Dost Muhammad Khosa

Dost Muhammad Khosa is a Pakistani politician affiliated with Pakistan People's Party. He was appointed as the Caretaker Chief Minister of Punjab on 12 April 2008, serving until 8 June 2008. He served for only 58 days. He joined the Pakistan People's Party on 22 December 2018.

Early life

Khosa is the son of former Punjab Governor and senior political leader of Pakistan Sardar Zulfiqar Ali Khosa. He was born in Lahore on 22 October 1973.
Khosa received his primary education from Aitchison College Lahore, and graduated from University of the Punjab.While at Aitchison College, Khosa was the member of the college football,riding and athletics team.

Political career

Khosa was first elected as MPA when his father vacated a provincial seat after taking oath as Punjab Governor in August 1999. He had also served as UC Nazim of Churratta, D.G. Khan and later as Naib District Nazim D.G. Khan until the general election in 2008. Having been elected as an MPA, he got elected as the youngest Chief Minsiter of the Punjab and relinquished the charge for Mian Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif. Khosa later on also served as Minister for Public Health Engineering, Housing & Urban Development; Environment; and Local Government & Community Development Departments during 2008-13.ref name="pakistanherald1"/> In the 2018 general elections, he contested election as an independent candidate but lost.

Personal

Khosa belongs to a Baloch tribe. He is the youngest of three sons of former Punjab Governor Sardar Zulfiqar Ali Khosa.