Dost Muhammad Khosa Explained

Sardar Dost Muhammad Khosa
Office:Chief Minister of Punjab
Term Start:11 April 2008
Term End:8 June 2008
Predecessor:Sheikh Ijaz Nisar (caretaker)
Successor:Shahbaz Sharif
Birth Date:22 October 1973
Birth Place:Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Spouse:Sapna Khan
Party:Pakistan People's Party (2018-present)
Citizenship:Pakistan
Relations:Amjad Farooq Khan Khosa (uncle)
Latif Khosa (uncle)
Muhammad Saif-ud-Din Khosa (brother)
Sardar Muhammad Mohiuddin Khosa (nephew)
Parents:Zulfiqar Ali Khosa (father)
Native Name:سردار دوست محمد کھوسہ
Native Name Lang:ur
Otherparty:Pakistan Muslim League (N) (2008-2018)

Sardar Dost Muhammad Khosa (Urdu: دوست محمد کھوسہ; born 22 October 1973) is a Pakistani politician affiliated with Pakistan People's Party. He was appointed as the Caretaker Chief Minister of Punjab on 12 April 2008, serving until 8 June 2008. He joined the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) on 22 December 2018.[1]

Early life

Khosa is the son of former Punjab Governor and senior political leader of Pakistan Sardar Zulfiqar Ali Khosa.[2] He was born in Lahore on 22 October 1973.[3]

Khosa received his primary education from Aitchison College Lahore,[4] and graduated from University of the Punjab.[5]

Political career

Khosa was first elected as MPA when his father vacated a provincial seat after taking oath as Punjab Governor in August 1999. He had also served as UC Nazim of Churratta, D.G. Khan and later as Naib District Nazim D.G. Khan until the general election in 2008.Later, he was appointed the Chief Minister of Punjab for just 58 days.[4] In 2018 General elections, he contested election (PP-289) as an independent candidate but lost.[6]

Personal

Khosa belongs to the Baloch people. He is the youngest of three sons of former Acting Punjab Governor Sardar Zulfiqar Ali Khosa.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Ex-Punjab CM Dost Muhammad Khosa joins PPP .
  2. Hina, Muskan. (11 April 2008) Profile of Sardar Dost Mohammad Khosa | The Pakistani Spectator . Pkhope.com. Retrieved on 2015-09-16.
  3. Web site: Profile at Punjab Assembly . Sirdar Dost Muhammad Khan Khosa .
  4. Web site: Dost Muhammad Khosa | Politician @ Pakistan Herald . Pakistanherald.com . 26 September 2013 . 27 September 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130927234510/http://www.pakistanherald.com/Profile/Dost-Muhammad-Khosa-727 . dead .
  5. Web site: Punjab Assembly Data . Sirdar Dost Muhammad Khan Khosa .
  6. News: Amjad Khosa wins NA-190 after revised count .