Multan Division is an administrative division of
Punjab
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Province,
Pakistan
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. The reforms of 2000 abolished the third tier of government but the division system was restored again in 2008.
Districts
It consists of the following districts:
History
Multan Division was created during the
British colonial rule in the
South Asia
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. During
British rule, All the districts that later formed Dera Ghazi Khan Division, collectively formed a district of Multan Division. Sahiwal region was part of the division till 1980s when separate Sahiwal division was created.
The division lay between 28°25' and 33°13 N and 69°19' and 73°39 E, the
Sutlej
The Sutlej or Satluj River () is the longest of the five rivers that flow through the historic crossroads region of Punjab in northern India and Pakistan. The Sutlej River is also known as ''Satadru''. It is the easternmost tributary of the In ...
divided it from
Bahawalpur
Bahawalpur () is a city in the Punjab province of Pakistan. With inhabitants as of 2017, it is Pakistan's 11th most populous city.
Founded in 1748, Bahawalpur was the capital of the former princely state of Bahawalpur, ruled by the Abbasi f ...
on the south-east, while the
Indus
The Indus ( ) is a transboundary river of Asia and a trans-Himalayan river of South and Central Asia. The river rises in mountain springs northeast of Mount Kailash in Western Tibet, flows northwest through the disputed region of Kash ...
flowed partly through the Division and partly along its border to the west. The headquarters of the Commissioner were at Multan (or in the hot season, at Fort Munro). The Division was abolished in 1884, but reconstituted in 1901. According to the 1881 census of India the population of the area now included was 2,036,956, in 1891 it had risen to 2,277,605, and in 1901 to 3,014,675. The total area is .
Demographics
According to 2017 census, Multan division had a population of 12,268,173, which includes 6,243,053 males and 6,023,825females.
Multan division constitutes 1,578 Hindus, 12,163,327 Muslims, 97,278 Christians,4,264 Ahmadi followed by 1,357scheduled castes and 369 others.
Notable People
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Yousuf Raza Gilani (Ex-PM of Pakistan)
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Rafique Rajwana
Malik Muhammad Rafique Rajwana ( pa, ; ur, ; born 20 February 1949) was the 32nd Governor of Punjab, in office since 10 May 2015. He is affiliated with PML-N.
He conducted landmark cases, including Mian Nawaz Sharif, Memogate Scandal, Elec ...
(Ex Governor Punjab)
*
Shah Mehmood Qureshi (Foreign Minister of Pakistan)
*
Javed Hashmi (Senior Politician)
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Inzamam ul Haq ( Crickter)
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Waqar Younis
Waqar Younis Maitla HI (Punjabi, ur, ; born 16 November 1971) is a Pakistani cricket coach, commentator and former cricketer who captained Pakistan national cricket team. A right-arm fast bowler, Waqar Younis is regarded as one of the gre ...
(Cricketer)
* Mian Usman Khalid Arain (Politician Chairman State Youth Parliament Multan Division)
* Mirza Muhammad Farooq Jan.
CEO.Mehar Engineering
See also
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Divisions of Pakistan
The four provinces, capital territory and two autonomous territories of Pakistan are subdivided into 38 administrative "divisions", which are further subdivided into districts, tehsils and finally union councils. These divisions were abolishe ...
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Divisions of Punjab, Pakistan
References
Divisions of Pakistan
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