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 has been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan, since August 2018. 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
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
Assumed office
13 August 2018
ConstituencyNA-190 (Dera Ghazi Khan-II)
In office
1 June 2013 – 31 May 2018
ConstituencyNA-171 (D.G.Khan-I)
Personal details
Born (1950-09-04) September 4, 1950
Dera Ghazi Khan
NationalityPakistani
Political partyPakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf
Parliament House Islamabad

Early life

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

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
Main article: Taunsa Sharif bombing

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]

References
  1. "Punjab Assembly". www.pap.gov.pk. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
  2. "Detail Information". www.pildat.org. Archived from the original on 11 July 2017. Retrieved 10 July 2017.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. "Previous Assemblies". www.pap.gov.pk. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
  4. "Punjab Assembly election results 1988-97" (PDF). ECP. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
  5. "National Assembly election result 1988-97" (PDF). ECP. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
  6. "62 candidates left in field in DG Khan". DAWN.COM. 16 September 2002. Archived from the original on 9 April 2017. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
  7. "2002 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 January 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  8. "Leghari's fate hangs in balance". DAWN.COM. 22 February 2008. Archived from the original on 9 April 2017. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
  9. "2008 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 January 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  10. "PM allows gas connections to areas of influential politicians". DAWN.COM. 25 February 2017. Archived from the original on 30 March 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  11. "Seven killed, 13 injured in blast inside MNA's office in DG Khan - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 14 October 2015. Archived from the original on 6 March 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  12. "Constituency profile: The Old Guard will fight it out - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 5 May 2013. Archived from the original on 6 March 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  13. "PML-N lines up NA candidates in Punjab". The Nation. Archived from the original on 6 March 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  14. "2013 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 February 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  15. "Amjad Khosa wins NA-190 after revised count - Daily Times". Daily Times. 28 July 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  16. "2 more independent MNA-elects join PTI - Daily Times". Daily Times. 3 August 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  17. "Seven killed, 13 injured in blast inside MNA's office in DG Khan". Express Tribune. 14 October 2015. Archived from the original on 14 October 2015. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
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