Ishaq Khan Khakwani

Khakwani went to Sadiq Public School Bahawalpur (a Boarding school) from where he passed his Senior Cambridge certificate exams in 1965. Later he joined Forman Christian College, Lahore and passed his Secondary Exams in pre-Engineering subjects in 1967. After which he was admitted into Engineering University, Mughalpura, Lahore and obtained his Electrical engineering Degree with distinction, in 1967. Was School Prefect and declared the Best Athlete of the school in 1964 &1965. Khakwani joined the Pakistan Railways service through Federal Public Service Commission in 1973 and served there till he resigned his job in 1990.

Khakwani started his politics with Mir Murtaza Bhutto's Pakistan Peoples Party (SB) in 1994 and later joined Pakistan Muslim League in 2002. He was amongst the more than 30 electables & heavyweights with Jehangir Tareen that joined Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf after its successful 30 October rally in Lahore. He was later appointed a central leader and SVP.

Ishaq Khan belongs to Khakwani family. They have been settled in Multan for quite a while and the Khogyani Tribes' branch in Pakistan is known as the Khakwani family, and they are the major landowners in at least three of the four provinces and a minor presence in the fourth. He is married with three sons. Khakwani started playing polo in 1975 and actively played nationally and internationally till 2002. He is serving as the Federation International Polo (FIP) Ambassador. He has also managed sports organisations in Pakistan in Honorary positions, i.e., Pakistan Hockey, Pakistan Polo, and Pakistan Athletics.