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Chaudhry Jaffar Iqbal Gujjar

2022-03-18T20:28:46Z

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{{Short description|Pakistani politician}}
{{distinguish|Chaudhry Jaffar Iqbal}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific-suffix =
| name = Chaudhry Jaffar Iqbal Gujjar
| office = Member of the [[Senate of Pakistan]]
| term_start = January 2013
| term_end = March 2015
| office1 = Member of the [[National Assembly of Pakistan]]
| term_start1 =1993
| term_end1 = 1999
|constituency1 = NA-149 (Rahim Yar Khan-III)
|office2 = Member of the [[Provincial Assembly of the Punjab]]
|term_start2 = 1988
|term_end2 = 1993
|constituency2= PP-237 (Rahim Yar Khan-VI)
| party = [[Pakistan Muslim League (N)]]
|spouse = [[Begum Ishrat Ashraf]] (wife)
|children = [[Zaib Jaffar]] (daughter) <br /> [[Chaudhry Muhammad Omar Jaffar]] (son)
|relatives= [[Maiza Hameed]] (niece) <br /> [[Zaka Ashraf]] (brother-in-law)
| nationality = Pakistani
}}

'''Chaudhry Jaffar Iqbal Gujjar''' ([[Punjabi language|Punjabi]], {{lang-ur|{{Nastaliq|چوہدری جعفر اقبال گجر}}}}), is a [[Pakistani]] politician who was a member of the [[Provincial Assembly of the Punjab]] from 1988 to 1993 and a member of the [[National Assembly of Pakistan]] from 1993 to 1999. He served as deputy speaker of the National Assembly from 1997 to 2001 and a member of the [[Senate of Pakistan]] from 2013 to 2015. He served in the Provincial cabinet of [[Punjab, Pakistan|Punjab]] during his tenure as member of the Punjab Assembly, first as advisor to chief minister and then as Minister of Punjab for Health.

==Family==
He is married to [[Begum Ishrat Ashraf]] and has a daughter [[Zaib Jaffar]] and a son [[Chaudhry Muhammad Omar Jaffar]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Punjab Assembly|url=http://www.pap.gov.pk/index.php/members/profile/en/19/688|website=www.pap.gov.pk|accessdate=11 December 2017|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20171211161316/http://www.pap.gov.pk/index.php/members/profile/en/19/688|archivedate=11 December 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Wasim |first1=Amir |title=For PML-N, only family seems to matter |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1414042/for-pml-n-only-family-seems-to-matter |accessdate=14 June 2018 |work=DAWN.COM |date=14 June 2018}}</ref>

==Political career==

He was elected to the [[Provincial Assembly of Punjab]] as a candidate of [[Islami Jamhoori Ittehad]] (IJI) from Constituency PP-237 (Rahim Yar Khan-VI) in [[1988 Pakistani general election]]. He received 37,849 votes and defeated Irfan Abdullah, a candidate of [[Pakistan Peoples Party]] (PPP).<ref name="ecp/pa-88-97">{{cite web |title=Punjab Assembly election results 1988-97 |url=https://ecp.gov.pk/Documents/Results%201988%20-%201997/Punjab.pdf |publisher=ECP |accessdate=14 June 2018 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170830191836/https://ecp.gov.pk/Documents/Results%201988%20-%201997/Punjab.pdf |archivedate=30 August 2017 }}</ref> During his tenure as Member of the [[Provincial Assembly of the Punjab|Punjab Assembly]], he served in the Provincial Punjab cabinet as Advisor to Chief Minister of Punjab, [[Nawaz Sharif]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Previous Assemblies |url=http://www.pap.gov.pk/uploads/previous_members/L-1988-1990.shtml |website=www.pap.gov.pk |accessdate=14 June 2018 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170614204958/http://www.pap.gov.pk/uploads/previous_members/L-1988-1990.shtml |archivedate=14 June 2017 }}</ref><ref name="pap/2008">{{cite web |title=Profile |url=http://www.pap.gov.pk/index.php/members/profile/en/19/688 |website=www.pap.gov.pk |publisher=Punjab Assembly |accessdate=14 June 2018 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20171211161316/http://www.pap.gov.pk/index.php/members/profile/en/19/688 |archivedate=11 December 2017 }}</ref>

He was re-elected to the [[Provincial Assembly of the Punjab]] as a candidate of IJI from Constituency PP-237 (Rahim Yar Khan-VI) in [[1990 Pakistani general election]]. He received 48,651 votes and defeated Muhammad Aslam Khan Narro, a candidate of [[Pakistan Democratic Alliance]] (PDA).<ref name="ecp/pa-88-97" /> During his tenure as Member of the Punjab Assembly, he served in the Provincial Punjab cabinet as Provincial Minister of Punjab for Health.<ref>{{cite web |title=Previous Assemblies |url=http://www.pap.gov.pk/uploads/previous_members/L-1990-1993.shtml |website=www.pap.gov.pk |accessdate=14 June 2018 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170614213749/http://www.pap.gov.pk/uploads/previous_members/L-1990-1993.shtml |archivedate=14 June 2017 }}</ref><ref name="pap/2008" />

