Ishaq Khan Khakwani

Ishaq Khan Khakwani was born in Multan, Punjab province of Pakistan in April 1949. The former Minister of State for Information Technology and Telecommunications Division and Railways.

School and College

Khakwani went to Sadiq Public School Bahawalpur (a boarding School) from where he passed his Senior Cambridge certificate exams in 1965. Later he joined Forman Christian College, Lahore and passed his Secondary Exams in pre-Engineering subjects in 1967. After which he was admitted into Engineering University, Mughalpura, Lahore and obtained his Electrical Engineering Degree with distinction, in 1967. Was School Prefect and declared the Best Athlete of the school in 1964 &1965

Work

Khakwani joined the Pakistan Railways service through Federal Public Service Commission in 1973 and served there till he resigned his job in 1990.

Politics

Khakwani started his politics with Mir Murtaza Bhutto’s Pakistan Peoples Party (SB) in 1994 and later joined Pakistan Muslim League in 2002

Polo& Sports

Khakwani started playing polo in 1975 and actively played nationally and internationally till 2002.Is presently serving as FIP(Federation International Polo )Ambassador. Has also managed sports organizations in Pakistan in Honorary positions i.e. Pakistan Hockey, Pakistan Polo, Pakistan Athletics

Family and Personal Life

Ishaq Khan belongs to Khogyani tribe from Khogyani district in Nangarhar Province of Afghanistan. They have been settled in Multan for quite a while and the Khogyani Tribes' branch in Pakistan is known as the Khakwani family, and they are the major landowners in atleast 3 of the 4 provinces and a minor presence in the 4th. He is married with three sons, ages 32, 29 and 24.

Positions Held

1. Member Parliament, National Assembly of Pakistan 2. Federal Minister of State for Pakistan Railways 3. Federal Minister of State for IT & Telecom