Khalil Tahir Sandhu is a Pakistani politician who was a Member of the

Provincial Assembly of the Punjab The Provincial Assembly of the Punjab is a unicameral legislature of elected representatives of the Pakistani provinces, Pakistani province of Punjab (Pakistan), Punjab, which is located in Lahore, the provincial capital. It was established under ...

from 2008 to May 2018.

Early life and education

He was born on 23 May 1967 in

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. He graduated from

Government College University, Faisalabad The Government College University Faisalabad (GCUF) is a public university located in Faisalabad, Punjab Faisalabad (; Punjabi/ ur, , ; ), formerly known as Lyallpur ( Punjabi, Urdu: لائل پور), named after the founder of the ci ...

in 1987. He received the degree of Bachelor of Education from Government Education College, Faisalabad in 1989 and the degree of Bachelor of Laws from

Punjab University Law College Punjab (; Punjabi: پنجاب ; ਪੰਜਾਬ ; ; also romanised as ''Panjāb'' or ''Panj-Āb'') is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia, specifically in the northern part of the Indian subcontinent, comprising ...

in 1994.

Political career

He was elected to the

as a candidate of

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(PML-N) on reserved seat for minorities in

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. He served as Parliamentary Secretary for Human Rights and Minorities Affairs from 2008 to 2013. He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of PML-N on reserved seat for minorities in

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. In June 2013, he was inducted into the provincial cabinet of Chief Minister

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and was made Provincial Minister of Punjab for human rights and minorities with additional portfolio of health. He remained Minister for health until November 2013.

References

Living people 1967 births Punjab MPAs 2008–2013 Punjab MPAs 2013–2018 Pakistan Muslim League (N) MPAs (Punjab) Punjab MPAs 2018–2023 Government College University Faisalabad alumni {{PunjabPK-MPA-stub