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{{short description|Pakistani politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Chaudhary Armaghan Subhani
| honorific-suffix =
|image =https://images.app.goo.gl/rhzoJYzr6x4PBZhL9
| office = Member of the [[National Assembly of Pakistan]]
|term_start = 13 August 2018
|term_end =
|constituency = [[NA-72 (Sialkot-I)]]
| term_start1 = 1 June 2013
|term_end1 = 31 May 2018
|constituency1 = [[Constituency NA-111|NA-111 (Sialkot-II)]]
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1966|1|5|df=y}}
| birth_place = Vario,Sialkot,Punjab,Pakistan
|nationality = Pakistani
|party = [[Pakistan Muslim League (N)]]
}}

'''Chaudhry Armaghan Subhani''' ({{Lang-ur|{{Nastaliq|چوہدری ارمغان سبحانی}}}}; born 5 January 1966) is a [[Pakistani]] politician who has been a member of the [[National Assembly of Pakistan]], since August 2018. Previously, he was a member of the National Assembly from June 2013 to May 2018 and a member of the [[Provincial Assembly of the Punjab]] from 1993 to 1996 and again from 2002 to 2007.

==Early life and education==
Chaudhary Armaghan Subhani was born on 5 January 1966 in a Landlord [[Gujjar]] family of [[Sialkot]].<ref name="pap/2002" /> His father Ch Abdul Sattar Vario was already a prominent and influential politician at that time. He is the oldest of 5 brothers.

He graduated in 1990 from the [[University of the Punjab]] and earned the degree of Bachelor of Arts.<ref name="pap/2002">{{cite web|title=Punjab Assembly|url=http://www.pap.gov.pk/index.php/members/profile/en/9/196|website=www.pap.gov.pk|access-date=18 February 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130216080349/http://www.pap.gov.pk/index.php/members/profile/en/9/196|archive-date=16 February 2013}}</ref>

==Political career==
He was elected to the [[Provincial Assembly of the Punjab]] from Constituency PP-108 (Sialkot) as a candidate of [[Pakistan Muslim League (J)]] in [[1993 Pakistani general election]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Previous Assemblies|url=http://www.pap.gov.pk/uploads/previous_members/L-1993-1996.shtml|website=www.pap.gov.pk|access-date=18 February 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170615012146/http://www.pap.gov.pk/uploads/previous_members/L-1993-1996.shtml|archive-date=15 June 2017}}</ref><ref name="pap/2002" />

He ran for the seat of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from Constituency PP-108 (Sialkot) as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (Chatha) in [[1997 Pakistani general election]] but was unsuccessful. He received 11,476 votes and lost the seat to Shahid Mehmood Butt, a candidate of [[Pakistan Muslim League (N)]] (PML-N).<ref name="ecp/pa-88-97">{{cite web|title=Election result Punjab Assembly 1988-97|url=https://ecp.gov.pk/Documents/Results%201988%20-%201997/Punjab.pdf|publisher=ECP|access-date=14 May 2018|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170830191836/https://ecp.gov.pk/Documents/Results%201988%20-%201997/Punjab.pdf|archive-date=30 August 2017}}</ref>

He ran for the seat of the [[National Assembly of Pakistan]] as an independent candidate [[Constituency NA-113|Constituency NA-113 (Sialkot-IV)]] in [[2002 Pakistani general election]] but was unsuccessful. He received 532 votes and lost the seat to Ali Asjad Malhi, a candidate of [[Pakistan Muslim League (Q)]] (PML-Q). In the same election, he was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of PML-Q from [[Constituency PP-127 (Sialkot-VIII)]]. He received 30,624 votes and defeated Syed Kaleem Abbas, a candidate of [[Pakistan Peoples Party]] (PPP). He was inducted into cabinet of Pervez Elahi as Minister of Power on 23 November 2003. He served as Provincial Minister till 2007.<ref>{{cite web|title=2002 election result|url=https://www.ecp.gov.pk/ge/ge2002vol2.pdf|publisher=ECP|access-date=18 February 2018|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180126141507/https://www.ecp.gov.pk/ge/ge2002vol2.pdf|archive-date=26 January 2018}}</ref>

