Amjad Farooq Khan

Amjad Farooq Khan
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	September 4, 1950 (age 74); Dera Ghazi Khan, Punjab, Pakistan
Relatives	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]

External links

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

References

^ ^a ^b "Punjab Assembly". www.pap.gov.pk. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
^ "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)
^ "Previous Assemblies". www.pap.gov.pk. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
^ ^a ^b "National Assembly election result 1988-97" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 August 2017. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
^ "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.
^ "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.
^ "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.
^ "PML-N lines up NA candidates in Punjab". The Nation. Archived from the original on 6 March 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
^ "2013 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 February 2018. 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". Express Tribune. 14 October 2015. Archived from the original on 14 October 2015. Retrieved 14 October 2015.

[pap/2008-1] "Punjab Assembly". www.pap.gov.pk. Retrieved 26 April 2018.

[pildat/dob-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.

[ecp/na-88-97-4] "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.

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