Muhammad Saqlain Anwar Sipra is a Pakistani politician who had been 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 2002 to May 2018.

Early life and education

He was born on 14 August 1977 in

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. He graduated in 1997 from

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and has the degree of Bachelor of Arts.

Political career

He was elected to the

as an independent candidate from Constituency PP-75 (Jhang-III) 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 ...

. He received 21,708 votes and defeated Mehr Muhammad Nawaz Bharwana, a candidate of the

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

from Constituency PP-75 (Jhang-III) 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 24,298 votes and defeated Mehr Muhammad Nawaz Bharwana, an independent candidate. He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of

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from Constituency PP-76 (Chiniot-IV-Cum-Jhang) 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 ...

. In December 2013, he was appointed as Parliamentary Secretary for Auqaf and religious affairs.

References

Living people 1977 births Punjab MPAs 2013–2018 Punjab MPAs 2002–2007 Punjab MPAs 2008–2013 Pakistan Muslim League (N) politicians Government College University, Lahore alumni {{PunjabPK-MuslimN-MPA-stub