Chaudhry Abdul Wakeel Khan Explained

Chaudhry Abdul Wakeel Khan
Birth Name:	Chaudhry Abdul Wakeel Khan
Office:	Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab
Term Start:	1990
Term End:	1992
Constituency:	PP-83 Gujranwala-VII
Term Start2:	1988
Term End2:	1990
Constituency2:	PP-83 Gujranwala-VII
Nationality:	Pakistani
Party:	Islami Jamhoori Ittehad
Relatives:	Chaudhry Akhtar Ali Khan (son) Chaudhry Shamshad Ahmad Khan (son)

Chaudhry Abdul Wakeel Khan (Urdu/{{Nastaliq|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).^{[1] [2]}

Political career

Chaudhry Abdul Wakeel Khan hailed from Kamoke in the Gujranwala District of Punjab, Pakistan.^[3] 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.^{[1] [2] [4]}

During his time in politics, Abdul Wakeel developed a close working relationship with Nawaz Sharif.^[3]

Personal life

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.^{[5] [1]} 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] [5]}

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]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Chaudhry Shamshad Ahmad Khan. Provincial Assembly of the Punjab. 2021. 25 September 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210707083235/https://www.pap.gov.pk/members/profile/en/20/954. 7 July 2021. live.
2. Web site: Rana Shamshad Ahmad Khan. Provincial Assembly of the Punjab. 2021. 25 September 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210812100220/https://www.pap.gov.pk/members/profile/en/9/195. 12 August 2021. live.
3. Book: The Plunder of Pakistan. Peoples Democratic Alliance. University of Michigan. 1991. 46. 25 September 2021.
4. Web site: Detailed results of elections to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab (1988–1997). Election Commission of Pakistan. 25 September 2021. 44. https://web.archive.org/web/20201116201303/https://ecp.gov.pk/Documents/Results%201988%20-%201997/Punjab.pdf. 16 November 2020. live.
5. Web site: Chaudhry Akhtar Ali Khan. Provincial Assembly of the Punjab. 2021. 25 September 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210707083251/https://www.pap.gov.pk/members/profile/en/20/1242. 7 July 2021. live.
6. News: Shutter down in Kamoke to mourn PML-N MPA's killing. The Nation. 1 June 2015. 25 September 2021.
7. News: Seven killed as boiler explodes: Factory roof caves in. Dawn. 19 September 2008. 25 September 2021.
8. Web site: ADP 2014–15 – Sports and Youth Affairs. Planning and Development Board, Government of the Punjab. 2014. 25 September 2021. 85.