Sibtain Khan
Muhammad Sibtain Khan is a Pakistani politician who is serving as the current Speaker of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab, and he had been the Provincial Minister of Punjab for Forestry, Wildlife and Fisheries, in office from 29 August 2018. He had been a member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from August 2018 till January 2023. He served as Provincial Minister of Punjab for Forestry, Wildlife and Fisheries from 7 January 2020 to April 2022.
Muhammad Sibtain Khan | |
|---|---|
| Speaker of the Provincial Assembly of Punjab | |
| Assumed office 29 July 2022 | |
| Deputy | Wasiq Qayyum Abbasi |
| Preceded by | Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi |
| Provincial Minister of Punjab for Forestry, Wildlife and Fisheries | |
| In office 29 August 2018 – June 2019 | |
| Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab | |
| In office 15 August 2018 – 14 January 2023 | |
| Constituency | PP-88 Mianwali-IV |
| Provincial Minister of Punjab for Forestry, Wildlife and Fisheries | |
| In office 7 January 2020 – 1 April 2022 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 30 August 1950 Mianwali, Punjab, Pakistan |
| Political party | Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf |
Previously he was a member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab between 1990 and May 2018.
Early life and education
He was born on 30 August 1950 in Mianwali.[1]
He has the degree of Master of Arts in Political Science which he obtained in 1982 from University of the Punjab.[1]
Political career
He was elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as an independent candidate from PP-39 (Mianwali-IV) in the 1990 Pakistani general election. He received 29,582 votes and defeated a candidate of Islami Jamhoori Ittehad (IJI).[2] He served a Provincial Minister of Punjab for Prison from 1990 to 1993.[1]
He ran for the seat of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as an independent candidate from PP-39 (Mianwali-IV) in the 1997 Pakistani general election, but was unsuccessful. He received 15,390 votes and lost the seat to a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N).[2]
He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of the Pakistan Muslim League (Q) (PML-Q) from PP-46 (Mianwali-IV) in the 2002 Punjab provincial election. He received 36,815 votes and defeated an independent candidate.[3] In January 2003, he was inducted into the provincial Punjab cabinet of Chief Minister Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi and was appointed as Provincial Minister of Punjab for Mines and Minerals[4] where he remained until 2007.[1]
He ran for the seat of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of the PML-Q from PP-46 (Mianwali-IV) in 2008 Punjab provincial election but was unsuccessful. He received 27,319 votes and lost the seat to Muhammad Feroz Joyia, an independent candidate.[5]
He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) from PP-46 (Mianwali-IV) in the 2013 Punjab provincial election.[6][7]
He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of the PTI from PP-88 (Mianwali-IV) in the 2018 Punjab provincial election.[8]
On 27 August 2018, he was inducted into the provincial Punjab cabinet of Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar[9] without any ministerial portfolio.[10] On 29 August 2018, he was appointed as Provincial Minister of Punjab for Forestry, Wildlife and Fisheries.[11]
In June 2019, he was arrested by the National Accountability Bureau Lahore due to corruption charges and due to this, he was removed from his post of Provincial Minister of Punjab for Forestry, Wildlife and Fisheries.
In January 2020, he was reappointed as Provincial Minister of Punjab for Forestry, Wildlife and Fisheries.
On 27 July 2022, the PTI nominated him for the role of Speaker of the Provincial Assembly of Punjab, which was vacated due to the election of former Speaker Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi to the chief ministership. The election for the post of Speaker was conducted on 29 July 2022, in which he was successful.
He is running for a seat in the Provincial Assembly from PP-88 Mianwali-IV as a candidate of the PTI in the 2023 Punjab provincial election.[12]
References
- "Punjab Assembly". www.pap.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 19 June 2017. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
- "Punjab Assembly election result 1988-97" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 August 2017. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
- "2002 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 January 2018. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
- Hanif, Intikhab (4 January 2003). "25-member Punjab cabinet takes oath". DAWN.COM. Archived from the original on 10 June 2017. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
- "2008 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 January 2018. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
- "Notification - Results Punjab Assembly 2013 election" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 January 2018. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
- "List of winners of Punjab Assembly seats". The News. 13 May 2013. Archived from the original on 16 January 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
- "PP-88 Result - Election Results 2018 - Mianwali 4 - PP-88 Candidates - PP-88 Constituency Details - thenews.com.pk". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
- Malik, Mansoor (28 August 2018). "Punjab cabinet sworn in: Only 15 out of 23 ministers given portfolios". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
- "Aleem Khan steps away from business before taking oath as minister". www.pakistantoday.com.pk. 28 August 2018. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
- Reporter, The Newspaper's Staff (30 August 2018). "Another three ministers get portfolios". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 8 September 2018.
- "List of PTI Candidates for Provincial Elections In Punjab | 2023". Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf. 2023-04-19. Retrieved 2023-04-21.