Ahmad Mukhtar
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Ahmad Mukhtar | |
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Minister for Water and Power | |
In office 4 June 2012 – 16 March 2013 | |
President | Asif Ali Zardari |
Prime Minister | Yousaf Raza Gillani |
Preceded by | Naveed Qamar |
Constituency | NA-105(Gujrat-II) |
Defence Minister of Pakistan | |
In office 31 March 2008 – 3 June 2012 | |
President | Asif Ali Zardari |
Prime Minister | Yousaf Raza Gillani |
Preceded by | Rao Sikandar Iqbal |
Succeeded by | Naveed Qamar |
Personal details | |
Born | Lahore,Punjab,British India | 22 June 1946
Died | 25 November 2020 Lahore,Punjab,Pakistan | (aged 74)
Political party | Pakistan Peoples Party |
Children | 3[1] |
Alma mater | Forman Christian College |
Chaudhry Ahmad Mukhtar(Urdu:احمد مختار) (22 June 1946 – 25 November 2020) was aPakistanipolitician and businessman who served as theDefence Minister of Pakistanin the PMYousaf Raza Gillani-led cabinet.[2]He also ownedServis Groupand foundedShalimar Hospital.[3]
He was a central leader of thePakistan Peoples PartyfromGujrat Districtand he defeatedChaudhry Shujaat Hussainfrom Gujrat NA-105 in 1993[4]& 2008,[5]the leader ofPML-Qparty, who was allied with PresidentPervez Musharraf,inPakistan's 2008 elections.
Early life and career
[edit]Born in Lahore, Ahmad Mukhtar did his Operational Management from California, United States and a Diploma in Plastic Technology fromWest Germany.[6]Mukhtar was also a graduate ofForman Christian College University.He was a businessman who started his political career in 1990 on PPP platform. His brotherAhmad Saeedserved asPIAManaging director (from April 2001) and PIA chairman (from April 2003, both until April 2005) during the GeneralPervez Musharrafera. Ahmad Mukhtar himself took the role of chairman PIA from May 2008. He was an industrialist and served as Commerce Minister in the 1993–1996Benazir Bhuttogovernment. He was considered the most likely candidate to be the nextPrime Minister of Pakistan,along withAmeen Faheem,Yousaf Raza GillaniandShah Mehmood Qureshi,but was later denied, when Yousaf Raza Gillani was announced as the new PM on 22 March 2008.[7]He became the Defence Minister in the coalition government ofPPP,PML-N,ANPandJUI-Fformed after 2008 elections on 31 March 2008.[8]He was also the brother-in-law of formerPakistan Cricket Board(PCB) chairman,Ijaz Butt.[9]He belonged to aJatfamily of Gujrat.
Death
[edit]Ahmad Mukhtar died after prolonged illness on 25 November 2020, aged 74.[10]
References
[edit]- ^Children
- ^Sajjad Malik,"24-member federal cabinet takes oath"Daily Times,1 April 2008
- ^Gabol, Dawn com | Imran (25 November 2020)."Senior PPP leader Chaudhry Ahmad Mukhtar passes away in Lahore".DAWN.COM.
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:CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^10th National Assembly of Pakistan,"NA-81(Gujrat-II) Result"Archived10 April 2013 at theWayback MachineECP,6 August 2014
- ^2008 Elections Result,"NA-105 (Gujrat-II) Result"Archived8 August 2014 at theWayback MachineECP,6 August 2014
- ^Pakistan Herald,"Chaudhry Ahmed Mukhtar"Archived20 September 2020 at theWayback MachinePakistan Herald,7 August 2014
- ^Ameen Faheem says he is candidate for PMDaily Times,10 March 2008
- ^Amir Wasim,"Parties finally clinch deal on key ministries"Dawn Newspaper,29 March 2008
- ^"Archived copy".Archived fromthe originalon 8 July 2011.Retrieved23 January2010.
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:CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^Former Defense Minister Ahmad Mukhtar Passes Away
External links
[edit]- Pakistan People's Party politicians
- Defence ministers of Pakistan
- People from Gujrat District
- Pakistani industrialists
- 2020 deaths
- 1946 births
- Water and Power Ministers of Pakistan
- Pakistan International Airlines people
- Politicians from Lahore
- Commerce Ministers of Pakistan
- St. Anthony's High School, Lahore alumni
- Service Industries Limited
- Forman Christian College alumni
- Pakistani MNAs 1993–1996