Abdul Qayyum Khan Jatoi

Abdul Qayyum Khan Jatoi is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from 2002 to 2013.

Sardar Abdul Qayyum Khan Jatoi
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan Minister defence production
In office 2002–2013
Constituency	NA-180 (Muzaffargarh-V)
Personal details
Nationality	Pakistani
Political party	PTI (2018-present)
Children	Daud Khan Jatoi (son) Abdul mateen khan jatoi

He is the chief of Jatoi Tribe

Political career

He joined Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) in 1990s.^[1]

He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan from Constituency NA-180 (Muzaffargarh-V) as a candidate of PPP in 2002 Pakistani general election. He received 69,653 votes and defeated Sardar Ashiq Hussain. In the same election, he ran for the seat of the National Assembly from Constituency NA-179 (Muzaffargarh-IV) as a candidate of PPP but was unsuccessful. He received 38,589 votes and lost the seat to Syed Basit Sultan Bukhari.^[2]

In 2005, he became district nazim Muzaffargarh.^[1]

He was re-elected to the National Assembly from Constituency NA-180 (Muzaffargarh-V) as a candidate of PPP in 2008 Pakistani general election.^[3][4][5] He received 68,270 votes and defeated Sardar Ashiq Hussai. In the same election, he was elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab from Constituency PP-258 (Muzaffargarh-VIII) as a candidate of PPP. He received 26,756 votes and defeated by Aoun Raza Gopang.^[6] He vacated the Punjab Assembly seat.^[7] In November 2008, he was inducted into the federal cabinet of Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gillani and was made Federal Minister for Defence Production.^[8] He served as Minister for Defence Production until his resignation in 2010.^[9][10]

He ran for the seat of the National Assembly from Constituency NA-180 (Muzaffargarh-V) as a candidate of PPP in 2013 Pakistani general election but was unsuccessful.^[11] He received 41,548 votes and lost the seat to Sardar Ashiq Hussain.^[12]

In June 2018, he quit PPP.^[1]

References

1. Raza, Malik Tahseen (10 June 2018). "Qayyum Jatoi leaves PPP at eleventh hour". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
2. "2002 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 January 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
3. "Rejected PPP hopefuls flex their muscles". DAWN.COM. 1 June 2008. Archived from the original on 9 August 2017. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
4. Newspaper, the (13 April 2013). "The Muzaffargarh line-up". DAWN.COM. Archived from the original on 9 April 2017. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
5. "Muzaffargarh's Moazzam Jatoi is PPP's new rising star". DAWN.COM. 20 March 2008. Archived from the original on 23 May 2017. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
6. "2008 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 January 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
7. "PML-N set to sweep by-elections". The Nation. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
8. "Five new portfolios created, seven cabinet slots vacant". DAWN.COM. 5 November 2008. Archived from the original on 11 May 2017. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
9. "Federal cabinet: The twists and turns". Archived from the original on 9 August 2017. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
10. "Jatoi tenders resignation after controversial remarks - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 25 September 2010. Archived from the original on 9 August 2017. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
11. Newspaper, the (13 May 2013). "From stronghold to nightmare". DAWN.COM. Archived from the original on 7 March 2017. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
12. "2013 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 February 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2018.