Iftikhar Randhawa

Iftikhar Akbar Randhawa (Urdu: افتخاراکبر رندھاوا) (born 1 January 1972) is a Pakistani politician, writer, columnist and agriculturist. He is currently a member of Pak Sarzameen Party.

Iftikhar Randhawa
Born (1972-01-01) January 1, 1972
Khanewal, Pakistan
NationalityPakistani
Alma materBZU
Political partyPak Sarzameen Party
Spouse(s)Shazia Imam
Parent(s)
  • Chaudhry Mahmood Randhawa (father)

Political career

Working for MQM

In 1992, Iftikhar started his political career joining MQM (Muhajir Qaumi Movement). In 1997, MQM removed Muhajir from their name replacing it with Muttahida. Iftikhar also became member of the Provincial Assembly of Sindh. He was elected as provincial organizer of and was member of Central Executive Committee of MQM. Iftikhar was also a part of MQM's Rabita Committee for 10 years.[1] He then left Pakistan and stayed in Australia.

Joining PSP

In April 2016, Iftikhar joined Mustafa Kamal and Anis Kaimkhani's new party Pak Sarzameen Party.[2] He was elected as the Vice Chairman of PSP. In 2018, he was from NA-252 (Karachi West 5) and fought in the 2018 Pakistan general elections.[3] However he received 4,786 votes and couldn't win his seat in the National Assembly of Pakistan.

In 2019, NAB (National Accountability Bureau) issued notice to Randhawa for sale of KFF properties.[4]

References
  1. "Kamal pulls another MQM dissident into Pak Sarzameen Party". The Express Tribune. 2016-04-19. Retrieved 2020-12-28.
  2. "Iftikhar Randhawa joins Kamal's PSP". The Nation. 2016-04-19. Retrieved 2020-12-26.
  3. "NA-252 Results - Election 2018 Results - - Candidates List - Constituency Details - Geo.tv". www.geo.tv. Retrieved 2020-12-26.
  4. "Sale of KKF properties: FIA issues notices to MQM, PSP leaders". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 2020-12-28.
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