Muhammad Afzal Sindhu

Muhammad Afzal Sindhu
محمد افضل سندھو
Personal details
Born (1935-03-31) 31 March 1935
Firozpur, Punjab, British India[1] (now India)
Political party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf
Profession Lawyer
Religion Islam

Muhammad Afzal Sindhu (Urdu, Western Punjabi: محمد افضل سندھو; born 31 March 1935) is a Pakistani politician and lawmaker who is a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan. His constituency is NA-191 in Bahawalnagar, Punjab.[2] He was born in Firozpur, Punjab and hails from the town of Haroonabad in Bahawalnagar district.[1][3] He holds a Bachelor of Laws degree.[3]

Sindhu was affiliated with the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) and regarded as a key leader of the party.[4] He has previously (from 2008) served as the Minister of State for Law and Justice and was then appointed as federal minister for railways.[3][1][5][6][7] Before becoming law minister, he held the portfolio of Minister of State for Health.[8] During his tenure as health minister, he oversaw the drafting of a health policy which enabled newly graduated medical students to be able to find fresh jobs in medicine and developed a better framework for certifying official recognition to medical colleges in the country.[9]

In July 2012, Sindhu announced his decision to resign from the PPP and join the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party.[10][11]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Muhammad Afzal Sindhu". Profile at Pakistan Herald. Retrieved 17 July 2012.
  2. "PPPP - Muhammad Afzal Sindhu". Elections.com.pk. Retrieved 17 July 2012.
  3. 1 2 3 "Muhammad Afzal Sindhu". Profile at the National Assembly of Pakistan. Retrieved 17 July 2012.
  4. "PPP MNA Afzal Sindhu likely to join PTI". Dunya News. 16 July 2012. Retrieved 17 July 2012.
  5. "Muhammad Afzal Sindhu". Pakistanileaders.com.pk. Retrieved 17 July 2012.
  6. "PPP MNA Afzal Sindhu joins PTI". Pakistan Observer. Retrieved 17 July 2012.
  7. "PPP lawmaker Afzal Sindhu decides to join PTI". The Nation (Pakistan). 16 July 2012. Retrieved 17 July 2012.
  8. "Govt changes its whole legal team". PakTribune. Retrieved 17 July 2012.
  9. "New Health Policy to be introduced before budget: Senate told". Associated Press of Pakistan. Retrieved 17 July 2012.
  10. Ilyas, Ferya (16 July 2012). "New recruit: Afzal Sindhu chooses PTI over PPP". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 17 July 2012.
  11. "Afzal Sindhu joins PTI". Pakistan Today. 16 July 2012. Retrieved 17 July 2012.


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Sunday, January 03, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.