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{{Short description|Pakistani politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Khalil Tahir Sandhu
| honorific-suffix =
| office = Member of the [[Provincial Assembly of the Punjab]]
| term_start = 2008
| term_end = 31 May 2018
|constituency= reserved seat for minorities
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1967|5|23|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Toba Tek Singh]]
|nationality = Pakistani
|party = [[Pakistan Muslim League (N)]]
}}
'''Khalil Tahir Sandhu''' is a [[Pakistani politician]] who was a Member of the [[Provincial Assembly of the Punjab]] from 2008 to May 2018.

==Early life and education==
He was born on 23 May 1967 in [[Toba Tek Singh]].<ref name="pap/2013">{{cite web|title=Punjab Assembly|url=http://www.pap.gov.pk/index.php/members/profile/en/20/1191|website=www.pap.gov.pk|accessdate=24 January 2018|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170613105231/http://www.pap.gov.pk/index.php/members/profile/en/20/1191|archivedate=13 June 2017}}</ref>

He graduated from [[Government College University (Faisalabad)|Government College University, Faisalabad]] in 1987. He received the degree of Bachelor of Education from Government Education College, Faisalabad in 1989 and the degree of Bachelor of Laws from [[Punjab University Law College]] in 1994.<ref name="pap/2013" />

==Political career==
He was elected to the [[Provincial Assembly of the Punjab]] as a candidate of [[Pakistan Muslim League (N)]] (PML-N) on reserved seat for minorities in [[2008 Pakistani general election]].<ref name="pap/2008">{{cite web|title=Punjab Assembly|url=http://www.pap.gov.pk/index.php/members/profile/en/19/792|website=www.pap.gov.pk|accessdate=24 January 2018|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170613013905/http://www.pap.gov.pk/index.php/members/profile/en/19/792|archivedate=13 June 2017}}</ref> He served as Parliamentary Secretary for Human Rights and Minorities Affairs from 2008 to 2013.<ref name="pap/2013" />

He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of PML-N on reserved seat for minorities in [[2013 Pakistani general election]].<ref>{{cite news|title=PML-N secures maximum number of reserved seats in NA|url=https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2013/05/28/pml-n-secures-maximum-number-of-reserved-seats-in-na/|accessdate=24 January 2018|work=www.pakistantoday.com.pk|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180103061614/https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2013/05/28/pml-n-secures-maximum-number-of-reserved-seats-in-na/|archivedate=3 January 2018}}</ref> In June 2013, he was inducted into the provincial cabinet of Chief Minister [[Shahbaz Sharif]] and was made Provincial Minister of Punjab for human rights and minorities with additional portfolio of health.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Reporter|first1=The Newspaper's Staff|title=21-member Punjab cabinet takes oath|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1017511|accessdate=24 January 2018|work=DAWN.COM|date=11 June 2013|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180122113341/https://www.dawn.com/news/1017511|archivedate=22 January 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Sworn in: Governor administers oath to 21 ministers - The Express Tribune|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/561622/sworn-in-governor-administers-oath-to-21-ministers/|accessdate=24 January 2018|work=The Express Tribune|date=11 June 2013|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130614064007/http://tribune.com.pk/story/561622/sworn-in-governor-administers-oath-to-21-ministers/|archivedate=14 June 2013}}</ref> He remained Minister for health until November 2013.<ref name="pap/2013" />

==References==
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[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:1967 births]]
[[Category:Punjab MPAs 2008–2013]]
[[Category:Punjab MPAs 2013–2018]]
[[Category:Pakistan Muslim League (N) MPAs (Punjab)]]
[[Category:Punjab MPAs 2018–2023]]
[[Category:Government College University Faisalabad alumni]]

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