Mohammad Nawaz Khokhar

Haji Muhammad Nawaz Khokhar was a Pakistani politician from Islamabad, Pakistan.

Haji Muhammad Nawaz Khokhar
محمد نواز کھوکھر
13th Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan
In office 4 November 1990 – 18 July 1993
President	Ghulam Ishaq Khan
Prime Minister	Nawaz Sharif
Speaker	Gohar Ayub Khan
Preceded by	Ashraf Khatoon Abbasi
Succeeded by	Syed Zafar Ali Shah
Member of National Assembly of Pakistan
In office 1993–1996
Constituency	Islamabad
In office 1990–1993
Constituency	Islamabad
In office 1985–1988
Constituency	Islamabad
Personal details
Born	(1948-02-18)18 February 1948 Islamabad, Pakistan
Died	9 January 2021(2021-01-09) (aged 72) Islamabad, Pakistan
Cause of death	Cardiac arrest
Citizenship	Islamabad
Political party	Pakistan Muslim League (N)
Other political affiliations	Islami Jamhoori Ittehad (before 1993)
Children	Mustafa Nawaz Khokhar (son)
Relatives	See Khokhar Family
Occupation	Politician

Early life and career

Nawaz Khokhar was elected as MNA thrice from his constituency NA-35 (Islamabad) in 1985–1988, 1990–1993 and 1993–1996.^[1] He was elected the deputy speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan in 1999 and also served as Minister of Science and Technology.^[2] He was one of the most notorious politicians. He was brother of late Imtiaz Khokhar also known as Taji Khokhar.^[3][4] He died on 9 January 2021 due to cardiac arrest.^[3]