Ghulam Dastgir Khan
Ghulam Dastgir Khan | |
|---|---|
| Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan | |
| In office 1990–1999 | |
| Constituency | NA-76 (Gujranwala-III) |
| In office March 1977 – July 1977 | |
| Constituency | NA-100 (Gujranwala-III) |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Political party | Pakistan Muslim League (N) (1993 - present) |
| Other political affiliations | Islami Jamhoori Ittehad (1988-1990) |
| Relations | Azra Sabir Khan (sister-in-law) |
| Children | Khurram Dastgir Khan (son)[1] |
Ghulam Dastgir Khan is a Pakistani politician who has been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from 1990 to 1999 and for brief in 1977.
Political career
[edit]He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan from Constituency NA-100 (Gujranwala-III) in 1977 Pakistani general election.[2] In March 1981, he was appointed as Federal Minister for Labour Manpower and Overseas Pakistanis in the cabinet of President Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq where he served until February 1985. He also served as Federal Minister for Local Government and rural Development in the cabinet of President Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq from November 1983 to April 1984.[3]
He ran for the seat of the National Assembly in 1985 Pakistani general election but was unsuccessful.[1]
He ran for the seat of the National Assembly as a candidate of Islami Jamhoori Ittehad (IJI) from Constituency NA-76 (Gujranwala-III) in 1988 Pakistani general election but was unsuccessful and lost the seat to a candidate of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP).[4]
He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of IJI from Constituency NA-76 (Gujranwala-III) in 1990 Pakistani general election.[5] He obtained 67,697 votes and defeated a candidate of PPP.[4][1] He remained Federal Minister for Local Government and Rural Development in Nawaz Sharif's 1st Cabinet from 1990-93.
He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N) from Constituency NA-76 (Gujranwala-III) in 1993 Pakistani general election. He received 64,769 votes and defeated a candidate of PPP.[4][1]
He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency NA-76 (Gujranwala-III) in 1997 Pakistani general election. He received 64,108 votes and defeated a candidate of PPP.[4][1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e Khan, Sher Ali (22 February 2017). "How the Sharifs have handled local government polls in Punjab". Herald Magazine. Archived from the original on 17 June 2017. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
- ^ "1977 election notification" (PDF). ECP. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 February 2018. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
- ^ "Cabinet of Zia-ul-Haq" (PDF). Cabinet division. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
- ^ a b c d "Election result 1988-97" (PDF). ECP. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 August 2017. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
- ^ "1990 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived (PDF) from the original on 16 February 2018. Retrieved 16 February 2018.