Ghias Mela

Chaudhary Ghias Ahmed Mela (17 September 1961 – 27 June 2015) was a Pakistani politician and three-time member of the National Assembly of Pakistan (1997–1999, 2002–2007, 2008–2013) from Sargodha. He hails from 'Mela' village of Kot Momin tehsil, in Sargodha District and was an agriculturist by profession. He was a member of the Pakistan Muslim League (Q) (PML-Q) and held the post of senior vice president of the party. In 2015 he joined the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).

Chaudhry Ghias Ahmed Mela
Ministry of Human Resource Development, Pakistan
In office
June 2012 – 27 June 2015
Personal details
Born(1961-09-17)17 September 1961
Sargodha, Pakistan
Died27 June 2015(2015-06-27) (aged 53)
Dallas, Texas, United States of America
Political partyPakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf[1]

He has also served as the chairman of the standing committee for housing and worked under the PML-Q regime of 2002–2007, and as Federal Minister of State for the Ministry of Human Resource Development (2012–2013).

Education

Mela received his early education from Lawrence College Ghora Gali and Lahore American School. Higher education includes a B.B.A from the University of Evansville, Indiana (U.S.A) and an M.B.A degree from the same university.[2]

Minister of State for Human Resource Development

Mela was named the Federal Minister of State of Human Resource development (previously termed Ministry of Labour and Manpower) in June 2012, under the prime ministership of Raja Pervez Ashraf.[3]

Death

Mela died on 27 June 2015 in the United States of cardiac arrest.[4] He went to the US for surgery as his heart was enlarging due to a vena cava blockage and chronic smoking, soon after a successful heart surgery, he was shifted to the ventilator for few hours for a better oxygen supply, but his lungs failed to perform ample function. His funeral was held in Kot Khuda Baksh Mela village on 1 July and he was buried in the graveyard of his forefathers.

Mela was married, and had two sons and a daughter.[4]

References
  1. thepioneer.com.pk/ex-mna-and-federal-minister-ghias-mela-passed-away/
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-04-25. Retrieved 2011-10-11.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-04-13. Retrieved 2012-07-06.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. "EX – MNA and Federal Minister Ghias Mela passed away". The Pioneer. 29 June 2015. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
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