Malik Ahmad Khan Bhachar

Malik Ahmad Khan Bhachar is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from October 2018 till January 2023. Previously he was member of the Punjab Assembly from May 2013 to May 2018.

Malik Ahmad Khan Bhachar
Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab
In office
16 October 2018 – 14 January 2023
ConstituencyPP-87 Mianwali-III
In office
29 May 2013 – 31 May 2018
ConstituencyPP-45 (Mianwali-III)
Personal details
Born (1968-04-19) 19 April 1968 (age 56)
Wan Bhachran, Mianwali District, Punjab, Pakistan
Political partyPakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf
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Punjab Assembly Lahore

Early life and education edit

He was born on 19 April 1968 in Wan Bhachran, Mianwali District, Punjab, Pakistan.[1]

He graduated in 1989 from University of the Punjab and has a degree of Bachelor of Arts.[1]

Political career edit

He was elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) from PP-45 (Mianwali-III) in the 2013 Punjab provincial election.[2] He received 59,746 votes and defeated Ali Haider Noor Khan Niazi.[3]

In 2018, he was allocated the PTI ticket to contest the 2018 Punjab provincial election from PP-87 (Mianwali-III),[4] but the election was postponed in the constituency following the death of a contesting candidate.[5]

He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of the PTI from PP-87 (Mianwali-III) on 12 October 2018. He was elected unopposed after rest of the contesting candidates withdrew.[6]

He is running for a seat in the Provincial Assembly from PP-87 Mianwali-III as a candidate of the PTI in the 2024 Punjab provincial election.[7]

On 20 March, SIC nominated him as the temporary opposition leader in the Punjab Assembly. Mian Aslam Iqbal was unable to take the oath as a member of the assembly, so Bachar served as the Opposition leader until Malik Aslam Iqbal took the oath.[8]

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Punjab Assembly". www.pap.gov.pk. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
  2. ^ "List of winners of Punjab Assembly seats". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
  3. ^ "2013 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 February 2018. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
  4. ^ "PTI finalises candidates for NA, PA seats". The Nation. 25 June 2018. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
  5. ^ "ECP postpones election in PP-87 due to death of a candidate". brecorder. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
  6. ^ "PTI's Ahmad Khan Bachar has been elected unopposed to PP-87 (Mianwali)". DAWN.COM. 12 October 2018. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
  7. ^ "List of PTI Candidates for Provincial Elections In Punjab | 2023". Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf. 2023-04-19. Retrieved 2023-04-21.
  8. ^ "SIC nominates Bachar as temporary opposition leader in Punjab Assembly". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 23 March 2024.