Zulfiqar Ali Khosa

Senator
Zulfiqar Ali Khosa
Senator Zulfiqar Ali Khosa
Acting Governor of Punjab
	In office; August 12, 1999 – October 12, 1999
President	Muhammad Rafiq Tarar
Prime Minister	Nawaz Sharif
Member of the Senate of Pakistan
	In office; 12 March 2012 – 12 March 2018
Prime Minister	Shahid Khaqan Abbasi
Constituency	General seat from Punjab
Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab
	In office; 3 July 2008 – 12 March 2012
Constituency	PP-243 Dera Ghazi Khan-IV
	In office; 18 February 1997 – 12 October 1999
Constituency	PP-201 Dera Ghazi Khan-III
	In office; 18 October 1993 – 17 November 1996
Constituency	PP-201 Dera Ghazi Khan-III
	In office; 5 November 1990 – 28 June 1993
Constituency	PP-201 Dera Ghazi Khan-III
	In office; 30 November 1988 – 6 August 1990
Constituency	PP-201 Dera Ghazi Khan-III
	In office; 12 March 1985 – 30 May 1988
Constituency	PP-184 Dera Ghazi Khan-I
	In office; 9 April 1977 – 5 July 1977
Constituency	PP-192 Dera Ghazi Khan-VII
Member of the West Pakistan Assembly
	In office; 9 June 1962 – 8 June 1965
Constituency	Dera Ghazi Khan-II
Personal details
Born	20 October 1935; Bahadurgarh, Dera Ghazi Khan District, Punjab, British India (now Pakistan)
Nationality	Pakistani
Political party	Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (since 2018)
Other political; affiliations	Pakistan Muslim League (N) (1993-2018); Islami Jamhoori Ittehad (1988-1993); Independent (1985-1988)
Spouse(s)	Nadra Begum ; Faryal Khosa (m. 2014)[1]
Relations	Sardar Muhammad Mohiuddin Khosa (grandson); Latif Khosa (cousin)
Children	Dost Muhammad Khosa (son); Muhammad Saif-ud-Din Khosa (son)

Sardar Zulfiqar Ali Khosa (Urdu: ذوالفقار علی کھوسہ; born 20 October 1935)[2] is a Pakistani political leader, former senator and former Acting Governor of Punjab. He represented Punjab, Pakistan in the Senate of Pakistan. Sardar Zulfiqar Ali Khan has been elected to the Provincial Assembly of Punjab for eight tenures in 1970, 1977, 1985, 1988, 1990, 1993, 1997 and 2008. He was also elected to the West Pakistan Assembly in 1962. Khosa also contested for a National Assembly of Pakistan in general election 2018 but lost to Amjad Farooq Khan.

Biography

He comes from a Baloch Khosa tribe. He was born in Bahadurgarh, Dera Ghazi Khan District, Punjab, British India (now Pakistan).

He became the Tumandar of the Khosa in 1935 after the death of his father, Dost Muhammad Khan Khosa.[2]

He was the Governor of the Punjab from 17 August 1999 to 12 October 1999. He was a senator from Punjab, Pakistan, from 2012 to 2018.

He has three sons: Hissam Uddin Khan Khosa, Saif Uddin Khan Khosa, and Dost Muhammad Khosa.[2]

References

"Elderly Khosa confirms his second marriage". 30 January 2014.
"Member Profile: Sirdar Zulfiqar Ali Khan Khosa". pap.gov.pk. Provincial Assembly of the Punjab. Retrieved 14 June 2014.

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[1] "Elderly Khosa confirms his second marriage". 30 January 2014.

[prov-assy-profile-2] "Member Profile: Sirdar Zulfiqar Ali Khan Khosa". pap.gov.pk. Provincial Assembly of the Punjab. Retrieved 14 June 2014.