Chaudhry Muhammed Farooq
Pakistani politician
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| Intro | Pakistani politician | |
| Places | Pakistan | |
| was | Politician | |
| Work field | Politics | |
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| Birth | 1 November 1959, Gujrat, Punjab, Pakistan | |
| Death | 29 December 2002 (aged 43 years) | |
| Politics: | Pakistan Muslim League |
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Biography
Chaudhry Muhammed Farooq (Urdu: چودھری محمد فاروق; November 1959 – 29 December 2002) was a member of the Punjab Assembly from 1988 to 1997, and again in 2002. He was Minister for Law and Parliamentary Affairs during 1993–97, and the provincial president of PML.
Family
He was from Chaach family of Sarai Alamgeer. As of 27 Oct,2016 his brother, Chaudhry Muhammad Arshad is part of Pakistan Tehreek E Insaf (PTI) & remained a member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab two times (2002-2007) (2008-2013).
His uncle Chaudhry Abdul Rahman remained Tehseel Nazim Sarai Alamgir two times & his father in law Sheikh Aftab Ahmad is Federal Minister in Nawaz Sharif Cabinet.
Death
Chaudhary Farooq was murdered by gunmen who stopped his and another car. Two armed security guards did not have time to respond; they were killed, as was Farooq and two fellow travelers. The investigation focused on a possible tribal feud but actually it was political murder.