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{{short description|Pakistani politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2017}}
{{Use Pakistani English|date=September 2017}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Jahangir Khanzada
| office = Member of the [[Provincial Assembly of the Punjab]]
|term_start = 15 August 2018
|term_end =
|constituency = PP-2 (Attock-II)
| term_start1 = October 2015
| term_end1 = 31 May 2018
|constituency1 = [[Constituency PP-16 (Attock-II)|PP-16 (Attock-II)]]
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1977|7|8|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Peshawar]]
|father= [[Shuja Khanzada]]
|nationality = Pakistani
|party = [[Pakistan Muslim League (N)]]
}}

'''Jahangir Khanzada''' is a Pakistani politician who has been a Member of the [[Provincial Assembly of the Punjab]] since August 2018. Previously he was a member of the Punjab Assembly from October 2015 to May 2018.

==Early life and education==
He was born on 8 July 1977 in [[Peshawar]] to [[Shuja Khanzada]].<ref name="pap/2013">{{cite web|title=Punjab Assembly|url=http://www.pap.gov.pk/index.php/members/profile/en/20/1246|website=www.pap.gov.pk|accessdate=24 January 2018|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170614145001/http://www.pap.gov.pk/index.php/members/profile/en/20/1246|archivedate=14 June 2017}}</ref>

He has the degree of the Master of Business Administration in Marketing which he received in 2000 from Preston University, Islamabad.<ref name="pap/2013" />

He holds British citizenship.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/06/21/pml-n-pti-ppp-to-suffer-as-fia-dubs-their-major-candidates-as-dual-nationals/|title = FIA's report puts dual national candidates of political parties in a tough spot | Pakistan Today}}</ref>

==Political career==
He was elected to the [[Provincial Assembly of the Punjab]] as a candidate of [[Pakistan Muslim League (N)]] (PML-N) from [[Constituency PP-16 (Attock-II)]] in by-election held in October 2015.<ref name="tribune/7oct2015">{{cite news|title=PP-16 by-elections: Jahangir Khanzada cruises to electoral victory - The Express Tribune|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/968654/pp-16-by-elections-jahangir-khanzada-cruises-to-electoral-victory/|accessdate=24 January 2018|work=The Express Tribune|date=7 October 2015|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305021844/http://tribune.com.pk/story/968654/pp-16-by-elections-jahangir-khanzada-cruises-to-electoral-victory/|archivedate=5 March 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Jahangir Khanzada wins Attock by-polls|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/15065-jahangir-khanzada-wins-attock-by-polls|accessdate=24 January 2018|work=www.thenews.com.pk|language=en|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160401211117/http://www.thenews.com.pk/print/15065-jahangir-khanzada-wins-attock-by-polls|archivedate=1 April 2016}}</ref> In November 2016, he was inducted into the provincial cabinet of Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif and was made Provincial Minister of Punjab for Youth Affairs and Sports.<ref>{{cite news|title=Punjab govt hands over portfolios to newly appointed cabinet ministers|url=https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2016/11/29/punjab-govt-hands-over-portfolios-to-newly-appointed-cabinet-ministers/|accessdate=24 January 2018|work=www.pakistantoday.com.pk|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170324181221/http://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2016/11/29/punjab-govt-hands-over-portfolios-to-newly-appointed-cabinet-ministers/|archivedate=24 March 2017}}</ref>

He was re-elected to Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency PP-2 (Attock-II) in [[2018 Pakistani general election]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Pakistan election 2018 results: National and provincial assemblies |url=https://www.samaa.tv/news/2018/07/live-pakistan-election-2018-results/ |accessdate=3 September 2018 |work=Samaa TV |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180729083521/https://www.samaa.tv/news/2018/07/live-pakistan-election-2018-results/ |archive-date=2018-07-29 |url-status=live }}</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:1977 births]]
[[Category:Pakistan Muslim League (N) MPAs (Punjab)]]
[[Category:Punjab MPAs 2013–2018]]
[[Category:People from Attock District]]
[[Category:Khanzada family|Jahangir]]
[[Category:Punjab MPAs 2018–2023]]
[[Category:Pakistani emigrants to the United Kingdom]]
[[Category:Naturalised citizens of the United Kingdom]]
[[Category:British people of Pashtun descent]]

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