Amjad Farooq Khan
Sardar Muhammad Amjad Farooq Khan Khosa (Urdu: سردار محمد امجد فاروق خان کھوسہ; born 4 September 1950) is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from August 2018 till August 2023. Previously he was a member of the National Assembly between 1990 and May 2018 and was a member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from 1985 to 1990 and again from 2008 to 2013.
Amjad Farooq Khan | |
|---|---|
| امجد فاروق خان | |
| Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan | |
| In office 13 August 2018 – 10 August 2023 | |
| Constituency | NA-190 (Dera Ghazi Khan-II) |
| In office 1 June 2013 – 31 May 2018 | |
| Constituency | NA-171 (D.G.Khan-I) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 4, 1950 Dera Ghazi Khan, Punjab, Pakistan |
| Political party | PTI (2018-2022) Independent (2018) PMLN (1993-2018) Islami Jamhoori Ittehad (1988-1993) Pakistan Muslim League (1985-1988) |
| Relations | Zulfiqar Ali Khosa (Cousin) Dost Muhammad Khosa (Nephew) Latif Khosa (Cousin) Muhammad Saif-ud-Din Khosa (Nephew) |
Early life edit
He was born on 4 September 1950 in Dera Ghazi Khan.[1] According to PILDAT, he was born on 1 January 1949.[2]
He graduated from Government College University. He first obtained degree of Bachelor of Arts and then received the degree of Bachelor of Laws in 1971 from the Punjab University Law College.[1]
Political career edit
He was elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from Constituency PP-187 (Dera Ghazi Khan) in 1985 Pakistani general election.[3]
He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of Islami Jamhoori Ittehad (IJI) from Constituency PP-200 (Dera Ghazi Khan-II) in 1988 Pakistani general election. He received 16,118 votes and defeated Sardar Salahuddin Khan Khosa, a candidate of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP).[4]
He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of IJI from Constituency NA-132 (Dera Ghazi Khan) in 1990 Pakistani general election. He received 78,360 votes and defeated Khwaja Kamal-ud-Din Anwar, a candidate of Pakistan Democratic Alliance (PDA).[5]
He ran for the seat of the National Assembly as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N) from Constituency NA-132 (Dera Ghazi Khan) in 1993 Pakistani general election but was unsuccessful. He received 65,002 votes and lost the seat to Khwaja Kamal-ud-Din Anwar, a candidate of PPP.[5]
He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency NA-132 (Dera Ghazi Khan) in 1997 Pakistani general election. He received 73,302 votes and defeated Sardar Mansoor Ahmad Khan, an independent candidate.[5]
He ran for the seat of the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency NA-171 (D.G.Khan-I) in 2002 Pakistani general election, but was unsuccessful.[6] He received 49,302 votes and lost the seat to Khawaja Sheraz Mehmood.[7]
He ran for the seat of the National Assembly as an independent candidate from Constituency NA-171 (D.G.Khan-I) in 2008 Pakistani general election, but was unsuccessful.[8] He received 36,400 votes and lost the seat to Khawaja Sheraz Mehmood. In the same election, he was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as an independent candidate from Constituency PP-242 (Dera Ghazi Khan-III). He received 18,968 votes and defeated Javed Akhtar.[9]
He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency NA-171 (D.G.Khan-I) in 2013 Pakistani general election.[10][11][12][13] He received 62,849 votes and defeated Khawaja Sheraz Mehmood.[14]
He was re-elected to the National Assembly as an independent candidate from Constituency NA-190 (Dera Ghazi Khan-II) in 2018 Pakistani general election.[15] Following his successful election, he announced to join Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) in August 2018.[16]
Assassination attempt edit
In October 2015, seven people were killed after a bomb exploded inside the political office of Khan in Taunsa, DG Khan. Khan was not present in his office at the time of the blast. Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan splinter group Jamaat Ul Ahrar claimed the responsibility for the attack.[17]
External links edit
- "Mr. Muhammad Amjad Farooq Khan Khosa", Personal Profile, National Assembly of Pakistan, retrieved Jul 22, 2022
More Reading edit
References edit
- ^ a b "Punjab Assembly". www.pap.gov.pk. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
- ^ . www.pildat.org. Archived from the original on 11 July 2017. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Previous Assemblies". www.pap.gov.pk. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
- ^ (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 August 2017. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
- ^ a b c (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 August 2017. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
- ^ "62 candidates left in field in DG Khan". DAWN.COM. 16 September 2002. from the original on 9 April 2017. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
- ^ (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 January 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
- ^ "Leghari's fate hangs in balance". DAWN.COM. 22 February 2008. from the original on 9 April 2017. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
- ^ (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 January 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
- ^ "PM allows gas connections to areas of influential politicians". DAWN.COM. 25 February 2017. from the original on 30 March 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
- ^ "Seven killed, 13 injured in blast inside MNA's office in DG Khan - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 14 October 2015. from the original on 6 March 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
- ^ "Constituency profile: The Old Guard will fight it out - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 5 May 2013. from the original on 6 March 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
- ^ "PML-N lines up NA candidates in Punjab". The Nation. from the original on 6 March 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
- ^ (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 February 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
- ^ "Amjad Khosa wins NA-190 after revised count - Daily Times". Daily Times. 28 July 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
- ^ "2 more independent MNA-elects join PTI - Daily Times". Daily Times. 3 August 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
- ^ "Seven killed, 13 injured in blast inside MNA's office in DG Khan". Express Tribune. 14 October 2015. from the original on 14 October 2015. Retrieved 14 October 2015.