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{{Short description|Pakistani politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Sardar Muhammad Jamal Khan Leghari
| honorific-suffix =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1966|3|10|df=y}}
| birth_place =
| office = Member of the [[Provincial Assembly of the Punjab]]
| term_start = 29 May 2013
| term_end = 31 May 2018
|constituency=
|nationality = Pakistani
|party = [[Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz)]]
|parents = [[Farooq Leghari]] (father)
}}
'''Sardar Muhammad Jamal Khan Leghari''' is a Pakistani politician who was a Member of the [[Provincial Assembly of the Punjab]], from May 2013 to May 2018 and is the son of former president of Pakistan [[Farooq Leghari]].<ref name="pap">{{cite web|title=Punjab Assembly|url=http://www.pap.gov.pk/index.php/members/profile/en/20/1201|website=www.pap.gov.pk|accessdate=15 January 2018}}</ref>

==Early life and family==
He was born on 10 March 1966.<ref name="pap"/> 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/66746/leghari-tribe-crowns-its-27th-chief/|title = Leghari tribe 'crowns' its 27th chief|date = 24 October 2010}}</ref>

==Political career==

He was elected to the [[Provincial Assembly of the Punjab]] as an independent candidate from Constituency PP-245 (Dera Ghazi Khan-VI) in [[2013 Pakistani general election]]. He joined [[Pakistan Muslim League (N)]] in May 2013.<ref>{{cite news|title=33 independent MPAs, 12 MNAs join PML-N|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/archive/print/630765-33-independent-mpas,-12-mnas-join-pml-n|accessdate=19 January 2018|work=www.thenews.com.pk|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Reporter|first1=The Newspaper's Staff|title=43 newly elected legislators join PML-N|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1013019|accessdate=19 January 2018|work=DAWN.COM|date=23 May 2013}}</ref>

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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2011/12/20/news/national/pti-gets-boost-as-30-influential-politicians-join-party|title=PTI gets boost as 30 influential politicians join party|website=Pakistantoday.com.pk|accessdate=30 July 2018}}</ref>

== 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.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Video: Angry voters confront PML-N candidate Jamal Leghari in DGK {{!}} SAMAA|url=https://www.samaa.tv/news/2018/06/video-angry-voters-confront-pml-n-candidate-jamal-leghari-in-dgk/|access-date=2022-01-04|website=Samaa TV|language=en-US}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Birmani|first=Tariq Saeed|date=2018-06-22|title=Constituents give Jamal Leghari a run for his ‘vote’|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1415276|access-date=2022-01-04|website=DAWN.COM|language=en}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*{{cite news|title=Ex-Pak President Leghari's son injured self while cleaning gun|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/ex-pak-president-leghari-s-son-injured-self-while-cleaning-gun-113052700971_1.html|newspaper=[[Business Standard]]|date=May 27, 2013|via=[[Press Trust of India|PTI]]}}

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