Ghulam Noor Rabbani Khar Explained

Ghulam Rabbani Khar
Office:Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
Term Start:2013
Term End:2018
Term Start1:1997
Term End1:1999
Term Start2:1990
Term End2:1993
Nationality:Pakistani
Party:Pakistan Peoples Party
Children:Hina Rabbani Khar
Malik Raza Rabani Khar
Relatives:Ghulam Mustafa Khar (brother)
Aaminah Haq (niece)
Birth Date: 1947
Birth Place:Muzaffargarh, Pakistan

Malik Ghulam Noor Rabbani Khar (; 1947[1] – 24 January 2022) was a Pakistani politician who was a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan, from September 2013 to May 2018.

Political career

Rabbani Khar was elected as the member of the National Assembly for the first time from two constituencies, NA-137 and NA-138, in 1990 Pakistani general election.[2]

He was re-elected to the National Assembly for the second time in 1997 Pakistani general election.

Rabbani Khar was the father of Hina Rabbani Khar[3] and the younger brother of Ghulam Mustafa Khar.

He couldn't run in the 2002 Pakistani general election because he did not have an undergraduate degree to his name.[4]

Rabbani Khar contested the seat of National Assembly on a ticket of Pakistan Peoples Party from NA-177 (Muzaffargarh) in 2013 Pakistani general election,[5] but was unsuccessful.[6]

He was re-elected as the member of the National Assembly on a ticket of Pakistan Peoples Party from NA-177 (Muzaffargarh) in by-election held in September 2013.[7] [8] [9] [10] The seat had become vacant after Jamshed Dasti who won it in 2013 election vacated it in order to retain the seat he won in his home constituency NA-178 (Muzaffargarh-III).[11]

Rabbani Khar died on 24 January 2022 at the age of 74.[12]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Former PPP MNA Rabbani Khar dies. 25 January 2022.
  2. News: Six Pakistani PMs, two presidents won the rigged 1990 polls. 8 April 2017. www.thenews.com.pk. en. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170824005805/https://www.thenews.com.pk/archive/print/395157-six-pakistani-pms-two-presidents-won-the-rigged-1990-polls. 24 August 2017.
  3. News: Hina Rabbani Khar. 8 April 2017. DAWN.COM. 25 June 2012. en. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170408171418/https://www.dawn.com/news/729375/hina-rabbani-khar-2. 8 April 2017.
  4. News: Marginal increase in female candidates for January polls. 8 April 2017. www.thenews.com.pk. en. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170409021129/https://www.thenews.com.pk/archive/print/83376-marginal-increase-in-female-candidates-for-january-polls. 9 April 2017.
  5. News: The Muzaffargarh line-up. 8 April 2017. DAWN.COM. 13 April 2013. en. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170409021225/https://www.dawn.com/news/802239. 9 April 2017.
  6. News: Gone with the wind. 8 April 2017. The Economist. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20160623005514/http://www.economist.com/news/asia/21578104-wrestlers-son-overthrows-landed-gentry-gone-wind. 23 June 2016.
  7. News: N consolidates grip on power. 6 March 2017. The Nation. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170306135631/http://nation.com.pk/islamabad/24-Aug-2013/n-consolidates-grip-on-power. 6 March 2017.
  8. News: Punjab battle hots up. 6 March 2017. The Nation. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170306210007/http://nation.com.pk/lahore/22-Aug-2013/punjab-battle-hots-up. 6 March 2017.
  9. News: Election round two tomorrow. 6 March 2017. The Nation. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170307044721/http://nation.com.pk/lahore/21-Aug-2013/election-round-two-tomorrow. 7 March 2017.
  10. News: Crushing defeats deal a severe blow to PPP. 6 March 2017. The Nation. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170306210102/http://nation.com.pk/national/14-May-2013/crushing-defeats-deal-a-severe-blow-to-ppp. 6 March 2017.
  11. News: Jamshed Dasti declines invitation to join PML-N – The Express Tribune. 8 April 2017. The Express Tribune. 25 May 2013. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170407145959/https://tribune.com.pk/story/554264/jamshed-dasti-declines-invitation-to-join-pml-n/. 7 April 2017.
  12. News: Ex provincial minister Malik Ghulam Noor Rabbani Khar dies . 24 January 2022 . APP . 24 January 2022.