Sardar Zulfiqar Ali Khosa (Urdu: ذوالفقار علی کھوسہ; born 20 October 1935)[2] is a Pakistani political leader, former senator and former Governor of Punjab. He represented Punjab, Pakistan in the Senate of Pakistan. Sardar Zulfiqar Ali Khan has been elected to the Provincial Assembly of Punjab for eight tenures in 1970, 1977, 1985, 1988, 1990, 1993, 1997 and 2008. He was also elected to the West Pakistan Assembly in 1962. Khosa also contested for a National Assembly of Pakistan in general election 2018 but lost to Amjad Farooq Khan.
Zulfiqar Ali Khosa | |
|---|---|
| Governor of Punjab | |
| In office August 12, 1999 – October 12, 1999 | |
| President | Muhammad Rafiq Tarar |
| Prime Minister | Nawaz Sharif |
| Member of the Senate of Pakistan | |
| In office 12 March 2012 – 12 March 2018 | |
| Prime Minister | Shahid Khaqan Abbasi |
| Constituency | General seat from Punjab |
| Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab | |
| In office 3 July 2008 – 12 March 2012 | |
| Constituency | PP-243 Dera Ghazi Khan-IV |
| In office 18 February 1997 – 12 October 1999 | |
| Constituency | PP-201 Dera Ghazi Khan-III |
| In office 18 October 1993 – 17 November 1996 | |
| Constituency | PP-201 Dera Ghazi Khan-III |
| In office 5 November 1990 – 28 June 1993 | |
| Constituency | PP-201 Dera Ghazi Khan-III |
| In office 30 November 1988 – 6 August 1990 | |
| Constituency | PP-201 Dera Ghazi Khan-III |
| In office 12 March 1985 – 30 May 1988 | |
| Constituency | PP-184 Dera Ghazi Khan-I |
| In office 9 April 1977 – 5 July 1977 | |
| Constituency | PP-192 Dera Ghazi Khan-VII |
| Member of the West Pakistan Assembly | |
| In office 9 June 1962 – 8 June 1965 | |
| Constituency | Dera Ghazi Khan-II |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 October 1935 Bahadurgarh, Dera Ghazi Khan District, Punjab, British India (now Pakistan) |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Other political affiliations | PTI (2018-2023) PMLN (1993-2018) Islami Jamhoori Ittehad (1988-1993) Independent (1985-1988) |
| Spouse(s) | Nadra Begum Faryal Khosa (m. 2014) |
| Relations | Sardar Muhammad Mohiuddin Khosa (grandson) Latif Khosa (cousin) Amjad Farooq Khan (cousin) |
| Children | Dost Muhammad Khosa (son) Muhammad Saif-ud-Din Khosa (son) |
Biography edit
Khosa is one of the most seniors politicians of Pakistan and is famous for his consistent control in the Politics of Punjab from 1986 to 2018.He comes from a Baloch Khosa tribe. He was born in Bahadurgarh, Dera Ghazi Khan District, Punjab, British India (now Pakistan).
He became the Tumandar of the Khosa in 1935 after the death of his father, Dost Muhammad Khan Khosa.[2]
He was the Governor of the Punjab from 17 August 1999 to 12 October 1999. He was a senator from Punjab, Pakistan, from 2012 to 2018.
He has three sons: Hissam Uddin Khan Khosa, Saif Uddin Khan Khosa, and Dost Muhammad Khosa.[2]
References edit
- ^ "Elderly Khosa confirms his second marriage". 30 January 2014.
- ^ a b c "Member Profile: Sirdar Zulfiqar Ali Khan Khosa". pap.gov.pk. Provincial Assembly of the Punjab. Retrieved 14 June 2014.