Raja Muhammad Afzal Khan
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 |
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.
Biography
[edit]In 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.
He died after a prolonged illness on 11 April 2020.[10][11]
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.
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