Malik Saif ul Malook Khokhar is a Pakistani politician who has been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan since February 2024. He was a memberof the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab, from 2010 to May 2018 and from August 2018 to January 2023.
Malik Saif ul Malook Khokhar | |
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Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan | |
In office 29 February 2024 – 25 October 2024 | |
Constituency | NA-126 Lahore-X |
Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab | |
In office 15 August 2018 – 14 January 2023 | |
Constituency | PP-165 Lahore-XXII |
In office 2010 – 31 May 2018 | |
Constituency | PP-160 (Lahore-XXIV) |
Personal details | |
Born | Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan | 18 June 1967
Political party | PMLN (2010-present) |
Relations | Afzal Khokhar (brother)[1] |
Early life
editMalik Saif-ul-Malook Khokar was born on 18 June 1967 in Lahore. His father's name is Malik Muhammad Ayub Khokhar.[2]
Political career
editHe was elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N) from Constituency PP-160 (Lahore-XXIV) in by-polls held in June 2010.[3] He received 27,798 votes and defeated Malik Zaheer Abbas, a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).[4]
He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency PP-160 (Lahore-XXIV) in 2013 Pakistani general election.[5] He received 71,677 votes and defeated Malik Zaheer Abbas, a candidate of PTI.[6]
He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency PP-165 (Lahore-XXII) in a by-election held on 14 October 2018.[7]
Recently, he was all over the news because of the demolition of Khokhar Palace, the family house of Khokhar Brothers.[8]
His family was said to be financiers of Maryam Nawaz.[9]
He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan from NA-126 Lahore-X as a candidate of PML(N) in the 2024 Pakistani general election. He received 67,121 votes and defeated Malik Touqeer Abbas Khokhar, an independent candidate supported by PTI.[10]
References
edit- ^ Reporter, The Newspaper's Staff (8 July 2018). "Pervaiz Malik's son replaces Maryam in NA-127". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
- ^ "Punjab Assembly". www.pap.gov.pk. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
- ^ "PML-Ns Saiful Malook gets majority in PP-160". The Nation. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
- ^ "'N' wins PP-160 by-election". The Nation. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
- ^ "List of winners of Punjab Assembly seats". The News. 13 May 2013. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
- ^ "2013 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 May 2018. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
- ^ "Unofficial results of all 24 Provincial Assemblies seats". Retrieved 16 October 2018.
- ^ "Govt launches massive operation against PML-N's Khokhars in Lahore - Pakistan - DAWN.COM". 25 January 2021.
- ^ "PML-N lines up bigwigs to aid CM Maryam". The Express Tribune. 6 March 2024. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
- ^ "Election Commission of Pakistan". ecp.gov.pk. Retrieved 2024-07-17.