Ghulam Sarwar Khan

Ghulam Sarwar Khan
Federal Minister for Petroleum
Assumed office
20 August 2018
President Mamnoon Hussain
Arif Alvi
Prime Minister Imran Khan
Preceded by Syed Ali Zafar (caretaker)
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
Assumed office
13 August 2018
Constituency NA-59 (Rawalpindi-III)
In office
1 June 2013 – 31 May 2018
Constituency NA-53 (Rawalpindi)
In office
2002–2007
Constituency NA-53 (Rawalpindi)
Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab
In office
1985–1996
Constituency PP-5 (Rawalpindi-V)
Personal details
Born (1955-10-13) 13 October 1955
Nationality Pakistani
Political party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf
Relations Ammar Siddique Khan (nephew)[1]

Ghulam Sarwar Khan (Urdu: غلام سرور خان‬‎; born 13 October 1955) is a Pakistani politician who is the current Federal Minister for Petroleum, in office since 20 August 2018. He has been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan, since August 2018. Previously he was a member of the National Assembly from 2002 to 2007 and again from June 2013 to May 2018. He remained a member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from 1985 to 1996.

Early life and education

According to the Dawn, Khan was born on 13 October 1955 in Taxila, Punjab,[2] while according to PILDAT he was born on 13 October 1954.[3]

He received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of the Punjab.[2] He is an agriculturist by profession.[2]

Fake degree case

In 2002, the authenticity of his diploma degree from the Punjab Board of Technical Education was challenged.[4] In 2007, a petition was filed in the Supreme Court of Pakistan challenging the authenticity of diploma which Khan had received from the Government College University (Faisalabad).[5]

In July 2013, the Supreme Court suspended the National Assembly's membership of Khan for possessing counterfeit degree.[6] According to a report submitted by the Higher Education Commission, both his graduation degree and his diploma in engineering were found fake.[7]

Political career

Khan was elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from Constituency PP-5 (Rawalpindi-V) in the Pakistani general election, 1985.[2][8]

He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) from Constituency PP-5 (Rawalpindi-V) in the 1988 general election. He received 43,343 votes and defeated Muhammad Kamal, a candidate of Islami Jamhoori Ittehad (IJI).[9]

Khan ran for the seat of the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of People's Democratic Alliance (PDA) from Constituency NA-40 (Rawalpindi-V) in the Pakistani general election, 1990, but was unsuccessful. He received 63,021 votes and lost the seat to Nisar Ali Khan.[10] In the same election, he was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of PDA from Constituency PP-5 (Rawalpindi-V). He received 36,469 votes and defeated Muhammad Kamal, a candidate of IJI.[9]

He ran for the seat of the National Assembly as a candidate of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) from Constituency NA-40 (Rawalpindi-V) in the Pakistani general election, 1993, but was unsuccessful. He received 64,800 votes and lost the seat to Nisar Ali Khan.[10] In the same election, he was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of the PPP from Constituency PP-5 (Rawalpindi-V). He received 40,132 votes and defeated Dildar Khan, a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N).[9][2] Following the election, he was inducted into the provincial Punjab cabinet and was appointed as Provincial Minister of Punjab for Zakat and Ushr with the additional ministerial portfolios of Mineral Development, and Fisheries.[11] He also served as the provincial minister of Punjab for health from 1994 to 1996.[2]

He ran for the seat of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of PPP from Constituency PP-5 (Rawalpindi-V) in Pakistani general election, 1997, but was unsuccessful. He received 26,372 votes and lost the seat to Malik Umar Farooq.[9]

He was elected to the National Assembly as an independent candidate from Constituency NA-53 (Rawalpindi-IV) in the Pakistani general election, 2002.[12] He received 66,900 votes and defeated Nisar Ali Khan.[13] In the same election, he was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as an independent candidate from Constituency PP-8 (Rawalpindi-VIII).[12] He received 21,961 votes and defeated Muhammad Waqas, a candidate of Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA).[14] He vacated his provincial seat and retained the National Assembly seat.[15]

In 2004, he was inducted into the federal cabinet of Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz[2][16] and was appointed as Federal Minister for Labour and Manpower.[17]

He ran for the seat of the National Assembly as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (Q) (PML-Q) from Constituency NA-53 (Rawalpindi-IV) in the Pakistani general election, 2008, but was unsuccessful.[18] He received 49,068 votes and lost the seat to Nisar Ali Khan.[19]

