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Malik Ghulam Abbas

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Malik Ghulam Abbas
Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab
Personal details
NationalityPakistani
Political partyPakistan Peoples Party
Other political
affiliations
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf

Malik Ghulam Abbas (Urdu: ملک غلام عباس) was a Pakistani politician who was elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab in 2018 general election but died before assuming office.

Political career

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He ran for the seat of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) from Constituency PP-205 (Multan-XII) in 2002 Pakistani general election. He received 13,302 votes and lost the seat to Rana Muhammad Qasim Noon.[1]

He ran for the seat of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as an independent candidate from Constituency PP-205 (Multan-XII) in 2008 Pakistani general election. He received 29,523 votes and lost the seat to Mehdi Abbas Khan.[2]

He ran for the seat of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of PPP from Constituency PP-205 (Multan-XII) in 2013 Pakistani general election. He received 33,127 votes and lost the seat to Mehdi Abbas Khan.[3]

He joined Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) following the 2013 general elections.[4]

He ran for the seat of the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of PTI from Constituency NA-153 (Multan-VI) in by-elections held in March 2016, but was unsuccessful.[5] He received 37,212 votes and lost the seat to Rana Muhammad Qasim Noon.[6]

He was elected to the Provincial Assembly of Punjab as a candidate of PTI from Constituency PP-222 (Multan-XII) in 2018 Pakistani general election.[7] He received 47,429 votes and defeated Mehdi Abbas Khan.[4]

Death

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On 15 August 2018, he died in Islamabad before swearing in as member of the Punjab Assembly.[8][4][9] He suffered a heart attack four days before his death[10] after which he was hospitalized in Islamabad.[11]

References

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  1. ^ "2002 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2018-01-26. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  2. ^ "2008 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2018-01-05. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  3. ^ "2013 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2018-02-01. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  4. ^ a b c "PTI MPA dies of cardiac arrest". The News. 16 August 2018. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  5. ^ "PML-N retains NA-153". Dawn. 18 March 2016. Archived from the original on 2017-04-10. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  6. ^ "PML-N wins NA-153 with huge margin | The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 18 March 2016. Archived from the original on 2018-08-17. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  7. ^ "PTI MPA elect Ghulam Abbas Khaki passes away". www.pakistantoday.com.pk. Archived from the original on 2018-08-16. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  8. ^ "PTI MPA-elect passes away". Dawn. 16 August 2018. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  9. ^ "PTI MPA elect from Multan passes away". DAWN.COM. 15 August 2018. Archived from the original on 2018-08-15. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  10. ^ "PTI MPA-elect Ghulam Abbas dies of cardiac arrest". Associated Press Of Pakistan. 15 August 2018. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  11. ^ "PTI's MPA Ghulam Abbas dies of Cardiac arrest". The Nation. 15 August 2018. Archived from the original on 16 August 2018. Retrieved 17 August 2018.