Rana Muhammad Qasim Noon | |
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رانا محمد قاسم نون | |
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan | |
In office 13 August 2018 – 10 August 2023 | |
Constituency | NA-159 (Multan-VI) |
In office 25 March 2016 – April 2018 | |
Constituency | NA-153 (Multan-VI) |
Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab | |
In office 2002–2007 | |
Constituency | PP-205 (Multan-XII) |
Personal details | |
Born | Multan, Punjab, Pakistan | 10 November 1962
Political party | ![]() |
Rana Muhammad Qasim Noon (Urdu: رانا محمد قاسم نون; born 10 November 1962) is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from August 2018 till August 2023. Previously, he was a member of the National Assembly from March 2016 to April 2018 and a member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from 2002 to 2007.
Noon was born on 10 November 1962.[1]
He received MA degree in Political Science from Bahauddin Zakariya University in 1983. He received his L.L.B. degree in 1988 and MA degree in 1989, both from Bahauddin Zakariya University.[1]
Prior to entering politics, Noon served as Chief Protocol Officer in Pakistan International Airlines from 1985 to 1990.[1]
He ran for the seat of the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (Q) (PML-Q) from Constituency NA-153 (Multan-VI) in 2002 Pakistani general election but was unsuccessful.[2][3][4] He received 55,395 votes and lost the seat to Dewan Syed Jaffar Hussain Bukhari, a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N). In the same election, he was elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of PML-Q from Constituency PP-205 (Multan-XII). He received 25,902 votes and defeated Mehdi Abbas Khan.[5]
In November 2003, he was inducted into the Punjab provincial cabinet of Chief Minister Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi and was appointed Provincial Minister of Punjab for Agriculture Marketing[6] where he served until November 2006.[1] During his tenure as Member of the Punjab Assembly, he also served as Provincial Minister of Punjab for Labour and Human Resource.[1]
He ran for the seat of the National Assembly as an independent candidate from Constituency NA-153 (Multan-VI) in 2008 Pakistani general election but was unsuccessful.[7][8][3] He received 68,762 votes and lost the seat to Syed Ashiq Hussain Bukhari, a candidate of PML-Q.[9]
He ran for the seat of the National Assembly as a candidate of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) from Constituency NA-153 (Multan-VI) in 2013 Pakistani general election but was unsuccessful.[3][10][11] He received 90,179 votes and lost the seat to Syed Ashiq Hussain Bukhari.[12] Following the defeat in the elections, he quit PPP and joined Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).[13] He quit PTI and joined Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N) in 2016.[14]
He was elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency NA-153 (Multan-VI) in by-elections held in March 2016.[15] He received 107,737 votes and defeated Malik Ghulam Abbas, a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).[16]
In April 2018, he quit PML-N[17][18] and resigned from the National Assembly.[19] In May 2018, he announced to join PTI.[19]
He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PTI from Constituency NA-159 (Multan-VI) in 2018 Pakistani general election.[20] During No Confidence motion against prime minister Imran Khan he joined hands with opposition. [21]
In 2023, Noon introduced the Contempt of Parliament Bill, which was passed by the National Assembly of Pakistan on 16 May 2023.[22]