Khawaja Sheraz Mehmood


Khawaja Sheraz Mehmood is a Pakistani politician who has been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan since August 2018. Previously he was a member of the National Assembly from 2002 to 2013.

Early life

He was born on 6 August 1974.

Political career

He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan from Constituency NA-171 as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League in 2002 Pakistani general election. He received 82,310 votes and defeated Amjad Farooq Khan.
He was re-elected to the National Assembly from Constituency NA-171 as a candidate of PML-Q in 2008 Pakistani general election. He received 39,628 votes and defeated Amjad Farooq Khan. In the same election, he ran for the seat of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from Constituency PP-240 as a candidate of PML-Q but was unsuccessful. He received 11,155 votes and lost the seat to Sardar Mir Badshah Qaisrani. In May 2011, he was inducted into the federal cabinet of Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gillani and was appointed as Minister of State for Production where he served until June 2012. In June 2012, he was inducted into the federal cabinet of Prime Minister Raja Pervaiz Ashraf and was re-appointed as Minister of State for Production where he continued to serve until March 2013.
He ran for the seat of the National Assembly from Constituency NA-171 as a candidate of Pakistan Peoples Party in 2013 Pakistani general election but was unsuccessful. He received 57,276 votes and lost the seat to Amjad Farooq Khan.
He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf from Constituency NA-189 in 2018 Pakistani general election.