Malik Saif ul Malook Khokhar

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
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
In office
29 February 2024 – 25 October 2024
ConstituencyNA-126 Lahore-X
Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab
In office
15 August 2018 – 14 January 2023
ConstituencyPP-165 Lahore-XXII
In office
2010 – 31 May 2018
ConstituencyPP-160 (Lahore-XXIV)
Personal details
Born (1967-06-18) 18 June 1967 (age 57)
Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Political party PMLN (2010-present)
RelationsAfzal Khokhar (brother)[1]

Early life

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Malik Saif-ul-Malook Khokar was born on 18 June 1967 in Lahore. His father's name is Malik Muhammad Ayub Khokhar.[2]

Political career

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He 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

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  1. ^ Reporter, The Newspaper's Staff (8 July 2018). "Pervaiz Malik's son replaces Maryam in NA-127". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  2. ^ "Punjab Assembly". www.pap.gov.pk. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  3. ^ "PML-Ns Saiful Malook gets majority in PP-160". The Nation. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
  4. ^ "'N' wins PP-160 by-election". The Nation. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
  5. ^ "List of winners of Punjab Assembly seats". The News. 13 May 2013. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  6. ^ "2013 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 May 2018. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  7. ^ "Unofficial results of all 24 Provincial Assemblies seats". Retrieved 16 October 2018.
  8. ^ "Govt launches massive operation against PML-N's Khokhars in Lahore - Pakistan - DAWN.COM". 25 January 2021.
  9. ^ "PML-N lines up bigwigs to aid CM Maryam". The Express Tribune. 6 March 2024. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
  10. ^ "Election Commission of Pakistan". ecp.gov.pk. Retrieved 2024-07-17.