He ran for the seat of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of PML-Q from Constituency PP-127 (Sialkot-VIII) in [[2008 Pakistani general election]] but was unsuccessful. He received 26,412 votes and lost the seat to [[Munawar Ahmed Gill]].<ref>{{cite web|title=2008 election result|url=https://www.ecp.gov.pk/Documents/General%20Elections%202008/Report,%20General%20Election%202008,%20Vol-II.pdf|publisher=ECP|access-date=18 February 2018|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180105060230/https://ecp.gov.pk/Documents/General%20Elections%202008/Report,%20General%20Election%202008,%20Vol-II.pdf|archive-date=5 January 2018}}</ref>

He was elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-N from [[Constituency NA-111|Constituency NA-111 (Sialkot-II)]] in [[2013 Pakistani general election]].<ref>{{cite news|title=PML-N lines up NA candidates in Punjab|url=http://nation.com.pk/elections-2013/20-Apr-2013/pml-n-lines-up-na-candidates-in-punjab|access-date=5 March 2017|work=The Nation|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170306034027/http://nation.com.pk/elections-2013/20-Apr-2013/pml-n-lines-up-na-candidates-in-punjab|archive-date=6 March 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Electioneering gets impetus as PML-N names candidates|url=http://nation.com.pk/national/14-Apr-2013/electioneering-gets-impetus-as-pml-n-names-candidates|access-date=5 March 2017|work=The Nation|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170306131953/http://nation.com.pk/national/14-Apr-2013/electioneering-gets-impetus-as-pml-n-names-candidates|archive-date=6 March 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Dozens of turncoats make it to National Assembly|url=http://nation.com.pk/national/15-May-2013/dozens-of-turncoats-make-it-to-national-assembly|access-date=5 March 2017|work=The Nation|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170306132202/http://nation.com.pk/national/15-May-2013/dozens-of-turncoats-make-it-to-national-assembly|archive-date=6 March 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=100 new MNAs-elect to make debut in NA today|url=http://nation.com.pk/islamabad/01-Jun-2013/100-new-mnas-elect-to-make-debut-in-na-today/amp|access-date=5 March 2017|date=1 June 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170306133535/http://nation.com.pk/islamabad/01-Jun-2013/100-new-mnas-elect-to-make-debut-in-na-today/amp|archive-date=6 March 2017}}</ref> He received 137,474 votes and defeated [[Firdous Ashiq Awan]].<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|access-date=12 May 2018|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180201140612/https://ecp.gov.pk/Documents/General%20Elections%202013%20report/Election%20Report%202013%20Volume-II.pdf|archive-date=1 February 2018}}</ref> In October 2017, he was appointed as Federal Parliamentary Secretary for climate change.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Junaidi|first1=Ikram|title=Three NA panel heads, two state ministers and 11 parliamentary secretaries appointed|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1363211|access-date=9 November 2017|work=DAWN.COM|date=12 October 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171108202444/https://www.dawn.com/news/1363211|archive-date=8 November 2017}}</ref>

He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency [[NA-72 (Sialkot-I)]] in [[2018 Pakistani general election]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Report |first1=Gulf News Web |title=Pakistan election results live: Imran Khan wins in Pakistan but needs support to form government |url=https://gulfnews.com/news/asia/pakistan/pakistan-election-results-live-imran-khan-wins-in-pakistan-but-needs-support-to-form-government-1.2257370 |access-date=2 August 2018 |work=GulfNews |date=27 July 2018}}</ref> He received 129,041 votes and defeated [[Firdous Ashiq Awan]].<ref>{{cite web |title=NA-72 Result - Election Results 2018 - Sialkot 1 - NA-72 Candidates - NA-72 Constituency Details - thenews.com.pk |url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/election/constituency/NA-72 |website=www.thenews.com.pk |access-date=2 August 2018 |language=en}}</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:1966 births]]
[[Category:Punjab MPAs 1993–1996]]
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[[Category:Pakistani MNAs 2018–2023]]
[[Category:University of the Punjab alumni]]

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