Sardar Muhammad Ayub Khan

Sardar Muhammad Ayub Khan Gadhi
Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab
In office
15 August 2018 – 14 January 2023
ConstituencyPP-120 Toba Tek Singh-III
In office
2008 – 31 May 2018
ConstituencyPP-87 (Toba Tek Singh-IV)
Personal details
Born (1961-03-14) 14 March 1961 (age 63)
Toba Tek Singh
NationalityPakistani
Political partyPakistan Muslim League (N)

Sardar Muhammad Ayub Khan Gadhi is a Pakistani politician and a retired military officer who was a member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from August 2018 till January 2023. Previously, he was a Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from 2008 to May 2018. He has also remained Minister for Counter Terrorism Punjab.

Early life and education[edit]

He was born on 14 March 1961 in Toba Tek Singh.[1]

He has a degree of Bachelor of Arts from Government College University, Lahore and has a degree of Bachelor of Laws where he received in 2005 from Punjab Law College.[1]

He joined Pakistan Army and graduated from Pakistan Military Academy in 1980. In 2002, he retired from the Pakistan Army as Lieutenant Colonel.[1]

Political career[edit]

He was elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N) from Constituency PP-87 (Toba Tek Singh-IV) in 2008 Pakistani general election.[2] He received 46,889 votes and defeated Javed Akram, a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (Q) (PML-Q).[3]

He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency PP-87 (Toba Tek Singh-IV) in 2013 Pakistani general election.[4] He received 53,582 votes and defeated Sardar Khawar Ahmed Khan Gadhi, a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).[5] In January 2017, he was inducted into the Punjab provincial cabinet of Chief Minister Shehbaz Sharif as Provincial Minister of Punjab for counter terrorism.[6][7]

He was re-elected to Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency PP-120 (Toba Tek Singh-III) in 2018 Pakistani general election.[8]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Punjab Assembly". www.pap.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 14 June 2017. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  2. ^ "Punjab Assembly". www.pap.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 1 February 2017. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
  3. ^ "2008 election result" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 January 2018. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
  4. ^ "List of winners of Punjab Assembly seats". The News. 13 May 2013. Archived from the original on 16 January 2018. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  5. ^ "2013 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 May 2018. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
  6. ^ "Lt. Col. (R) Ayub Khan becomes minister for Punjab anti-terrorism department - Pakistan - Dunya News". dunyanews.tv. Archived from the original on 10 January 2017. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
  7. ^ "Ayub Khan takes oath as minister for counter terrorism - PakObserver". PakObserver. 10 January 2017. Archived from the original on 11 January 2017. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
  8. ^ "Pakistan election 2018 results: National and provincial assemblies". Samaa TV. Archived from the original on 2018-07-29. Retrieved 3 September 2018.