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 | 22 June 1946 Lahore, Punjab, British India |
| Died | 25 November 2020 (aged 74) Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan |
| 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 a Pakistani politician and businessman who served as the Defence Minister of Pakistan in the PM Yousaf Raza Gillani-led cabinet.[2] He also owned Servis Group and founded Shalimar Hospital.[3]
He was a central leader of the Pakistan Peoples Party from Gujrat District and he defeated Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain from Gujrat NA-105 in 1993[4] & 2008,[5] the leader of PML-Q party, who was allied with President Pervez Musharraf, in Pakistan'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 from West Germany.[6] Mukhtar was also a graduate of Forman Christian College University. He was a businessman who started his political career in 1990 on PPP platform. His brother Ahmad Saeed served as PIA Managing director (from April 2001) and PIA chairman (from April 2003, both until April 2005) during the General Pervez Musharraf era. Ahmad Mukhtar himself took the role of chairman PIA from May 2008. He was an industrialist and served as Commerce Minister in the 1993–1996 Benazir Bhutto government. He was considered the most likely candidate to be the next Prime Minister of Pakistan, along with Ameen Faheem, Yousaf Raza Gillani and Shah 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 of PPP, PML-N, ANP and JUI-F formed after 2008 elections on 31 March 2008.[8] He was also the brother-in-law of former Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman, Ijaz Butt.[9] He belonged to a Jat family 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.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ 10th National Assembly of Pakistan, "NA-81(Gujrat-II) Result" Archived 10 April 2013 at the Wayback Machine ECP, 6 August 2014
- ^ 2008 Elections Result, "NA-105 (Gujrat-II) Result" Archived 8 August 2014 at the Wayback Machine ECP, 6 August 2014
- ^ Pakistan Herald, "Chaudhry Ahmed Mukhtar" Archived 20 September 2020 at the Wayback Machine Pakistan Herald, 7 August 2014
- ^ Ameen Faheem says he is candidate for PM Daily Times, 10 March 2008
- ^ Amir Wasim, "Parties finally clinch deal on key ministries" Dawn Newspaper, 29 March 2008
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 8 July 2011. Retrieved 23 January 2010.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Former Defense Minister Ahmad Mukhtar Passes Away
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- Pakistan People's Party politicians
- Ministers of defence of Pakistan
- People from Gujrat District
- Pakistani industrialists
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- 1946 births
- Ministers for water and power 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