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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.
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- ^ 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