Syed Hussain Jahania Gardezi


Syed Hussain Jahania Gardezi is a Pakistani politician who is the current Provincial Minister of Punjab for Management and Professional Development, in office since 13 September 2018. He has been a member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab since August 2018.
Previously, he was a Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab between 1993 and May 2018.

Early life and education

He was born on 6 November 1956 in Multan.
He has a degree of Master of Science which he obtained in 1980 from University of Agriculture Faisalabad. He has received a Diploma from Foreign Ministry Institute, Denmark in 1993.

Political career

He ran for the seat of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of Pakistan Democratic Alliance from Constituency PP-174 in 1990 Pakistani general election but was unsuccessful. He received 19,005 votes and lost the seat to a candidate of Islami Jamhoori Ittehad.
He was elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as an independent candidate from Constituency PP-174 in 1993 Pakistani general election. He received 16,191 and defeated a candidate of Pakistan Peoples Party. During his tenure as member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab, he served as Provincial Minister of Punjab for Cooperatives.
He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of National Alliance from Constituency PP-213 in 2002 Pakistani general election. He received 26,462 votes and defeated a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League . In January 2003, he was inducted into the provincial Punjab cabinet of Chief Minister Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi and was made Provincial Minister of Punjab for Non-formal Urban Education. In 2006, he was made Provincial Minister of Punjab for Food. During his tenure as member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab, he also served as Provincial Minister of Punjab for Local Government.
He ran for the seat of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of PML-Q from Constituency PP-213 in 2008 Pakistani general election but was unsuccessful. He received 22,379 votes and lost the seat to a candidate of PPP.
He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as an independent candidate from Constituency PP-213 in 2013 Pakistani general election. He joined Pakistan Muslim League in May 2013.
He was re-elected to Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as an independent candidate from Constituency PP-204 in 2018 Pakistani general election.
On 28 July 2018, he joined Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf.
On 12 September 2018, he was inducted into the provincial Punjab cabinet of Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar. On 13 September 2018, he was appointed as Provincial Minister of Punjab for Management and Professional Development.