Zulfiqar Ali Khosa
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 ten consecutive tenures in 1964, 1970, 1977, 1985, 1988, 1990, 1993, 1997, 2002 and 2008. Sardar Zulfiqar Ali Khan contested for a National Assembly of Pakistan in general election 2018 but lost to his cousin Amjad Farooq Khosa.
Zulfiqar Ali Khosa | |
|---|---|
| 22nd 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 2012 – 2018 Constituency = Punjab, Pakistan | |
| Prime Minister | Shahid Khaqan Abbasi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 20, 1935 Bahadurgarh, Dera Ghazi Khan District, Punjab, British India (now Pakistan) |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Political party | Pakistan People's Party |
| Spouse(s) | Nadra Begum Faryal Khosa (m. 2014) |
Biography
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
- "Elderly Khosa confirms his second marriage". 30 January 2014.
- "Member Profile: Sirdar Zulfiqar Ali Khan Khosa". pap.gov.pk. Provincial Assembly of the Punjab. Retrieved 14 June 2014.