Dost Muhammad Khosa

Dost Muhammad Khosa
دوست محمد کھوسہ
Interim Chief Minister of Punjab
In office
11 April 2008 – 8 June 2008
Preceded bySheikh Ijaz Nisar (caretaker)
Succeeded byShehbaz Sharif
Personal details
Born (1973-10-22) 22 October 1973
Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
CitizenshipPakistan
PartyPPP (2025-present)
SpouseSapna Khan
Relations
Muhammad Saif-ud-Din Khosa (brother)
Sardar Muhammad Mohiuddin Khosa (nephew)
ParentZulfiqar Ali Khosa (father)

Dost Muhammad Khosa (Urdu: دوست محمد کھوسہ; born 22 October 1973) is a Pakistani politician affiliated with Pakistan People's Party. He was appointed as the Caretaker Chief Minister of Punjab on 12 April 2008, serving until 8 June 2008. He served for only 58 days. He joined the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) on 22 December 2018.[1]

Early life

Khosa is the son of former Punjab Governor and senior political leader of Pakistan Sardar Zulfiqar Ali Khosa.[2] He was born in Lahore on 22 October 1973.[3]

Khosa received his primary education from Aitchison College Lahore,[4] and graduated from University of the Punjab.While at Aitchison College, Khosa was the member of the college football,riding and athletics team.[5]

Political career

Khosa was first elected as MPA when his father vacated a provincial seat after taking oath as Punjab Governor in August 1999. He had also served as UC Nazim of Churratta, D.G. Khan and later as Naib District Nazim D.G. Khan until the general election in 2008. Having been elected as an MPA, he got elected as the youngest Chief Minsiter of the Punjab and relinquished the charge for Mian Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif. Khosa later on also served as Minister for Public Health Engineering, Housing & Urban Development; Environment; and Local Government & Community Development Departments during 2008-13.ref name="pakistanherald1"/> In the 2018 general elections, he contested election (PP-289) as an independent candidate but lost.[6]

Personal

Khosa belongs to a Baloch tribe. He is the youngest of three sons of former Punjab Governor Sardar Zulfiqar Ali Khosa.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Ex-Punjab CM Dost Muhammad Khosa joins PPP".
  2. ^ Hina, Muskan. (11 April 2008) Profile of Sardar Dost Mohammad Khosa | The Pakistani Spectator Archived 6 February 2015 at the Wayback Machine. Pkhope.com. Retrieved on 2015-09-16.
  3. ^ "Sirdar Dost Muhammad Khan Khosa". Profile at Punjab Assembly.
  4. ^ a b "Dost Muhammad Khosa | Politician @ Pakistan Herald". Pakistanherald.com. Archived from the original on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 26 September 2013.
  5. ^ "Sirdar Dost Muhammad Khan Khosa". Punjab Assembly Data.
  6. ^ "Amjad Khosa wins NA-190 after revised count".