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{{Short description|Pakistani politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Ghulam Rasool Sahi
| honorific-suffix =
| office = Member of the [[National Assembly of Pakistan]]
| term_start =1 June 2013
|term_end = 17 May 2018
|constituency = [[Constituency NA-75|NA-75 (Faisalabad-I)]]
|term_start1 = 2002
|term_end1 = 2007
|constituency1 = NA-75 (Faisalabad-I)
|nationality = Pakistani
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1942|7|9|df=y}}
| party = [[Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf]]
| relations = [[Muhammad Afzal Sahi]] (brother)
}}

'''Ghulam Rasool Sahi''' ({{Lang-ur|{{Nastaliq|غلام رسول ساہی}}}}; born 9 July 1942) is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the [[National Assembly of Pakistan]], from 2002 to 2007 and again from June 2013 to May 2018.

==Early life==
He was born on 9 July 1942.<ref name="pildat/dob">{{cite web|title=Detail Information|url=http://www.pildat.org/MNA/rsDetail.asp?detid=75|website=www.pildat.org|publisher=PILDAT|accessdate=26 April 2017|url-status=bot: unknown|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170427004846/http://www.pildat.org/MNA/rsDetail.asp?detid=75|archivedate=27 April 2017}}</ref> in Faisalabad. He received his education from Faisalabad and later joined Pakistan Army. He participated in the 1971 Indo-Pakistan war. He retired as a Lieutenant Colonel.

==Political career==
He was elected to the [[National Assembly of Pakistan]] as a candidate of [[Pakistan Muslim League (Q)]] (PML-Q) from [[Constituency NA-75|Constituency NA-75 (Faisalabad-I)]] in [[2002 Pakistani general election]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Newcomers in Faisalabad|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/61517|accessdate=27 March 2017|work=DAWN.COM|date=13 October 2002|language=en|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170325202214/https://www.dawn.com/news/61517|archivedate=25 March 2017}}</ref> He received 55,464 votes and defeated Wajid Mustafa Bajwa, a candidate of [[Pakistan Peoples Party]] (PPP).<ref>{{cite web|title=2002 election result|url=https://www.ecp.gov.pk/ge/ge2002vol2.pdf|publisher=ECP|accessdate=12 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>

He ran for the seat of the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-Q from Constituency NA-75 (Faisalabad-I) in [[2008 Pakistani general election]] but was unsuccessful.<ref>{{cite news|title=Who will have the last laugh in Faisalabad?|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/289602|accessdate=27 March 2017|work=DAWN.COM|date=16 February 2008|language=en|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170328015931/https://www.dawn.com/news/289602|archivedate=28 March 2017}}</ref> He received 68,196 votes and lost the seat to [[Tariq Mahmood Bajwa]].<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|accessdate=12 May 2018|url-status=dead|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>

He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of [[Pakistan Muslim League (N)]] (PML-N) from Constituency NA-75 (Faisalabad-I) in [[2013 Pakistani general election]].<ref>{{cite news|title=PM allows gas connections to areas of influential politicians {{!}} ePaper {{!}} DAWN.COM|url=http://epaper.dawn.com/DetailImage.php?StoryImage=25_02_2017_001_007|accessdate=4 March 2017|work=Dawn|language=en|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170305113747/http://epaper.dawn.com/DetailImage.php?StoryImage=25_02_2017_001_007|archivedate=5 March 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=‘Q’ losing ground in Faisalabad|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/797554|accessdate=4 March 2017|work=DAWN.COM|date=24 March 2013|language=en|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170305192134/https://www.dawn.com/news/797554|archivedate=5 March 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=NA-75: the ‘no-go area’ of Faisalabad|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/799454/newspaper/column|accessdate=4 March 2017|work=DAWN.COM|date=1 April 2013|language=en|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170305115023/https://www.dawn.com/news/799454/newspaper/column|archivedate=5 March 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Parliamentary board session: PML-N begins screening out poll aspirants - The Express Tribune|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/533516/parliamentary-board-session-pml-n-begins-screening-out-poll-aspirants/|accessdate=4 March 2017|work=The Express Tribune|date=10 April 2013|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170305120531/https://tribune.com.pk/story/533516/parliamentary-board-session-pml-n-begins-screening-out-poll-aspirants/|archivedate=5 March 2017}}</ref> He received 130,300 votes and defeated Fawad Ahmad Cheema, a candidate of [[Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf]].<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=12 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 May 2018, he quit PML-N and resigned from the National Assembly.<ref>{{cite news|title=PML-N MNA Ghulam Rasool Sahi resigns from NA over party differences - Pakistan - Dunya News|url=http://dunyanews.tv/en/Pakistan/439932-PML-N-MNA-Ghulam-Rasool-Sahi-resigns-NA-party-differences|accessdate=17 May 2018|work=Dunya News|date=17 May 2018}}</ref>

==References==
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