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| name = Sardar Dost Muhammad Khan Khosa<br>سرداردوست محمد کھوسہ<br />
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| office = [[Chief Minister of Punjab (Pakistan)|Chief Minister of Punjab]]<br />
| term_start = 11 April 2008<br />
| term_end = 8 June 2008<br />
| predecessor = [[Sheikh Ijaz Nisar]] (caretaker)<br />
| successor = [[Shahbaz Sharif]]<br />
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1973|10|22|df=yes}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Lahore]], [[Punjab, Pakistan|Punjab]], [[Pakistan]]<br />
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| spouse = Sapna Khan<br />
| party = *[[Pakistan Muslim League (N)]] (until 2018)<br />
*[[Pakistan People's Party]] (Dec. 2018-)<br />
| citizenship = [[Pakistan]]i<br />
| relations = [[Amjad Farooq Khan|Amjad Farooq Khan Khosa]] (Uncle)<br>[[Latif Khosa]] (Uncle)<br>[[Sirdar Saif-u-Din Khan Khosa]] (Brother)<br />
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[[Sardar]] '''Dost Muhammad Khosa''' ({{lang-ur| دوست محمد کھوسہ }}) (born 22 October 1973) is a Pakistani politician affiliated with [[Pakistan People's Party]]. He was appointed as the Interim [[Chief Minister]] of [[Punjab (Pakistan)|Punjab]] on 12 April 2008,<ref>[http://pakistanherald.com/Profile/Dost-Muhammad-Khosa-727 Dost Muhammad Khosa | Politician]. PakistanHerald.com. Retrieved on 16 September 2015.</ref> after winning Punjab Provincial Seat 244 [[Dera Ghazi Khan]] 5 in the general election, serving until 8 June 2008. He joined the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) on 22 December 2018.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Ex-Punjab CM Dost Muhammad Khosa joins PPP |url=https://archive.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/12/23/ex-punjab-cm-dost-muhammad-khosa-joins-ppp/}}</ref><br />
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==Early life==<br />
Khosa is the son of former [[Punjab (Pakistan)|Punjab]] Governor and senior political leader of Pakistan Sardar [[Zulfiqar Ali Khosa]].<ref>Hina, Muskan. (11 April 2008) [http://www.pkhope.com/profile-of-sardar-dost-mohammad-khosa/ Profile of Sardar Dost Mohammad Khosa | The Pakistani Spectator]. Pkhope.com. Retrieved on 2015-09-16.</ref> He was born in [[Lahore]] on 22 October 1973.<ref>{{Cite web |date=|work=Profile at Punjab Assembly |title=Sirdar Dost Muhammad Khan Khosa |url=https://www.pap.gov.pk/members/profile/en/19/667}}</ref><br />
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Khosa received his primary education from Aitchison College Lahore,<ref name="pakistanherald1">{{cite web|url=http://pakistanherald.com/Profile/Dost-Muhammad-Khosa-727 |title=Dost Muhammad Khosa &#124; Politician @ Pakistan Herald |publisher=Pakistanherald.com |date= |accessdate=26 September 2013}}</ref> and graduated from [[University of the Punjab]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=|work=Punjab Assembly Data |title=Sirdar Dost Muhammad Khan Khosa |url=https://www.pap.gov.pk/members/profile/en/19/667}}</ref><br />
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== Political career ==<br />
Khosa was first elected as MPA when his father vacated a provincial seat after taking oath as Punjab Governor in August 1999. He had also served as UC Nazim of Churratta, D.G. Khan and later as Naib District Nazim D.G. Khan until the general election in 2008.Later, he was appointed the interim Chief Minister of Punjab. After resigning from the Chief Ministers office he took oath as Foreign Minister for Pakistan.<ref name="pakistanherald1"/> In 2018 General elections, he contested election (PP-289) as an independent candidate but lost.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Amjad Khosa wins NA-190 after revised count |url=https://dailytimes.com.pk/274105/amjad-khosa-wins-na-190-after-revised-count/}}</ref> <br />
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== Personal ==<br />
Khosa belongs to the [[Balochi people]]. He is the youngest of three sons of former [[Punjab (Pakistan)|Punjab]] Governor Sardar [[Zulfiqar Ali Khosa]].<ref name="pakistanherald1"/><br />
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== See also ==<br />
*[[Baloch people]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* [https://archive.today/20130131073725/http://www.pakspectator.com/profile-of-sardar-dost-mohammad-khosa/ Profile: Dost Muhammad Khosa]<br />
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