| Office | Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
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|---|---|
| Term start | 13 August 2018
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| Constituency | NA-190 (Dera Ghazi Khan-II) |
| Constituency | NA-171 (D.G.Khan-I) |
| Born | 1950-9-4 (age 76) |
| Born | Dera Ghazi Khan, Punjab, Pakistan
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| Nationality | Pakistani
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| Political party | Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf
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Sardar Muhammad Amjad Farooq Khan Khosa (Template:Lang-ur; born 4 September 1950) is a Pakistani politician who has been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan, since August 2018. Previously he was a member of the National Assembly between 1990 and May 2018 and was a member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from 1985 to 1990 and again from 2008 to 2013.
Early life
He was born on 4 September 1950 in Dera Ghazi Khan.[1] According to PILDAT, he was born on 1 January 1949.[2]
He graduated from Government College University. He first obtained degree of Bachelor of Arts and then received the degree of Bachelor of Laws in 1971 from the Punjab University Law College.[1]
Political career
He was elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from Constituency PP-187 (Dera Ghazi Khan) in 1985 Pakistani general election.[3]
He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of Islami Jamhoori Ittehad (IJI) from Constituency PP-200 (Dera Ghazi Khan-II) in 1988 Pakistani general election. He received 16,118 votes and defeated Sardar Salahuddin Khan Khosa, a candidate of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP).[4]
He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of IJI from Constituency NA-132 (Dera Ghazi Khan) in 1990 Pakistani general election. He received 78,360 votes and defeated Khwaja Kamal-ud-Din Anwar, a candidate of Pakistan Democratic Alliance (PDA).[5]
He ran for the seat of the National Assembly as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N) from Constituency NA-132 (Dera Ghazi Khan) in 1993 Pakistani general election but was unsuccessful. He received 65,002 votes and lost the seat to Khwaja Kamal-ud-Din Anwar, a candidate of PPP.[5]
He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency NA-132 (Dera Ghazi Khan) in 1997 Pakistani general election. He received 73,302 votes and defeated Sardar Mansoor Ahmad Khan, an independent candidate.[5]
He ran for the seat of the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency NA-171 (D.G.Khan-I) in 2002 Pakistani general election, but was unsuccessful.[6] He received 49,302 votes and lost the seat to Khawaja Sheraz Mehmood.[7]
He ran for the seat of the National Assembly as an independent candidate from Constituency NA-171 (D.G.Khan-I) in 2008 Pakistani general election, but was unsuccessful.[8] He received 36,400 votes and lost the seat to Khawaja Sheraz Mehmood. In the same election, he was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as an independent candidate from Constituency PP-242 (Dera Ghazi Khan-III). He received 18,968 votes and defeated Javed Akhtar.[9]
He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency NA-171 (D.G.Khan-I) in 2013 Pakistani general election.[10][11][12][13] He received 62,849 votes and defeated Khawaja Sheraz Mehmood.[14]
He was re-elected to the National Assembly as an independent candidate from Constituency NA-190 (Dera Ghazi Khan-II) in 2018 Pakistani general election.[15] Following his successful election, he announced to join Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) in August 2018.[16]
Assassination attempt
Template:Main In October 2015, seven people were killed after a bomb exploded inside the political office of Khan in Taunsa, DG Khan. Khan was not present in his office at the time of the blast. Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan splinter group Jamaat Ul Ahrar claimed the responsibility for the attack.[17]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Punjab Assembly. www.pap.gov.pk. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
- ↑ Detail Information. www.pildat.org. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
- ↑ Previous Assemblies. www.pap.gov.pk. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
- ↑ Punjab Assembly election results 1988-97. ECP. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 National Assembly election result 1988-97. ECP. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
- ↑ 62 candidates left in field in DG Khan. DAWN.COM(16 September 2002). Retrieved 8 April 2017.
- ↑ 2002 election result. ECP. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
- ↑ Leghari's fate hangs in balance. DAWN.COM(22 February 2008). Retrieved 8 April 2017.
- ↑ 2008 election result. ECP. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
- ↑ PM allows gas connections to areas of influential politicians. DAWN.COM(25 February 2017). Retrieved 6 March 2017.
- ↑ Seven killed, 13 injured in blast inside MNA's office in DG Khan - The Express Tribune. The Express Tribune(14 October 2015). Retrieved 6 March 2017.
- ↑ Constituency profile: The Old Guard will fight it out - The Express Tribune. The Express Tribune(5 May 2013). Retrieved 6 March 2017.
- ↑ PML-N lines up NA candidates in Punjab. The Nation. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
- ↑ 2013 election result. ECP. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
- ↑ Amjad Khosa wins NA-190 after revised count - Daily Times. Daily Times(28 July 2018). Retrieved 3 August 2018.
- ↑ 2 more independent MNA-elects join PTI - Daily Times. Daily Times(3 August 2018). Retrieved 4 August 2018.
- ↑ Seven killed, 13 injured in blast inside MNA's office in DG Khan(14 October 2015). Retrieved 14 October 2015.