Multan Division


Multan Division is an administrative division of Punjab Province, Pakistan. 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:
DistrictArea Population
Multan3,7214,745,109
Khanewal4,3492,921,986
Vehari4,3732,897,446
Lodhran
1,7901,700,620
Total14,23312,265,161

History

Multan Division was created during the British colonial rule in the South Asia. The division lay between 28°25' and 33°13 N and 69°19' and 73°39 E, the Sutlej divided it from Bahawalpur on the south-east, while the Indus flowed partly through the Division and partly along its border to the west. The headquarters of the Commissioner were at Multan. 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.

1- Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani (Ex-PM of Pakistan)

2- Malik Muhammad Rafique Rajwana (Ex Governor Punjab)

3- Makhdoom Shah Mehmood Qureshi (Foreign Minister of Pakistan)

4- Makhdoom Javed Hashmi (Senior Politician)

5- Inzamam ul Haq ( Crickter)

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