Muhammad Ejaz Shafi
Muhammad Ejaz Shafi | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab | |
| Assumed office 23 March 2024 | |
| In office 2002 – 31 May 2018 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Khanpur, Punjab, Pakistan |
| Political party | PTI (2022-present)[1] |
| Other political affiliations | PMLN (2018-2022) PML(Q) (2002-2008) |
Muhammad Ejaz Shafi is a Pakistani politician who was a Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab, from 2002 to May 2018.
Early life and education
[edit]He was born on 1 May 1969 in Khanpur.[2]
He has the degree of the Bachelor of Arts.[2]
Political career
[edit]He was elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (Q) (PML-Q) from Constituency PP-290 (Rahimyar Khan-VI) in the 2002 Pakistani general election. He received 22,531 votes and defeated a candidate of Pakistan Awami Tehrik.[3]
He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of PML-Q from Constituency PP-290 (Rahimyar Khan-VI) in the 2008 Pakistani general election. He received 24,751 votes and defeated a candidate of Pakistan Peoples Party.[4]
He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) from Constituency PP-290 (Rahimyar Khan-VI) in the 2013 Pakistani general election.[5][6]
Suspension
[edit]On 28 June 2025, Shafi was among 26 members of the opposition who were suspended from the Punjab Assembly for 15 sittings. The action was taken by Speaker Malik Muhammad Ahmed Khan following a disruption during Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz's address. The suspended lawmakers were accused of disorderly conduct, including chanting slogans, tearing official documents, and surrounding the speaker’s dais. The speaker also forwarded references against the suspended members to the Election Commission of Pakistan for further action.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Former minister Ch Ejaz Shafi joins PTI". The Nation (newspaper). 2 September 2022. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
- ^ a b "Punjab Assembly". www.pap.gov.pk. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
- ^ "2002 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 January 2018. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
- ^ "2008 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 January 2018. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
- ^ "Notification - Results Punjab Assembly 2013 election" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 January 2018. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
- ^ "List of winners of Punjab Assembly seats". The News. 13 May 2013. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
- ^ Waqar, Ali (2025-06-28). "26 opposition MPAs barred from Punjab Assembly for 15 sittings over 'disorderly conduct'". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2025-06-30.
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