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&lt;div&gt;{{short description|Pakistani politician|bot=PearBOT 5}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Infobox officeholder&lt;br /&gt;
| honorific-prefix   =  &lt;br /&gt;
| name =Sikandar Hayat Khan Bosan&lt;br /&gt;
| image =Sikander Hayat Khan Bosan - 2017.jpg&lt;br /&gt;
|office =  [[Ministry of National Food Security &amp;amp; Research (Pakistan)|Federal Minister for National Food Security and Research]]&lt;br /&gt;
| term_start = 2013&lt;br /&gt;
|term_end =  2018&lt;br /&gt;
|primeminister = [[Shahid Khaqan Abbasi]]         &lt;br /&gt;
                         &lt;br /&gt;
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[[Nawaz Sharif]]&lt;br /&gt;
|president = [[Mamnoon Hussain]]&lt;br /&gt;
| office3 =  [[Ministry of National Food Security &amp;amp; Research (Pakistan)|State Minister for Food, Agriculture and Livestock]]&lt;br /&gt;
| term_start3 = 24 November 2002&lt;br /&gt;
|term_end3 = 4 September 2007&lt;br /&gt;
|nationality = Pakistani&lt;br /&gt;
| birth_date =  {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1957|11|5}}&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;profile-MNFSR&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
| birth_place = [[Multan]]&lt;br /&gt;
| education = B.A &amp;lt;br /&amp;gt; &amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;profile-MNFSR&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
| party = 1)[[Pakistan Peoples Party]] (1980-1985). &lt;br /&gt;
2)[[Pakistan Muslim League (N)]]  (1993-1999)                       &lt;br /&gt;
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3)[[PML(Q)]] (2002-2008) &lt;br /&gt;
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4)[[Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf]] (2010-2012) &lt;br /&gt;
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5)[[Pakistan Muslim League (N)]] (2013-2018) &lt;br /&gt;
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6)[[Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf]] (2018-2018) &lt;br /&gt;
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7)[[Independent politician|Independent]] (2018-)&lt;br /&gt;
| relations = [[Shaukat Hayat Bosan]] (brother)&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
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&#039;&#039;&#039;Sikandar Hayat Khan Bosan&#039;&#039;&#039; ({{Lang-ur|{{Nastaliq|سکندر حیات خان بوسان}}}}; born 5 November 1957) is a Pakistani politician who served as [[Ministry of National Food Security &amp;amp; Research (Pakistan)|Minister for National Food Security and Research]], in [[Abbasi cabinet]] from August 2017 to May 2018. He previously served as the [[Ministry of National Food Security &amp;amp; Research (Pakistan)|Minister for National Food Security and Research]] in the [[Third Sharif ministry]].&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Tribune&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite news|title=Federal cabinet unveiled: Enter the ministers  – The Express Tribune|url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/560553/federal-cabinet-unveiled-enter-the-ministers/|accessdate=10 October 2016|work=The Express Tribune|publisher=Express Tribune|date=8 June 2013|ref=Tribune|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161029083547/http://tribune.com.pk/story/560553/federal-cabinet-unveiled-enter-the-ministers/|archivedate=29 October 2016}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Bosan previously held the cabinet portfolio of Minister for Food, Agriculture &amp;amp; Livestock from 2004 to 2007 during the [[Shaukat Aziz]] ministry.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;profile-MNFSR&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web|title=Profile Minister|url=http://www.mnfsr.gov.pk/frmDetails.aspx?opt=profile&amp;amp;id=1|website=Ministry of National Food Security &amp;amp; Research|publisher=MNFSR|accessdate=10 October 2016|url-status=bot: unknown|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170709165556/http://www.mnfsr.gov.pk/frmDetails.aspx?opt=profile&amp;amp;id=1|archivedate=9 July 2017}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Dawn2&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite news|title=Aziz in China on mission to boost ties|url=http://www.dawn.com/news/377124|accessdate=7 November 2016|work=DAWN.COM|date=15 December 2004|ref=Dawn2|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161107220747/http://www.dawn.com/news/377124|archivedate=7 November 2016}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Bosan had been a member of the [[National Assembly of Pakistan]] between1997 and May 2018. He served as Minister of State for Food, Agriculture and Livestock from 2002 to 2004 during the [[Zafarullah Khan Jamali]] ministry.&lt;br /&gt;
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==Early life and education==&lt;br /&gt;
He was born on 5 November 1957&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;pildat/dob&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web|title=Detail Information|url=http://www.pildat.org/mna/rsDetail.asp?detid=151|accessdate=9 July 2017|date=26 April 2014|url-status=bot: unknown|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140426012602/http://www.pildat.org/mna/rsDetail.asp?detid=151|archivedate=26 April 2014}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; in Multan, Pakistan.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;profile-MNFSR&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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He has done B.A.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;profile-MNFSR&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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==Political career==&lt;br /&gt;
