Changaiz Ahmed Khan Kakar
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from Faisalabad (2024–2029)
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Changaiz Ahmed Khan Kakar (Urdu: چنگیز احمد خان کاکڑ), is a Pakistani politician and lawyer who is a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from Constituency NA-102 Faisalabad-VIII, in office since 20 February 2024, als, serving as a Member Punjab Bar Council since 2009.
Changaiz Ahmed Khan Kakar | |
|---|---|
چنگیز احمد خان کاکڑ | |
| Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan | |
| Assumed office 20 February 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Farrukh Habib |
| Constituency | NA-102 Faisalabad-VIII |
| Majority | 32,225 (%12.41) |
| Member of Punjab Bar Council | |
| Assumed office 20 January 2025 | |
| Constituency | General Seat from Punjab |
| In office 2020–2025 | |
| Constituency | General Seat from Punjab |
| In office 2015–2020 | |
| Constituency | General Seat from Punjab |
| In office 2010–2015 | |
| Constituency | General Seat from Punjab |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 29 May 1949 Toba Tek Singh Tehsil, Lyallpur District, Dominion of Pakistan |
| Party | PTI (2002-present) |
| Parent | Niaz Muhammad Khan |
Kakar is from Chak No. 352 JB, Gojra Tehsil, Toba Tek Singh District, Pakistan, and is presently living in Islamabad.
Early life
Kakar was born in Toba Tek Singh Tehsil, Lyallpur District, Dominion of Pakistan (present-day Gojra Tehsil, Toba Tek Singh District, Pakistan) on 29 May 1949 to his father, Niaz Muhammad Khan.[1]
Political career
Kakar has served as a member of the Punjab Bar Council.[2]
Kakar was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan from NA-102 Faisalabad-VIII as an Independent candidate supported by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) in the 2024 Pakistani general election. He received 132,553 votes while runner-up Abid Sher Ali of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML (N)) received 100,328 votes.[3][4][5]
Electoral performance
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Changez Ahmed Khan Kakar[a] | 132,553 | 51.04 |  3.83 | |
| PML(N) | Abid Sher Ali | 100,328 | 38.63 | 2.73 | |
| Others | Others (thirty-eight candidates) | 26,816 | 10.33 |  6.56 | |
| Total valid votes | 259,697 | 98.08 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 5,076 | 1.92 | |||
| Turnout | 264,773 | 48.88 | 12.39 | ||
| Majority | 32,225 | 12.41 | 1.10 | ||
| Registered electors | 541,653 | ||||
Notes
- Filed nomination papers as PTI candidate but ECP allowed him to run as an Independent
