Sami Ullah Chaudhary


Sami Ullah Chaudhary is a Pakistani politician who is the current Provincial Minister of Punjab for Food, in office since 27 August 2018. He has been a member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab since August 2018. Previously he was member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from 1997 to 1999.

Early life and education

He was born on 21 October 1968 in Bahawalpur, Pakistan. in an Arain Chaudhary Family.
He received a degree of Bachelor of Commerce from Commerce College, Bahawalpur in 1989.

Political career

He was elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League from Constituency PP-222 in 1997 Pakistani general election. He received 29,005 votes and Malik Habibullah Bhutta, a candidate of Pakistan Peoples Party.
He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf from Constituency PP-246 in 2018 Pakistani general election.
On 27 August 2018, he was inducted into the provincial Punjab cabinet of Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar and was appointed as Provincial Minister of Punjab for food.
On 06 April 2020 he resigned as the Food Minister of Punjab following the FIA reports on sugar and flour crisis suggesting that the Punjab Food Ministry was inefficient in handling the sugar and flour crisis.