Shaukat Mahmood Basra
Shaukat Mahmood Basra (Urdu/Punjabi: شوکت محمود بسرا; born 1 March 1966) is a Pakistani politician who was a member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from 2008 to 2013.[1]
Shaukat Mahmood Basra | |
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شوکت محمود بسرا | |
| Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab | |
| In office 2008–2013 | |
| Preceded by | Chaudhry Ghulam Murtaza |
| Succeeded by | Chaudhry Ghulam Murtaza |
| Constituency | PP-283 (Bahawalnagar-VII) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Chaudhry Shaukat Mahmood Basra[1] 1 March 1966 Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan |
| Political party | PTI (2017-present) |
| Other political affiliations | Pakistan Peoples Party (1996-2017) |
| Relatives | Naveed Iqbal Sajid (cousin)[1] |
| Occupation | Politician |
Early life and education edit
Shaukat Mahmood Basra was born on 1 March 1966 in Bahawalpur, Pakistan, to father Nabi Ahmad Basra.[1] He obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree and a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of Karachi and is a qualified advocate.[1] Basra hails from the town of Haroonabad in the Bahawalnagar District of Punjab.[1]
Political career edit
Basra began his career in politics as a tehsil president in 1996, as a member of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP).[1] He contested in the 2008 Punjab provincial election from constituency PP-283 (Bahawalnagar-VII) on behalf of the parliamentarians wing of the PPP. He received 43,279 votes and defeated Chaudhry Ghulam Murtaza of the PML-Q, thus becoming an elected member of the 15th provincial assembly and taking oath on 9 April 2008.[1][2] He remained in office until 2013. During his tenure, Basra served as a Parliamentary Secretary from January 2009 to February 2011 and was also a member of the Special Committee for Finance.[1]
In the 2013 Punjab provincial election, Basra contested once again from the same constituency on a PPP ticket. He received 11,525 votes and lost to Chaudhry Ghulam Murtaza contesting on behalf of the PML-Z this time, placing third in the poll behind runner-up Ashraf-ul-Islam of the PML-N.[3]
In the 2018 general election, Basra contested for a seat in the National Assembly from constituency NA-169 Bahawalnagar-IV as an independent candidate. He received 52,068 votes and lost to Noorul Hassan Tanvir of the PML-N, placing third behind runner-up Ijaz-ul-Haq of the PML-Z.[4]
During his time with the PPP, Basra worked as the information secretary for the PPP's South Punjab chapter.[5] In December 2018, Basra parted ways with the PPP and announced that he had joined the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).[6]
Personal life edit
Basra is married and has one child.[1] His cousin, Naveed Iqbal Sajid, was also a member of the Punjab provincial assembly.[1] In February 2017, Basra was the victim of gunfire en route to a political rally in Haroonabad in which his personal assistant was killed, while Basra himself suffered serious injuries.[7] The attack occurred when a heated conflict broke out between rival members of the PPP and PML-Z.[8]
References edit
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Shaukat Mahmood Basra". Provincial Assembly of the Punjab. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
- ^ (PDF). Election Commission of Pakistan. p. 231. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 January 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
- ^ (PDF). Election Commission of Pakistan. p. 312. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 May 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
- ^ "2018 election result" (PDF). Election Commission of Pakistan. p. 41. (PDF) from the original on 14 June 2023. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
- ^ "Former PPP leader from south Punjab Shaukat Basra joins PTI". The Express Tribune. 13 December 2018. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
- ^ Chaudhry, Fahad (13 December 2018). "PPP's Shaukat Basra jumps ship, joins PTI". Dawn. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
- ^ Sial, Zaheer Abbas (6 February 2017). "PPP leader Shaukat Basra injured, PA killed in Bahawalnagar gunfight". Dawn. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
- ^ "PPP leader Shaukat Basra injured, assistant killed in Bahawalnagar gunfight". The Express Tribune. 6 February 2017. Retrieved 9 July 2023.