Ch.Nouraiz Shakoor Khan graduated from the
Cadet College Petaro in 1968 after finishing intermediate education. He later completed a
Bachelor of Laws and became a practicing lawyer. Shakoor contested all member National Assembly Elections from 1985 to 2018 on the PPP ticket, except 1985(independent), 2008(PML-Q) and 2018(PTI). In the history of Sahiwal, he is the only politician who has been elected three times - in 1988, 1993 and 2002 - as a Member of the National Assembly. In 2002 Nouraiz formed the Pakistan Peoples Party Parliamentarians Patriots (PPPPP) and became the Senior Vice President of the party. PPPPP merged with the ruling Pakistan Muslim League(PML-Q) and he became senior member of the ruling PML-Q. He contested the 2008 elections on the PML-Q ticket and lost. He joined PTI in 2011 and contested the 2018 election on PTI ticket. Shakoor has served as Parliamentary Secretary for Communications in 1993–95 and as the Federal Minister of State for Communications and Youth Affairs in 1995–97. He then held the office of the Federal Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources from 2002 to 2004. From 2005 to 2007, he held the portfolio of Minister of Science and Technology. He is an Advocate and an Agriculturist by profession. He was also a member of the Standing Committee on Finance Economics Affairs in 1988–90 and 1993–96, Standing Committee on Production 1988–90, Standing Committee on Planning and Development and Parliamentary Kashmir Committee 1993–96. Being on these titles Nouraiz Shakoor attended many national and international Conferences, Workshops and Seminars as part and leader of the delegations. He has represented Pakistan on many official tours around the World and has visited regions within U.S.A, Europe and Asia. ==References==