Muhammad Afzal Sindhu

Muhammad Afzal Sindhu
محمد افضل سندھو
Personal details
Born (1935-03-31) 31 March 1935 (age 89)
Firozpur, Punjab, British India[1] (now India)
Political partyPakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf
ProfessionLawyer

Muhammad Afzal Sindhu (Urdu, 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. ^ a b c "Muhammad Afzal Sindhu". Profile at Pakistan Herald. Retrieved 17 July 2012.
  2. ^ "Muhammad Afzal Sindhu's Profile". Pakistan Elections. Archived from the original on 9 April 2013. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
  3. ^ a b c "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. Archived from the original on 18 July 2012. Retrieved 17 July 2012.
  6. ^ "PPP MNA Afzal Sindhu joins PTI". Pakistan Observer. Archived from the original on 22 February 2013. Retrieved 17 July 2012.
  7. ^ "PPP lawmaker Afzal Sindhu decides to join PTI". The Nation (Pakistan). 16 July 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
  8. ^ "Govt changes its whole legal team". PakTribune. Archived from the original on 16 February 2010. Retrieved 17 July 2012.
  9. ^ "New Health Policy to be introduced before budget: Senate told". Associated Press of Pakistan. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. 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.


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