He was elected to the [[National Assembly of Pakistan]] as a candidate of [[Pakistan Muslim League (N)]] (PML-N) from Constituency NA-149 (Rahim Yar Khan-III) in [[1993 Pakistani general election]]. He received 79,720 votes and defeated Zafar Iqbal Warraich, a candidate of PPP.<ref name="ecp/na-88-97">{{cite web |title=National Assembly election results 1988-97 |url=https://ecp.gov.pk/Documents/Results%201988%20-%201997/NA.pdf |publisher=ECP |accessdate=14 June 2018 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170828225608/https://ecp.gov.pk/Documents/Results%201988%20-%201997/NA.pdf |archivedate=28 August 2017 }}</ref>

He was re-elected to the [[National Assembly]] as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency NA-149 (Rahim Yar Khan-III) in [[1997 Pakistani general election]]. He received 76,201 votes and defeated Zafar Iqbal Warraich, a candidate of PPP.<ref name="ecp/na-88-97" /> He served as deputy speaker of the National Assembly from February 1997 to August 2001.<ref>{{cite web |title=Former Deputy Speakers |url=http://www.na.gov.pk/en/print_list.php?type=deputyspeakers |website=www.na.gov.pk |publisher=National Assembly |accessdate=14 June 2018}}</ref>

He was elected to the [[Senate of Pakistan]] in January 2013<ref>{{cite web |title=Senate of Pakistan |url=http://www.senate.gov.pk/en/profile.php?uid=817 |website=www.senate.gov.pk |accessdate=14 June 2018}}</ref> where he served until retirement in March 2015.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Wasim |first1=Amir |title=87 aspiring Senate candidates appear before PML-N board |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1161647 |accessdate=14 June 2018 |work=DAWN.COM |date=5 February 2015}}</ref>

==References==
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Hameeda Waheeduddin

2022-03-18T19:37:48Z

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{{short description|Pakistani politician}}

{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Hameeda Waheeduddin
| honorific-suffix =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1976|1|4|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Osaka]], [[Japan]]
| office = Member of the [[Provincial Assembly of the Punjab]]
| term_start = 29 May 2013
| term_end = 31 May 2018
|constituency= PP-116 (Mandi Bahauddin-I)
|term_start1 = 2002
|term_end1= 2007
|constituency1= PP-116 (Mandi Bahauddin-I)
| term_start2 = 15 August 2018
| term_end2 = Present
|constituency2= PP-116 (Mandi Bahauddin-I)
|nationality = Pakistani
|party = Pakistan Muslim League (N)
}}

'''Hameeda Waheeduddin''' ([[Punjabi language|Punjabi]], {{Lang-ur|{{Nastaliq|حمیدہ وحید الدین}}}}; born 4 January 1976) is a Japanese-Pakistani politician who is a Member of the [[Provincial Assembly of the Punjab]]. She has served in the provincial assembly of the province of [[Punjab, Pakistan]] from 2002 to 2007, May 2013 to May 2018, and was elected again in 2018.

==Early life and education==
She was born on 4 January 1976 to a Japanese mother and Pakistani father.<ref name="pap/2002">{{cite web|title=Punjab Assembly|url=http://www.pap.gov.pk/index.php/members/profile/en/9/115|website=www.pap.gov.pk|accessdate=25 January 2018|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170228195619/http://www.pap.gov.pk/index.php/members/profile/en/9/115|archivedate=28 February 2017}}</ref> According to Embassy of Japan in Pakistan, her [[Japanese name]] is '''Hanako Sumida''' and she was born in [[Osaka]], [[Japan]];<ref name="pakemb/1">{{cite web|title=Falicitations|url=http://www.pk.emb-japan.go.jp/Eto_Message.html|website=www.pk.emb-japan.go.jp|publisher=Embassy of Japan in Pakistan|accessdate=9 February 2018|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150906220716/http://www.pk.emb-japan.go.jp/Eto_Message.html|archivedate=6 September 2015}}</ref> however, according to the [[Provincial Assembly of the Punjab]], she was born in [[Mandi Bahauddin]], [[Punjab, Pakistan]].<ref name="pap/2002" />

She received her early education from Japan. After relocating to Pakistan she learnt Urdu language for 6 months and completed [[matriculation]] education in Urdu. She received the degree of Bachelor of Science in 1998 from [[Lahore College for Women University]].<ref name="pap/2002" />

