Chaudhry Muhammad Akhlaq


Muhammad Akhlaq is a Pakistani politician who is the current Provincial Minister of Punjab for Special Education, in office since 13 September 2018. He has been a member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab since August 2018.

Early life and education

He was born on 1 May 1956 in Sialkot, Pakistan.
He holds a degree of Bachelor of Commerce.

Political career

He was elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League from Constituency PP-122 in 2008 Pakistani general election. He received 33,959 votes and defeated Raja Amer Khan, a candidate of Pakistan Peoples Party. In September 2012, The Supreme Court of Pakistan disqualified him as Member of the Punjab Assembly.
He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf from Constituency PP-36 in 2018 Pakistani general election.
On 12 September 2018, he was inducted into the provincial Punjab cabinet of Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar. On 13 September 2018, he was appointed as Provincial Minister of Punjab for Special Education.