 votes and defeated Zulfiqar Ali Ghuman, a candidate of

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 was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate for PML-N for PP-124 (Sialkot-IV) in by-polls held in June 2008. He received 24,994 votes. He was elected to the

as a candidate for PML-N for Constituency NA-112 (Sialkot-III) in the

2013 Pakistani general election General elections were held in Pakistan on Saturday 11 May 2013 to elect the members of the List of members of the 14th National Assembly of Pakistan, 14th National Assembly of Pakistan, National Assembly and the four Subdivisions of Pakistan, Pr ...

. He received 129,571 votes and defeated Salman Saif Cheema, 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 Constituency NA-76 (Sialkot-V) 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 ...

. He received 133,664 votes and defeated Muhammad Aslam Ghumman, a candidate of PTI.

Personal life

Shamim's son Rana Abdul Sattar has also served as a member of the Punjab provincial assembly.

References

Living people Pakistan Muslim League (N) politicians Pakistani MNAs 2013–2018 Politicians from Sialkot 1942 births Punjab MPAs 2008–2013 Punjab MPAs 1985–1988 Punjab MPAs 1988–1990 Punjab MPAs 1990–1993 Punjab MPAs 1993–1996 Pakistani MNAs 2018–2023 {{MuslimN-MNA-stub