22 Facts About Rana Sanaullah

Rana Sanaullah Khan is a Pakistani lawyer and politician who is currently serving as Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Political Affairs since April 2024.

Rana Sanaullah is the second most popular official in the current Shehbaz Sharif government.

Rana Sanaullah was a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from August 2018 to August 2023.

Rana Sanaullah is a senior member of the PML-N and the president of the PML-N in Punjab since 4 May 2019.

Rana Sanaullah Khan was born on 1 January 1955 to Sher Muhammad Khan in a Punjabi Rajput family.

Rana Sanaullah received a bachelor's degree in commerce from Government College University Faisalabad and an LLB from Punjab Law College, Lahore.

Rana Sanaullah is a cousin of former Chief Justice of Pakistan Iftikhar Chaudhry.

Rana Sanaullah was elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of Pakistan Peoples Party in 1990 Pakistani general election.

Rana Sanaullah was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League in 1997 Pakistani general election.

Rana Sanaullah was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from PP-70 as a candidate of in 2002 Pakistani general election.

Rana Sanaullah was elected as the leader of opposition of the Punjab Provincial Assembly.

Rana Sanaullah was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from PP-70 as a candidate of in 2008 Pakistani general election.

Rana Sanaullah was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from PP-70 as a candidate of in 2013 Pakistani general election.

Rana Sanaullah was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan from NA-106 as a candidate of in 2018 Pakistani general election.

Rana Sanaullah ran in the 2024 Pakistani General Election from NA-100 on PML-N Party ticket but was unsuccessful, he received 11,2639 votes against Dr Nisar Ahmed Jutt, an independent candidate who received 13,1941 votes.

Observers note that Taseer's security at the time of his death was in the hands of the PML-N, Shehbaz Sharif being the Chief Minister of the province while Rana Sanaullah was the Law Minister.

Rana Sanaullah met SSP's leader Maulana Ahmed Ludhianvi in February 2010, in his capacity as Law Minister and PML-N leader, arguing that the SSP "had a vast following and vote-bank and that its support made political sense", eventually justifying the electoral alliance between the PML-N and SSP.

Rana Sanaullah, who is considered only second to the Chief Minister, remained adamant that the police action was justified which added to the public fury.

When Rana Sanaullah was travelling from Faisalabad to Lahore in July 2019, the Anti Narcotics Force Lahore team detained him close to the Ravi Toll Plaza on the highway.

Rana Sanaullah was twice denied bail by the trial court, but on December 24,2019, the Lahore High Court granted him liberty.

Rana Sanaullah claimed on 10 December 2022 that the case against him was "concocted, designed, and created" after the multiple hearings.

Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah was exonerated on December 10,2022, by a special court in Lahore following multiple hearings and his submission of a plea.