Muhammad Afzal Khan Dhandla (; born 15 January 1964) is a Pakistani politician who has been a member of the

National Assembly of Pakistan The National Assembly of Pakistan, also referred to as ''Aiwān-ē-Zairīñ'', is the lower house of the bicameralism, bicameral Parliament of Pakistan, with the upper house being the Senate of Pakistan, Senate. As of 2023, the National Assem ...

, from June 2013 to May 2018.

Early life

He was born on 15 January 1964. He done his early education from Bhakkar dist. and completed his studies from Abbottabad. He later completed FPSC from England as a skin specialist and has been serving his nation as a skin specialist

Political career

He ran for the seat of the

as a candidate of

Pakistan Muslim League (N) The Pakistan Muslim League (N) or (PML(N)) is a Centre-right politics, centre-right, Conservatism in Pakistan, conservative political party in Pakistan. It is currently the third-largest party in the Senate of Pakistan, Senate and the larges ...

(PML-N) from Constituency NA-74 (Bhakkar-II) in the

2002 Pakistani general election General elections were held in Pakistan on 10 October 2002 to elect the 12th National Assembly and four Provincial Assemblies. The elections were held under the military government of Pervez Musharraf. The two mainstream parties, Pakistan ...

but was unsuccessful. He received 71,607 votes and lost the seat to

Shujaat Hussain Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain (born 27 January 1946) is a senior Pakistani politician who previously served as 16th prime minister of Pakistan. Hussain is the Party chair, party president of the Pakistan Muslim League (Q), PML(Q) since 2003. Hailing ...

. He ran for the seat of the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency NA-74 (Bhakkar-II) in the

2008 Pakistani general election General elections were held in Pakistan on 18 February 2008 to elect members of the 13th National Assembly and the four Provincial Assemblies. On 3 November 2007 President Pervez Musharraf enacted a state of emergency; elections were initia ...

but was unsuccessful. He received 86,688 votes and lost the seat to Rashid Akbar Khan. He was elected to the National Assembly as an independent candidate from Constituency NA-74 (Bhakkar-II) in the

2013 Pakistani general election General elections were held in Pakistan on Saturday 11 May 2013 to elect the members of the List of members of the 14th National Assembly of Pakistan, 14th National Assembly of Pakistan, National Assembly and the four Subdivisions of Pakistan, Pr ...

. He received 118,196 votes and defeated an independent candidate, Ahmad Nawaz Khan. He joined PML-N in May 2013. During his tenure as Member of the National Assembly, he served as the Federal Parliamentary Secretary for Interior and Narcotics Control. In May 2018, he quit PML-N and joined

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) is a political party in Pakistan established in 1996 by cricketer and politician Imran Khan, who served as the country's prime minister from 2018 to 2022. The party is led by Gohar Ali Khan since late 2023. ...

(PTI). He won the

2018 Pakistani general election General elections were held in Pakistan on 25 July 2018 to elect the members of the 15th National Assembly and the four Provincial Assemblies. The three major parties were Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), led by Imran Khan, the Pakistan Muslim ...

from NA-98 (Bhakkar-II) obtaining 1,38,307 votes.

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* Living people 1964 births Pakistan Muslim League (N) politicians Pakistani MNAs 2013–2018 {{PakistanTehreekeInsaf-MNA-stub

Early life

Political career

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