Syed Basit Sultan Bukhari
Makhdoomzada Syed Basit Sultan Bukhari 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 2007 and again from June 2013 to April 2018.Early life
He was born on 28 May 1969.Political career
He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League from Constituency NA-179 in 2002 Pakistani general election. He received 63,778 votes and defeated Abdul Qayyum Khan Jatoi.
He ran for the seat of the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-Q from Constituency NA-179 in 2008 Pakistani general election, but was unsuccessful. He received 60,637 votes and lost the seat to Muhammad Moazam Ali Khan Jatoi. In the same election, he ran for the seat of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as an independent candidate from Constituency PP-258 but was unsuccessful. He received 1,163 votes and lost the seat to Abdul Qayyum Khan Jatoi.
He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League from Constituency NA-179 in 2013 Pakistani general election. He received 110,197 votes and defeated Muhammad Moazam Ali Khan Jatoi.
In April 2018, he quit PML-N and resigned from the National Assembly.
He was re-elected to the National Assembly as an independent candidate from Constituency NA-185 in 2018 Pakistani general election. Following his successful election, he announced to re-join PTI.
