Muhammad Moazam Ali Khan Jatoi

Muhammad Moazam Ali Khan Jatoi (Urdu: محمد معظم علی خان جتوئی; born 8 October 1981) is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the Provincial Assembly of Punjab from July 2022 till January 2023. He had previously been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from 2008 to 2013.

Muhammad Moazam Ali Khan Jatoi
Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab
In office
21 July 2022 – 14 January 2023
ConstituencyPP-272 Muzaffargarh-V
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
In office
2008–2013
ConstituencyNA-179 (Muzaffargarh-IV)
Personal details
Born (1981-10-08) 8 October 1981
NationalityPakistani
Political partyPakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf
Other political
affiliations		Pakistan People’s Party (until 2018)

Early life

He was born on 8 October 1981.[1]

Political career

He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan from Constituency NA-179 (Muzaffargarh-IV) as a candidate of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) in 2008 Pakistani general election.[2] He was appointed as minister of State for food.[3] He received 79,643 votes and defeated Syed Basit Sultan Bukhari.[4] In April 2012, he was inducted into the federal cabinet of Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gillani[5] and was appointed as Minister of State for Food Security and Research.[6] In June 2012, he was inducted into the federal cabinet of Prime Minister Raja Pervaiz Ashraf and was re-appointed as Minister of State for National Food Security and Research where he continued to serve until April 2013.[7]

He ran for the seat of the National Assembly from Constituency NA-179 (Muzaffargarh-IV) as a candidate of PPP in 2013 Pakistani general election but was unsuccessful.[8] He received 73,199 votes and lost the seat to Syed Basit Sultan Bukhari.[9]

He was elected to the Provincial Assembly of Punjab from PP-272 (Muzaffargarh-V) as a candidate of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) in the 2022 Punjab provincial by-elections.

He is running for a seat in the Provincial Assembly from PP-276 Muzaffargarh-IX as a candidate of the PTI in the 2023 Punjab provincial election.[10]

References
  1. "If elections are held on time…". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
  2. "Muzaffargarh's Moazzam Jatoi is PPP's new rising star". DAWN.COM. 20 March 2008. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  3. "Two former PPP lawmakers join PTI". The Nation. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  4. "2008 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 January 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  5. Raza, Syed Irfan (17 April 2012). "Four new ministers of state sworn in". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
  6. "Change in portfolios of Federal Ministers". Geo. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
  7. "Federal cabinet of Prime Minister Ashraf" (PDF). Cabinet division. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
  8. Newspaper, the (13 May 2013). "From stronghold to nightmare". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  9. "2013 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 February 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  10. "List of PTI Candidates for Provincial Elections In Punjab | 2023". Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf. 2023-04-19. Retrieved 2023-04-21.
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