| Javed Akhtar | |
| Birth Date: | 21 March 1962 |
| Birth Place: | Dera Ghazi Khan, Punjab, Pakistan |
| Office: | Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab |
| Term Start: | 15 August 2018 |
| Term End: | 14 January 2023 |
| Constituency: | PP-287 Dera Ghazi Khan-III |
| Nationality: | Pakistani |
| Party: | PTI (2018-2023) |
Javed Akhtar Khan is a Pakistani politician who was a Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from 2002 to 2007, from May 2013 to May 2018, and from August 2018 till January 2023 .[1]
He was born on 21 March 1962 in Shadan Lund.[2]
He received a degree of Bachelor of Arts from Bahauddin Zakariya University[3] and a degree of Master of Arts in Economics from University of Balochistan in 1987.
He was elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of National Alliance from Constituency PP-242 (Dera Ghazi Khan-III) in 2002 Pakistani general election. He received 17,796 votes and defeated an independent candidate, Salahuddin Khan Khosa.[4]
He ran for the seat of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (Q) from Constituency PP-242 (Dera Ghazi Khan-III) in 2008 Pakistani general election but was unsuccessful. He received 17,142 votes and lost the seat to Amjad Farooq Khan.[5]
He was elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as an independent candidate from Constituency PP-242 (Dera Ghazi Khan-III) in 2013 Pakistani general election.[6] [7] He joined Pakistan Muslim League (N) in May 2013.[8]
He was re-elected to Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf from Constituency PP-287 (Dera Ghazi Khan-III) in 2018 Pakistani general election.[9]