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Amjad Hameed Khan Dasti

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Sardar Amjad Hameed Khan Dasti
Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab
In office
2002–2007
Personal details
Born(1918-06-06)6 June 1918
Gurdaspur, British India
Died(2012-08-10)10 August 2012
NationalityPakistani
ChildrenTehmina Dasti
Parent

Sardar Amjad Hameed Khan Dasti (1918–2012) was Member Punjab Assembly 2002–2007 (14th Assembly).[2] He was son of Abdul Hamid Khan Dasti.

Sardar Amjad Hameed Khan Dasti, son of Sardar Abdul Hameed Khan Dasti, was born on 7 June 1918 at Gurdaspur, India. He obtained the degree of LL.B. in 1941 from University of the Punjab, Lahore. His political career started as zealous worker of Pakistan Movement and was imprisoned in 1946 in District Jail, Multan for which he was awarded with a Gold Medal.[citation needed]

A practising lawyer and an agriculturist, who served as Vice-Chairman, Municipal Committee and as Member District Board, Muzaffargarh for five years. He represented Pakistan at the regional cooperative Seminars held in India, Singapore and Czechoslovakia. He served as Member Provincial Assembly of the Punjab during 1972-77, 1985–88, 1988–90, 1990–93, 1993–96 and 1997-99. [citation needed]

He was nominated Member, Federal Council/Majlis-e-Shoora during Zia-ul-Haq regime. He had also functioned as Minister for Food and Agriculture and as Minister for Finance. He had returned to Punjab Assembly for the seventh term in General Elections 2002. His father served as Provincial Minister during 1948-58 in every cabinet of the Punjab and West Pakistan; and also functioned as Chief Minister, Punjab before One Unit.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ "Legislators from MUZAFFARGARH (PP-207 to PP-214)".
  2. ^ Member Profile on Provincial Assembly of Punjab website