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Amjad Farooq Khan
امجد فاروق خان
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
In office
13 August 2018 – 10 August 2023
Constituency NA-190 (Dera Ghazi Khan-II)
In office
1 June 2013 – 31 May 2018
Constituency NA-171 (D.G.Khan-I)
Personal details
Born (1950-09-04) September 4, 1950 (age 73)
Dera Ghazi Khan, Punjab, Pakistan
Political party PTI (2018-2022)
Independent (2018)
PMLN (1993-2018)
Islami Jamhoori Ittehad (1988-1993)
Pakistan Muslim League (1985-1988)
Relations Zulfiqar Ali Khosa (Cousin)
Dost Muhammad Khosa (Nephew)
Latif Khosa (Cousin)
Muhammad Saif-ud-Din Khosa (Nephew)

Sardar Muhammad Amjad Farooq Khan Khosa ( Urdu: سردار محمد امجد فاروق خان کھوسہ; born 4 September 1950) is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from August 2018 till August 2023. 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 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. [4]

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. [4]

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. [5] [6] [7] [8] He received 62,849 votes and defeated Khawaja Sheraz Mehmood. [9]

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. [10] Following his successful election, he announced to join Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) in August 2018. [11]

Assassination attempt

In October 2015, seven people were killed after a bomb exploded inside the political office of Khan in Taunsa tehsil, District 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. [12]

  • "Mr. Muhammad Amjad Farooq Khan Khosa", Personal Profile, National Assembly of Pakistan, retrieved Jul 22, 2022

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References

  1. ^ a b "Punjab Assembly". www.pap.gov.pk. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
  2. ^ "Detail Information". www.pildat.org. Archived from the original on 11 July 2017. Retrieved 10 July 2017.{{ cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown ( link)
  3. ^ "Previous Assemblies". www.pap.gov.pk. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
  4. ^ a b "National Assembly election result 1988-97" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 August 2017. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
  5. ^ "PM allows gas connections to areas of influential politicians". DAWN.COM. 25 February 2017. Archived from the original on 30 March 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  6. ^ "Seven killed, 13 injured in blast inside MNA's office in DG Khan - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 14 October 2015. Archived from the original on 6 March 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  7. ^ "Constituency profile: The Old Guard will fight it out - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 5 May 2013. Archived from the original on 6 March 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  8. ^ "PML-N lines up NA candidates in Punjab". The Nation. Archived from the original on 6 March 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  9. ^ "2013 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 February 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  10. ^ "Amjad Khosa wins NA-190 after revised count - Daily Times". Daily Times. 28 July 2018. Retrieved 3 August 2018.
  11. ^ "2 more independent MNA-elects join PTI - Daily Times". Daily Times. 3 August 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  12. ^ "Seven killed, 13 injured in blast inside MNA's office in DG Khan". Express Tribune. 14 October 2015. Archived from the original on 14 October 2015. Retrieved 14 October 2015.