Muhammad Tariq Anis

Muhammad Tariq Anis is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from 2008 to 2013. He had been a member of the Provincial Assembly of Punjab from 1988 to 1990 and again from 1993 to 1996.

Muhammad Tariq Anis
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
In office
2008–2013
ConstituencyNA-116 (Narowal-II)
Personal details
NationalityPakistani
Parliament House, Islamabad

Political career

He was elected to the Provincial Assembly of Punjab as a candidate of Islami Jamhoori Ittehad (IJI) from Constituency PP-114 (Sialkot-XIII) in 1988 Pakistani general election. He received 16,933 votes and defeated an independent candidate, Atiq-ur-Rehman.[1] During his tenure as Member of the Punjab Assembly, he served as Parliamentarian Secretary for Home.[2]

He ran for the seat of the Provincial Assembly of Punjab as a candidate of IJI from Constituency PP-114 (Sialkot-XIII) in 1990 Pakistani general election but was unsuccessful. He received 22,984 votes and lost the seat to Atiq-ur-Rehman, a candidate of IJI.[1]

He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of Punjab as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N) from Constituency PP-114 (Narowal-III) in 1993 Pakistani general election. He received 18,302 votes and defeated an independent candidate, Shoukat Ali.[1]

He ran for the seat of the Provincial Assembly of Punjab as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (J) from Constituency PP-114 (Narowal-III) in 1997 Pakistani general election but was unsuccessful. He received 9,276 votes and lost the seat to an independent candidate, Molvu Ghayas ud Din.[1]

He ran for the seat of the National Assembly of Pakistan as an indedpent candidate from Constituency NA-116 (Narowal-II) in 2002 Pakistani general election but was unsuccessful. He received 37,145 votes and lost the seat to Daniyal Aziz.[3]

He was elected to the National Assembly from Constituency NA-116 (Narowal-II) as an independent candidate in 2008 Pakistani general election[4][5][6] and joined the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP).[7][8] He received 45,097 votes and defeated Daniyal Aziz.[9] In November 2008, he was inducted into the federal cabinet of Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gillani and was appointed as Minister of State for Housing and Works where he served until February 2011.[10]

In 2012, he was appointed as chairman of the Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited.[6]

References
  1. "Punjab Assembly election result 1988-97" (PDF). ECP. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
  2. "Previous Assemblies". www.pap.gov.pk. Punjab Assembly. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
  3. "2002 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 January 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  4. Newspaper, From the (19 July 2011). "Verdict reserved on Daniyal poll plea". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  5. Wasim, Amir (19 February 2008). "Heavyweights knocked out". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  6. "Appointment: Muhammad Tariq Anis to head ZTBL - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 12 February 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  7. "PM still bent upon honouring NRO beneficiaries". www.thenews.com.pk. 17 February 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  8. "58 independents join political parties". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  9. "2008 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 January 2018. Retrieved 11 April 2018.
  10. "Federal cabinet of Prime Minister Gillani" (PDF). Cabinet division. Retrieved 28 May 2018.


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