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Rao Muhammad Afzal Khan (Urdu: راؤ مُحمّد افضل), (born in 1925 in Kalanaur, Punjab Province (British India), now in Haryana – 12 May 1992) was a politician in Pakistan. In 1962, he was elected as an MPA from Sahiwal District Tehsil Depalpur. He went on to win election an additional three times as a Member of the Provincial Assembly and once as a Member of the National Assembly in 1988.^[1]^[2]

Biography

In 1962, Khan was elected MPA for Sahiwal District. He was re-elected to this position on three occasions. In 1970 he was the only member of the Provincial Assembly of Punjab in the Sahiwal District to win election against Zulfikar Ali Bhutto's party, the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP). As a result of this, Bhutto visited Khan to request he join the PPP, which Khan did. Khan then ran for election in 1988 against Nawaz Sharif and won the election by a large margin.^{[citation needed]}

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^ Election Diary 1988

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-(born in 1925 in [[Kalanaur (Haryana)|Kalanaur]] [[Punjab Province, now in Haryana (British India)|Punjab province]], [[British India]] – 12 May 1998) was a politician in Pakistan. In 1952, he was elected as MPA from [[Sahiwal District]] Tehsil [[Depalpur (Pakistan)|Depalpur]]. He went on to win election an additional four times as Member of the Provincial Assembly and twice as a Member of the National Assembly in 1985 and 1988.<ref>[http://www.pap.gov.pk/index.php/members/profile/en/9/159 Rao Muhammad Afzal Khan]</ref><ref>Election Diary 1988</ref>
+(born in 1925 in [[Kalanaur (Haryana)|Kalanaur]], [[Punjab Province (British India)]], now in [[Haryana]] – 12 May 1992) was a politician in Pakistan. In 1962, he was elected as an MPA from [[Sahiwal District]] Tehsil [[Depalpur (Pakistan)|Depalpur]]. He went on to win election an additional three times as a Member of the Provincial Assembly and once as a Member of the National Assembly in 1988.<ref>[http://www.pap.gov.pk/index.php/members/profile/en/9/159 Rao Muhammad Afzal Khan]</ref><ref>Election Diary 1988</ref>
 ==Biography==
-In 1952, Khan was elected MPA for Sahiwal District. He was re-elected to this position on four occasions. In 1970 he was the only member of the Provincial Assembly of Punjab in the Sahiwal District to win election against [[Zulfikar Ali Bhutto]]'s party, the [[Pakistan Peoples Party]] (PPP). As a result of this, Bhutto visited Khan to request him to join the PPP, which Khan did. Khan then ran for election in 1988 against [[Nawaz Sharif]] and won the election by a large margin.{{Citation needed|date=August 2011}}
+In 1962, Khan was elected MPA for Sahiwal District. He was re-elected to this position on three occasions. In 1970 he was the only member of the Provincial Assembly of Punjab in the Sahiwal District to win election against [[Zulfikar Ali Bhutto]]'s party, the [[Pakistan Peoples Party]] (PPP). As a result of this, Bhutto visited Khan to request he join the PPP, which Khan did. Khan then ran for election in 1988 against [[Nawaz Sharif]] and won the election by a large margin.{{Citation needed|date=August 2011}}
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