Jamal Leghari

Sardar Jamal Khan Leghari is a Pakistani former senator and a leader of the Pakistan Muslim League (N). Jamal Leghari was a member of the Pakistan Muslim League – Quaid and was also elected as senator on a PML-Q ticket. He quit the senate and the PML-Q in December 2011 and joined the PTI alleging that the Pakistan People's Party government had made working as a senator difficult for him and that he had not received any development funds during the PPP government.

Jamal Leghari comes from a family of politicians and landlords. He is the son of former president of Pakistan Farooq Leghari. His grandfather Muhammad Khan Leghari and great grandfather after whom he was named had both been ministers in the British government.

Jamal Leghari's native village is Choti Zareen in Dera Ghazi Khan district of Punjab.

Leghari is a major landowner in the area and owns approximately 2,500 acres of land. After the death of his father, Jamal Khan Leghari was crowned the 27th chief of the Leghari tribe in October 2010.[1]

Jamal Leghari and his brother Awais Leghari joined the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf along with around 28 other PML-Q leaders on December 18, 2011.[2]

Controversy

In the run-up to the 2018 Pakistan General Elections, a controversy erupted over Jamal Leghari's relationship with his constituents. A video of one of his visits to his constituency went viral.[3] In the video, constituents confront Jamal Leghari with questions about the underdevelopment of the region he represents and the fact that he only visits the region when an election is around the corner.[4]

References
  1. https://tribune.com.pk/story/66746/leghari-tribe-crowns-its-27th-chief/
  2. "PTI gets boost as 30 influential politicians join party". Pakistantoday.com.pk. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  3. "Video: Angry voters confront PML-N candidate Jamal Leghari in DGK | SAMAA". Samaa TV. Retrieved 2020-08-20.
  4. Birmani, Tariq Saeed (2018-06-22). "Constituents give Jamal Leghari a run for his 'vote'". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2020-08-20.
Preceded by
Farooq Leghari		 Chief of Leghari tribe Tribe
2010 – P		 Succeeded by
Incumbent


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