Malik Ghulam Abbas

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.

Punjab Assembly Lahore

Political career

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 the 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

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
  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. "PTI MPA dies of cardiac arrest". The News. 16 August 2018. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  5. Correspondent, The Newspaper's Staff (18 March 2016). "PML-N retains NA-153". DAWN.COM. 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. Correspondent, The Newspaper's Staff (16 August 2018). "PTI MPA-elect passes away". DAWN.COM. 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.


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