Ghulam Noor Rabbani Khar
| Ghulam Noor Rabbani Khar | |
|---|---|
| غلام نور ربّانی کھر | |
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| Member National Assembly Pakistan | |
| Constituency | NA-177 Muzaffargarh-II |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Muzaffargarh, Punjab, Pakistan |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Political party | Pakistan Peoples Party |
| Spouse(s) | Sumaira Rabani Khar |
| Relations |
Hina Rabbani Khar (Daughter) Ghulam Mustafa Khar (Brother) Abdul Khaliq Khar (Son) Ghulam Raza Rabbani Khar (Son) |
| Occupation | Politician Agriculturalist |
| Religion | Islam |
Ghulam Noor Rabbani Khar (Punjabi: غلام نور ربّانی کھر) is a politician from Muzaffargarh, Punjab, Pakistan and Member of National Assembly Pakistan. He is of the landed gentry and is the head of a family that owns 600 hectares in cotton country. He is a powerful figure within the Pakistan Peoples Party.[1] He was elected Member of National Assembly in 1990 , 1997 and 2013 from Muzaffargarh. He was also elected member of Punjab Assembly in 1985 and 1988. He served as Provincial Minister of Punjab in Nawaz Sharif Government in Punjab from 1988 to 1990. He is father of Hina Rabbani Khar, the former Foreign Minister of Pakistan. Malik Noor Rabbani Khar is younger Brother of senior politician, former Governor of Punjab and Chief Minister of Punjab, Ghulam Mustafa Khar.
During the 2013 Pakistani general election, Khar was defeated by Jamshed Dasti, in what was described by The Economist as a "humiliating political defeat".[2]
In a later by-election after 2013 Pakistani General Elections, Ghulam Noor Rabbani Khar defeated Javed Dasti, the brother of Jamshed Dasti by a margin of more than 9000 Votes.
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References
- ↑ http://www.economist.com/news/asia/21578104-wrestlers-son-overthrows-landed-gentry-gone-wind Pakistan’s waning feudalism: Gone with the wind
- ↑ http://www.economist.com/news/asia/21578104-wrestlers-son-overthrows-landed-gentry-gone-wind Pakistan’s waning feudalism: Gone with the wind