| Office | Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
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| Office | Federal Minister for Law and Justice
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| Term start | 13 August 2018
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| Constituency | NA-80 (Gujranwala-II) |
| Constituency | NA-97 (Gujranwala-III) |
| Born | 1937-12-25 (age 89)
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| Nationality | Pakistani
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| Political party | Pakistan Muslim League (N)
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Chaudhry Mahmood Bashir Virk (Template:Lang-ur; born 25 December 1937[1]) 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 1997 to 1999 and again from March 2008 to May 2018.
He served as Federal Minister for Law and Justice, in Abbasi cabinet from January 2018 to May 2018.
His parents, Bashir Ahmed Virk and Amna Bibi, gave refuge to the family of Capt (retd.) Ajit Singh Butalia at Lahore in 1947.
Political career
He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N) from Constituency NA-77 (Gujranwala-IV) in 1997 Pakistani general election. He received 64,729 votes and defeated Muhammad Aslam Lone, a candidate of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP).[2]
He ran for the seat of the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency NA-97 (Gujranwala-III) in 2002 Pakistani general election,[3] but was unsuccessful.[4] He received 12,491 votes and lost the seat to Chaudhry Shahid Akram Bhinder, a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (Q).[5]
He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency NA-97 (Gujranwala-III) in 2008 Pakistani general election.[6][4] He received 48,701 votes and defeated Zafar Chaudhary, a candidate of PPP.[7]
He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency NA-97 (Gujranwala-III) in 2013 Pakistani general election.[8][9][10][11][12] He received 104,638 votes and defeated Rana Naeem Ur Rehman Khan, a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf.[13]
In January 2018, Virk was inducted into the federal cabinet of Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi as a federal minister and was made Minister for Law and Justice.[14][4] Upon the dissolution of the National Assembly on the expiration of its term on 31 May 2018, Virk ceased to hold the office as Federal Minister for Law and Justice.[15]
He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency NA-80 (Gujranwala-II) in 2018 Pakistani general election.[16] He received 108,653 votes and defeated Mian Tariq Mehmood.[17]
References
- ↑ Detail Information. www.pildat.org. PILDAT.
- ↑ National Assembly election result 1988-97. ECP.
- ↑ Six lawyers in run for NA-97. DAWN.COM(8 October 2002).
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Mahmood Bashir Virk sworn in as federal minister. www.pakistantoday.com.pk(10 January 2018).
- ↑ 2002 election result. ECP.
- ↑ Gujranwala sends six lawyers to NA. DAWN.COM(22 February 2008).
- ↑ 2008 election result. ECP.
- ↑ Pakistan General Elections 2013 - Detailed results. DAWN.COM(12 May 2013).
- ↑ Cantonment polls a test case for PML-N ministers. The Nation.
- ↑ N League wins all NA, PP seats in G’Wala. The Nation.
- ↑ PML-N, PTI, JUI-F and AML chiefs win elections. The Nation.
- ↑ PML-N groups lobby for Gujranwala MC mayor’s slot. DAWN.COM(8 December 2015).
- ↑ 2013 election result. ECP.
- ↑ Chaudhry Virk appointed law minister. DAWN.COM(10 January 2018).
- ↑ Notification. Cabinet division.
- ↑ PML-N’s Mehmood Bashir Virk wins NA-80 elections. Associated Press Of Pakistan(26 July 2018).
- ↑ NA-80 Result - Election Results 2018 - Gujranwala 2 - NA-80 Candidates - NA-80 Constituency Details - thenews.com.pk. www.thenews.com.pk.