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Ahmedpur East
احمدپور شرقیہ Ahmedpur Sharqia | |
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City | |
 The Abbasi Mosque at the nearby Derawar Fort | |
 Municipal Committee logo | |
  Ahmedpur East Location of Ahmedpur East  Ahmedpur East Ahmedpur East (Pakistan) | |
| Coordinates: 29°8′38″N 71°15′33″E / 29.14389°N 71.25917°E | |
| Country | Pakistan |
| Province | Punjab |
| District | Bahawalpur District |
| Number of Union councils | 32 |
| Government | |
| • MNA (NA 183) | Syed Sami ul Hassan Gilani (PTI)since 2018[2] |
| • MPA (PP 268) | Mian Gazain Abbasi (PTI) since 2018[3] |
| Population (2023) | |
• Total | 196,618[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
| • Summer (DST) | +5 |
| Postal code type | 63350 |
| Area code | 06222 |
Ahmedpur East was built by Ahmed Khan son of Qadir Din Khan and grandson of Piruj Khan, in 1748 A.D. The City was badly damaged by the heavy floods from Ghara River, during 1758 A.D. A new City on a mound half a mile to the South of previous site was selected for the present City. Ahmed khan pirjani have 8 sons which are given below:-Brahim khan, Daud khan, Islam khan, Alam khan, Mohabbat khan, Qabil khan, Qadir dina khan, Qutab khan.
According to the Bahawalpur state gazetteer 1904.
- ^ [1] Ahmadpur East (Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map, Location, Weather and Web Information
- ^ "Persronal Profile - National Assembly of Pakistan". na.gov.pk. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
- ^ "Member Profile - Punjab Assembly". www.pap.gov.pk. Retrieved 2 August 2017.