Rana Shamim Ahmed Khan

Rana Shamim Ahmed Khan (; born 6 July 1942) is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from August 2018 till August 2023. Previously he was member of the National Assembly from June 2013 to May 2018 and a member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from 1985 to 1996. He is current chairman of Standing Committee for Kashmir affairs and Gilgit Baltistan.

Early life Shamim was born on 6 July 1942 to father Rana Muhammad Chiragh, and hails from Sialkot.

Political career

He was elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from Constituency PP-145 (Sialkot) in the 1985 Pakistani general election.

He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate for Islami Jamhoori Ittehad (IJI) for Constituency PP-105 (Sialkot) in the 1988 Pakistani general election. He received 31,001 votes and defeated Khalid Muhammad Khaliq, a candidate of PPP.

He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate for IJI for Constituency PP-105 (Sialkot) in the 1990 Pakistani general election. He received 39,786 votes and defeated Ijaz Hussain, a candidate of Pakistan Democratic Alliance (PDA).

He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate for PML-N for PP-124 (Sialkot-IV) in by-polls held in June 2008. He received 24,994 votes.

He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate for PML-N for Constituency NA-112 (Sialkot-III) in the 2013 Pakistani general election. He received 129,571 votes and defeated Salman Saif Cheema, a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).

He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency NA-76 (Sialkot-V) in the 2018 Pakistani general election. He received 133,664 votes and defeated Muhammad Aslam Ghumman, a candidate of PTI.

Personal life Shamim's son Rana Abdul Sattar has also served as a member of the Punjab provincial assembly. Other Son Rana Abdul Aziz is in Police service of pakistan. Aziz was also a topper in Central Superior Services Exam in 2010,In 2024 promoted in BPS-19.