Haji Muhammad Nawaz Khokhar was a Pakistani politician from Islamabad, Pakistan.

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Muhammad Nawaz Khokhar
محمد نواز کھوکھر
13th Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan
In office
4 November 1990  18 July 1993
PresidentGhulam Ishaq Khan
Prime MinisterNawaz Sharif
SpeakerGohar Ayub Khan
Preceded byAshraf Khatoon Abbasi
Succeeded bySyed Zafar Ali Shah
Member of National Assembly of Pakistan
In office
1985–1988
ConstituencyNA-35 (Malakand)
In office
1990–1993
ConstituencyNA-35 (Malakand)
In office
1993–1996
ConstituencyNA-35 (Malakand)
Personal details
Died(2021-01-09)January 9, 2021
Islamabad, Pakistan
Cause of deathCardiac arrest
CitizenshipIslamabad
NationalityPakistani
Political partyPakistan Muslim League (N)
Other political
affiliations
Islami Jamhoori Ittehad (before 1993)
ChildrenMustafa Nawaz Khokhar (son)
RelativesSee Khokhar Family
OccupationPolitician
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Early life and career

Nawaz Khokhar was elected as MNA thrice from his constituency NA-35 (Islamabad) in 1985–1988, 1990–1993 and 1993–1996.[1] He was elected the deputy speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan in 1999 and also served as Minister of Science and Technology.[2] He was one of the most notorious politicians. He was brother of late Imtiaz Khokhar also known as Taji Khokhar and Afzal Khokhar.[3][4] He died on 9 January 2021 due to cardiac arrest.[3]

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