Chaudhry Abdul Wakeel Khan | |
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Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab | |
In office 1990–1992 | |
Constituency | PP-83 Gujranwala-VII |
In office 1988–1990 | |
Constituency | PP-83 Gujranwala-VII |
Personal details | |
Born | Chaudhry Abdul Wakeel Khan |
Nationality | Pakistani |
Political party | Islami Jamhoori Ittehad |
Relatives |
Chaudhry Akhtar Ali Khan (son)
[1] Chaudhry Shamshad Ahmad Khan (son) [2] |
Chaudhry Abdul Wakeel Khan ( Urdu/ Punjabi: چوہدری عبدالوکیل خان) was a Pakistani politician who was twice elected as a member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab. He served as an MPA from 1988 to 1990 and from 1990 to 1992 from constituency PP-83 (Gujranwala-VII). [3] [2] [4]
Chaudhry Abdul Wakeel Khan hailed from Kamoke in the Gujranwala District of Punjab, Pakistan. [5] In the 1988 general election, he contested as an independent candidate from constituency PP-83 (Gujranwala-VII) and was elected as an MPA. He received 16,815 votes and defeated Sardar Zulfiqar Ahmad Khan, a PPP candidate. [4]
In the 1990 general election, he contested as an IJI candidate from PP-83 and was again elected as an MPA. He received 38,778 votes and defeated his opponent Sardar Zulfiqar Ahmad Khan, then representing the PDA, by a large margin. [4] He held the seat until 1992, following which his son Chaudhry Shamshad Ahmad Khan contested in elections from this constituency. [3] [2] [4]
During his time in politics, Abdul Wakeel developed a close working relationship with Nawaz Sharif. [5]
Abdul Wakeel's sons, Chaudhry Akhtar Ali Khan and Chaudhry Shamshad Ahmad Khan, have both served as elected MPAs in the Punjab provincial assembly from their home constituency. [1] [3] Shamshad was most recently serving as MPA for constituency PP-100 (Gujranwala-X) until his assassination on 31 May 2015, following which Akhtar contested in the by-election for the vacant seat and won. [6] [1]
There is a Chaudhry Abdul Wakeel Khan Road and a sports ground, known as Chaudhry Abdul Wakeel Khan Stadium, named after him in Kamoke. [7] [6] [8]