==Political career==

She was elected to the [[Provincial Assembly of the Punjab]] as a candidate of [[Pakistan Muslim League (Q)]] (PML-Q) from [[Constituency PP-116|Constituency PP-116 (Mandi Bahauddin-I)]] in [[2002 Pakistani general election]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Chaudhrys sweep the board|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/61353|accessdate=30 January 2018|work=DAWN.COM|date=12 October 2002|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170406111634/https://www.dawn.com/news/61353|archivedate=6 April 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=146 get PML-N tickets, though they quit party after coup — II|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/archive/print/427429|accessdate=25 January 2018|work=www.thenews.com.pk|language=en|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180125062108/https://www.thenews.com.pk/archive/print/427429|archivedate=25 January 2018}}</ref> She received 33,122 votes and defeated Safia Begum, a candidate of [[Pakistan Muslim League (N)]] (PML-N).<ref>{{cite web|title=2002 election result|url=https://www.ecp.gov.pk/ge/ge2002vol2.pdf|publisher=ECP|accessdate=25 May 2018|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180126141507/https://www.ecp.gov.pk/ge/ge2002vol2.pdf|archivedate=26 January 2018}}</ref> During her tenure as Member of the Punjab Assembly, she served as Parliamentary Secretary for Literacy and Non- formal Basic Education from 2003 to 2007.<ref name="pap/2013">{{cite web|title=Punjab Assembly|url=http://www.pap.gov.pk/index.php/members/profile/en/20/970|website=www.pap.gov.pk|accessdate=25 January 2018|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170623115322/http://www.pap.gov.pk/index.php/members/profile/en/20/970|archivedate=23 June 2017}}</ref>

She ran for the seat of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of PML-Q from Constituency PP-116 (Mandi Bahauddin-I) in [[2008 Pakistani general election]] but was unsuccessful. She received 19,638 votes and lost the seat to Tariq Mehmood Sahi, a candidate of [[Pakistan Peoples Party]] (PPP).<ref>{{cite web|title=2008 election results|url=https://www.ecp.gov.pk/Documents/General%20Elections%202008/Report,%20General%20Election%202008,%20Vol-II.pdf|publisher=ECP|accessdate=25 January 2018|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180105060230/https://ecp.gov.pk/Documents/General%20Elections%202008/Report,%20General%20Election%202008,%20Vol-II.pdf|archivedate=5 January 2018}}</ref>

She was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency PP-116 (Mandi Bahauddin-I) in [[2013 Pakistani general election]].<ref>{{cite news|title=16 female politicians muscle their way into NA, PAs on general seats|url=https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2013/05/16/16-female-politicians-muscle-their-way-into-na-pas-on-general-seats/|accessdate=25 January 2018|work=www.pakistantoday.com.pk|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180112042558/https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2013/05/16/16-female-politicians-muscle-their-way-into-na-pas-on-general-seats/|archivedate=12 January 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Only 6 of 150 women candidates win NA seats: Report - The Express Tribune|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/550191/only-6-of-150-women-candidates-win-na-seats-report/|accessdate=25 January 2018|work=The Express Tribune|date=16 May 2013|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131210010849/http://tribune.com.pk/story/550191/only-6-of-150-women-candidates-win-na-seats-report/|archivedate=10 December 2013}}</ref> She received 52,826 votes and defeated [[Dewan Mushtaq Ahmed]].<ref>{{cite web|title=2013 election result|url=https://ecp.gov.pk/Documents/General%20Elections%202013%20report/Election%20Report%202013%20Volume-II.pdf|publisher=ECP|accessdate=25 May 2018|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180201140612/https://ecp.gov.pk/Documents/General%20Elections%202013%20report/Election%20Report%202013%20Volume-II.pdf|archivedate=1 February 2018}}</ref> In June 2013, she was inducted into the provincial cabinet of Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif and was made Provincial Minister of Punjab for Women Development.<ref>{{cite news|title=Punjab cabinet sworn in; Shahbaz keeps eight ministries|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1017326|accessdate=25 January 2018|work=DAWN.COM|date=11 June 2013|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220183341/http://www.dawn.com/news/1017326|archivedate=20 December 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=21-member Punjab cabinet takes oath|url=https://nation.com.pk/11-Jun-2013/21-member-punjab-cabinet-takes-oath|accessdate=25 January 2018|work=The Nation|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180122130702/https://nation.com.pk/11-Jun-2013/21-member-punjab-cabinet-takes-oath|archivedate=22 January 2018}}</ref>

She was re-elected to Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency PP-65 (Mandi Bahauddin-I) in [[2018 Pakistani general election]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Pakistan election 2018 results: National and provincial assemblies |url=https://www.samaa.tv/news/2018/07/live-pakistan-election-2018-results/ |accessdate=3 September 2018 |work=Samaa TV |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180729083521/https://www.samaa.tv/news/2018/07/live-pakistan-election-2018-results/ |archive-date=2018-07-29 |url-status=live }}</ref>

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