Arshad Khan Leghari
Muhammad Arshad Khan Leghari is a Pakistani politician who served as Minister of State for Industries and Production, in Abbasi cabinet from August 2017 to May 2018. He had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan, from 2008 to May 2018.Early life
He was born on 1 January 1960.
He holds a British citizenship.Political career
He ran for the seat of the Provincial Assembly of Punjab as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League from Constituency PP-297 in 2002 Pakistani general election. He received 21,863 votes and lost the seat to Aziz Aslam Shaikh.
He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League from Constituency NA-197 in 2008 Pakistani general election. He received 82,565 votes and defeated Rais Munir Ahmad, a candidate of PML-Q. In the same election, he ran for the seat of the Provincial Assembly of Punjab as a candidate of Sindh United Party from Constituency PP-295 but was unsuccessful. He received 89 votes and lost the seat to Makhdoom Ahmed Mehmood. In the same election, he also ran for the seat of the Provincial Assembly of Punjab as an independent candidate from Constituency PP-297 but was unsuccessful. He received 425 votes and lost the seat to Rais Ibraheem Khalil Ahmad, a candidate of Pakistan Peoples Party.
He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency NA-197 in 2013 Pakistani general election. He received 80,944 votes and defeated Makhdoom Syed Murtaza Mehmood.
Following the election of Shahid Khaqan Abbasi as Prime Minister of Pakistan in August 2017, he was inducted into the federal cabinet of Abbasi.
