Raja Muhammad Afzal Khan (Urdu: راجہ محمد افضل خان; 1 March 1936 - 11 April 2020) was a Pakistani politician.He belongs to a Rajput family of the Janjua clan. who was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan four times and Senate of Pakistan once.[1] He was the member of Pakistan Peoples Party.
Raja Muhammad Afzal Khan (راجہ محمد افضل خان) | |
|---|---|
| Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 March 1936 |
| Died | April 11, 2020 (aged 84) |
| Nationality |  Pakistani |
| Occupation | Politician |
Biography
editIn 1983, Raja Afzal started his political career by winning Jhelum Municipal Committee chairman election and later on from 1985 to 1999, he remained MNA and senator, mostly from the PML-N. In 2002, he could not contest the poll due to graduation bar and fielded his two sons Raja Asad and Raja Safdar as PML-N nominees on National Assembly seats of Jhelum and only Asad won but in 2008 his both sons won NA seats.[2]
In 2012, he left the PML-N over differences on award of party ticket for a by-election. The vote was held after a provincial assembly seat fell vacant as Khadim Gharmala’s son Nadeem Khadim was held ineligible over dual nationality.[3][4]
Although the senior politician had enjoyed a long association with the Sharif family and PML-N, they developed differences in late 2012. As a result, he along with his two sons[5] had left the party and joined the PPP in January 2013.[6][7]
Raja Afzal contested as a PPP nominee on two seats in the 2013 election but lost the poll. Later, he joined the PTI[8][9] but he supported PML- N’s Raja Matloob Mehdi in the 2016 by-election against PTI’s Fawad Chaudhry. That was his last public political activity. He did not play any role in the July 2018 general election.
References
edit- ^ "اجہ محمد افضل خان کی داستان حیات تحریر". جہلم لائیو. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
- ^ "PTI faces setback ahead of Jhelum by-poll". DAWN.COM. 26 August 2016. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
- ^ "SC disqualifies dual national lawmakers". DAWN.COM. 20 September 2012. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
- ^ "Dual citizenship: Notices issued to 13 lawmakers". The Express Tribune. 4 June 2012. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
- ^ "Two PML-N MNAs from Jhelum join PPP". The News International. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
- ^ "Three PML-N leaders from Jhelum join PPP". Business Recorder. 19 January 2013. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
- ^ "Changing loyalties: Raja family of Jhelum joins PPP". The Express Tribune. 20 January 2013. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
- ^ "Raja Afzal shifts loyalty second time in a year". DAWN.COM. 24 January 2014. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
- ^ "Changing loyalties: Raja family of Jhelum joins PPP". The Express Tribune. 20 January 2013. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
- ^ "Veteran parliamentarian Raja Afzal dies". DAWN.COM. 12 April 2020. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
- ^ "Former MNA Raja Muhammad Afzal passes away". 24 News HD. Retrieved 18 May 2021.