He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) from Constituency NA-53 (Rawalpindi-IV) in the Pakistani general election, 2013.[20][21][22] He received 110,593 votes and defeated Nisar Ali Khan.[23]

He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PTI from Constituency NA-59 (Rawalpindi-III)[24] and from Constituency NA-63 (Rawalpindi-VII)[25] in Pakistani general election, 2018.[26] Following his election, he decided to retain his National Assembly seat NA-59 (Rawalpindi-III) and abandon the NA-63 (Rawalpindi-VII).[27]

On 18 August, Imran Khan formally announced his federal cabinet structure and Khan was named as Minister for Petroleum.[28] On 20 August 2018, he was sworn in as Federal Minister for Petroleum in the federal cabinet of Prime Minister Imran Khan.[29]

References

  1. ↑ "PTI fails to stay true to its slogan of 'change'". The Nation. 17 July 2018. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "New federal ministers". DAWN.COM. 2 September 2004. Archived from the original on 28 August 2017. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
  3. ↑ "Detail Information". www.pildat.org. PILDAT. Archived from the original on 21 April 2014. Retrieved 26 April 2017.
  4. ↑ "MNA's degree challenged". DAWN.COM. 5 December 2002. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  5. ↑ "Degree case against minister adjourned". DAWN.COM. 24 February 2007. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  6. ↑ "Ghulam Sarwar Khan: PTI MNA suspended over fake degree | The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 19 July 2013. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  7. ↑ Khan, Iftikhar A. (19 July 2013). "Fake degrees case: SC disqualifies two MPAs, suspends MNA". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  8. ↑ "List of legislatures". Provincial Assembly of the Punjab. Archived from the original on 15 June 2017. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
  9. 1 2 3 4 "Election result Punjab Assembly 1988-97" (PDF). ECP. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 August 2017. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
  10. 1 2 "General election results 1988-1997" (PDF). ecp.gov.pk. Election Commission of Pakistan. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 August 2017. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
  11. ↑ "List of legislatures". Provincial Assembly of the Punjab. Archived from the original on 15 June 2017. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
  12. 1 2 "TAXILA: Sarwar Khan group sweeps polls". DAWN.COM. 13 October 2002. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  13. ↑ "2002 election result - NA" (PDF). ECP. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  14. ↑ "2002 election result - Punjab Assembly" (PDF). ECP. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  15. ↑ "A double edged sword: Imran inspires the youth | The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 4 May 2013. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  16. ↑ "32 ministers take oath: Cabinet includes 11 new faces". DAWN.COM. 2 September 2004. Archived from the original on 28 August 2017. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
  17. ↑ "Changes in important ministries: Aziz keeps finance". DAWN.COM. 3 September 2004. Archived from the original on 24 April 2017. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
  18. ↑ "Taxila's musical chairs". DAWN.COM. 27 March 2013. Archived from the original on 27 March 2017. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
  19. ↑ "2008 election result" (PDF). ECP. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  20. ↑ "Chaudhry Nisar loses NA-53 poll to PTI candidate". DAWN.COM. 13 May 2013. Archived from the original on 27 March 2017. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
  21. ↑ "Political parties eying seat vacated by PML-N". DAWN.COM. 5 June 2013. Archived from the original on 27 March 2017. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
  22. ↑ "Official results: Chaudhry Nisar edged by PTI for NA-53 seat - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 14 May 2013. Archived from the original on 27 March 2017. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
  23. ↑ "2013 election result" (PDF). ECP. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  24. ↑ "Ghulam Sarwar Khan of PTI wins NA-59 election". Associated Press Of Pakistan. 26 July 2018. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  25. ↑ "PTI's Ghulam Sarwar Khan wins NA-63 election". Associated Press Of Pakistan. 26 July 2018. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  26. ↑ "PTI to face reduction of nearly nine seats in PM election". Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  27. ↑ "Eight additional seats vacated by federal lawmakers before taking oath". Geo News. 14 August 2018. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  28. ↑ "PM Imran Khan finalises names of 21-member cabinet". DAWN.COM. 18 August 2018. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  29. ↑ "16 ministers from PM Imran Khan's cabinet sworn in". DAWN.COM. 20 August 2018. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
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