Khusro Bakhtiar

Makhdum Khusro Bakhtiar (Urdu: مخدوم خسرو بختیار‎; born 7 July 1969) is a Pakistani politician who is currently serving as Pakistan’s Federal Minister of Economic Affairs, in office since April 2020. Previously, he has served as the Federal Minister of National Food Security and Research, from 19 November 2019 to 6 April 2020, And as the Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Reforms from 20 August 2018 to 18 November 2019. He has been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from 2002-2008, 2013-2018 and 2018-till date.

Khusro Bakhtiar
Minister for Economic Affairs
Assumed office
06 April 2020
PresidentArif Alvi
Prime MinisterImran Khan
Preceded byHammad Azhar
Minister for National Food Security and Research
In office
19 November 2019 – 06 April 2020
PresidentArif Alvi
Prime MinisterImran Khan
Preceded bySahabzada Mehboob Sultan
Succeeded bySyed Fakhar Imam
Minister of Planning Development & Reform
In office
20 August 2018 – 18 November 2019
Prime MinisterImran Khan
Preceded byShamshad Akhtar (caretaker)
Succeeded byAsad Umar
Chairman Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs
In office
28 September 2017 – 31 May 2018
PresidentMamnoon Hussain
Prime MinisterShahid Khaqan Abbasi
Minister of State for Foreign Affairs (MSFA)
In office
04 September 2004 – 15 November 2007
PresidentPervez Musharraf
Prime MinisterShaukat Aziz
MinisterKhurshid Mahmood Kasuri
Advisor to Chief Minister of Punjab (Provincial Minister of Punjab)
In office
1997–1999
Chief MinisterShahbaz Sharif
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
Assumed office
13 August 2018
ConstituencyNA-177 (Rahimyarkhan-III)
In office
1 June 2013 – 31 May 2018
ConstituencyNA-194 (Rahimyarkhan-III)
In office
10 October 2002 – 15 February 2008
ConstituencyNA-194 (Rahimyarkhan-III)
Member of the Provincial Assembly of Punjab
In office
1997–1999
ConstituencyPP-236 (Rahimyarkhan-V)
Personal details
Born (1969-07-07) 7 July 1969
Nationality Pakistani
Political partyPakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf
RelativesMakhdoom Hashim Jawan Bakht (Brother)

[1]

Makhdum Omar Shehryar (Brother)
Alma materUniversity of Punjab, London School of Economics, Lincoln’s Inn
Parliament House Islamabad

Previously, he was a member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from 1997 to 1999. He was a member of National Assembly from 2002 to 2007 and again from June 2013 to April 2018. During his first tenure as Member of the National Assembly, he served as Minister of State for Foreign Affairs from September 2004 to November 2007 in the federal cabinet of Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz.

Early life and education

Bakhtiar was born on 7 July 1969.[2][3] He hails from the Seraiki Belt region of Pakistan and belongs to an illustrious political family.

He graduated from the University of Punjab in 1990, and received an LLB (Hons.) degree in 1994 from the London School of Economics and Political Science and a Bar-at-Law degree from Lincoln's Inn, United Kingdom in 1995.[2]

Political career

Mr Bakhtiar has been active in Pakistan’s political arena from the late 1990s and still remains a major player.

Bakhtiar speaking at a political rally, 2018 elections

He was elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N) from Constituency PP-236 (Rahim Yar Khan-V) in 1997 Pakistani general election.[4] He received 19,736 votes and defeated Makhdoom Ashfaq Ahmad, a candidate of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP).[5]

He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (Q) (PML-Q) from Constituency NA-194 (Rahim Yar Khan-III) in 2002 Pakistani general election.[2] He received 70,116 votes and defeated Makhdoom Shahabuddin. In the same election, he also ran for the seat of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of PML-Q from Constituency PP-291 (Rahim Yar Khan-VII) but was unsuccessful.[6]

On 4 September 2004, he was inducted into the federal cabinet of Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz[7] and was appointed as Minister of State for Foreign Affairs.[2] He continued to serve as Minister of State for Foreign Affairs until 15 November 2007.[8]

He ran for the seat of the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-Q from Constituency NA-194 (Rahim Yar Khan-III) in 2008 Pakistani general election, but was unsuccessful.[9] He received 42,442 votes and lost the seat to Makhdoom Shahabuddin.[10]

He was re-elected to the National Assembly as an independent candidate from Constituency NA-194 (Rahim Yar Khan-III) in 2013 Pakistani general election.[11] He received 64,272 votes and defeated Makhdoom Shahabuddin. In the same election, he also ran for the seat of the National Assembly as an independent candidate from Constituency NA-195 (Rahim Yar Khan-IV) but was unsuccessful. He received 46,897 votes and lost the seat to Mustafa Mehmood.[12] In the same election, he was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as an independent candidate from Constituency PP-289 (Rahimyar Khan-V).[13] He received 25,898 votes and defeated Mian Muhammad Aslam Advocate.[14] Following the election, he abandoned his Punjab Assembly seat in favor of the National Assembly seat.[15]

On 23 May 2013, he joined PML-N.[16] In 2017 he was made Chairman House Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs

In March 2018, he became business partner of Jahangir Khan Tareen after they together purchased a sugar mill for Rs 27 billion. This triggered speculation that he might join PTI soon.[17]

On 9 April 2018, Bakhtiar, together with seven other PML-N parliamentarians, quit the PML-N and formed a new group under the name of "Junoobi Punjab Sooba Mahaaz". [18] The group accused PML-N for ignoring the southern part of Punjab and demanded the creation of separate province for southern Punjab.[19][20] On 30 April, he resigned from his National Assembly seat in protest.[21]

On 9 May 2018, Junoobi Punjab Sooba Mahaaz merged with Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).[22] Subsequently, Bakhtiar joined PTI.[23]

He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PTI from Constituency NA-177 (Rahim Yar Khan-III) in 2018 Pakistani general election.[24]

On 18 August, Imran Khan formally announced his federal cabinet structure and Bakhtiar was named as Minister for Water Resources.[25] However, on 20 August 2018, he was sworn in as Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Reforms in the federal cabinet of Prime Minister Imran Khan.[26][27] On 19 November 2019, He was appointed as Federal Minister for National Food Security and Research and served in that position until a perceived conflict of interest due to his sugar business, after which he resigned on April 6th, 2020.[28] He was appointed Minister of Economic Affairs after a cabinet reshuffle on the 6th of April, 2020.[29]

References
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  16. Reporter, The Newspaper's Staff (23 May 2013). "43 newly elected legislators join PML-N". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  17. "PML-N's Khusro Bakhtiar, PTI's Jahangir Tareen become business partners". Daily Pakistan Global. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  18. "Seraiki iceberg: Eight lawmakers jump PML-N ship | The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 9 April 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
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  20. "Another jolt to ruling PML-N". The Nation. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
  21. "Makhdoom Khusro Bakhtiar resigns as MNA". Radio Pakistan. 30 April 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  22. "PTI absorbs Junoobi Punjab Suba Mahaz after promising new province in south Punjab". DAWN.COM. 9 May 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  23. "JSPM merges with PTI on promise of south Punjab province | The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 9 May 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
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  28. https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2019/11/19/khusro-bakhtiar-reluctant-to-take-charge-of-food-ministry/amp/
  29. "Cabinet reshuffle: Khusro Bakhtiar named Economic Affairs Minister". www.brecorder.com. Retrieved 2020-04-06.
Political offices
Preceded by
Inam-ul-Haq		 Minister of State for Foreign Affairs
2004 – 2007		 Succeeded by
Malik Amad Khan
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