Bosan started his political career in 1983 as member of District Council Multan. He was elected as the member of the [[Provincial Assembly of Punjab]] in [[1985 Pakistani general election]] for the first time, in [[1988 Pakistani general election]] for the second time, and in [[1990 Pakistani general election]] for the third time.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;profile-MNFSR&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Bosan become member of National Assembly of Pakistan for the first time in [[1997 Pakistani general election]]. In [[2002 Pakistani general election]], he was re-elected as member of the National Assembly for the second time from constituency NA-151 on the ticket of [[Pakistan Muslim League (Q)]].&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;dawn&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite news|last1=Correspondent|first1=The Newspaper&#039;s Staff|title=Sikandar Bosan joins PML-N|url=http://www.dawn.com/news/803189/sikandar-bosan-joins-pml-n|accessdate=7 November 2016|work=DAWN.COM|publisher=Dawn|date=17 April 2013|ref=dawn|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161011062423/http://www.dawn.com/news/803189/sikandar-bosan-joins-pml-n|archivedate=11 October 2016}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; In 2002, he was made Minister of state without portfolio&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news|title=Jamali, cabinet take oath: PPP, PML-N abstain from ceremony|url=http://www.dawn.com/news/68304/www.tupernic.com|accessdate=7 November 2016|work=DAWN.COM|date=24 November 2002|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161107220910/http://www.dawn.com/news/68304/www.tupernic.com|archivedate=7 November 2016}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; and reportedly assigned to Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Livestock&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news|title=Agriculture minister&#039;s slot sparks debate|url=http://www.dawn.com/news/369517/agriculture-minister-s-slot-sparks-debate|accessdate=7 November 2016|work=DAWN.COM|date=4 September 2004|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161107220624/http://www.dawn.com/news/369517/agriculture-minister-s-slot-sparks-debate|archivedate=7 November 2016}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; In 2004, he was formally appointed as Minister of State for Food, Agriculture and Livestock&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;dawn1&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite news|title=27-member cabinet takes oath|url=http://www.dawn.com/news/363166/27-member-cabinet-takes-oath|accessdate=7 November 2016|publisher=Dawn|date=1 July 2004|ref=dawn1|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161107155554/http://www.dawn.com/news/363166/27-member-cabinet-takes-oath|archivedate=7 November 2016}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; and later in 2004 was appointed as Minister for Food, Agriculture &amp;amp; Livestock.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;profile-MNFSR&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Dawn2&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news|title=26 ministers of state take oath|url=http://www.dawn.com/news/396557/26-ministers-of-state-take-oath|accessdate=7 November 2016|work=DAWN.COM|date=5 September 2004|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161107221031/http://www.dawn.com/news/396557/26-ministers-of-state-take-oath|archivedate=7 November 2016}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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In [[2008 Pakistani general election]], Bosan lost the National Assembly seat to [[Yousaf Raza Gilani]].&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;dawn&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Bosan left Pakistan Muslim League (Q) to join the [[Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf]]. Later in 2013, he left Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf and joined Pakistan Muslim League (N).&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;dawn&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news|title=PTI’s Sikandar Bosan joins PML-N – The Express Tribune|url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/536282/ptis-sikandar-bosan-joins-pml-n/|accessdate=10 October 2016|publisher=The Express Tribune|date=16 April 2013|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150919231639/http://tribune.com.pk/story/536282/ptis-sikandar-bosan-joins-pml-n/|archivedate=19 September 2015}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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In [[2013 Pakistani general election]], he was re-elected as member of the National Assembly for the third time. He was made Minister for National Food Security &amp;amp; Research in June 2013.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;profile-MNFSR&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Tribune&amp;quot;/&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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He had ceased to hold ministerial office in July 2017 when the federal cabinet was disbanded following the resignation of Prime Minister [[Nawaz Sharif]] after [[Panama Papers case (Pakistan)|Panama Papers case]] decision.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news|title=PM Nawaz Sharif steps down; federal cabinet stands dissolved|url=https://en.dailypakistan.com.pk/pakistan/pm-nawaz-gives-up-his-post-federal-cabinet-stands-dissolved/|accessdate=28 July 2017|work=Daily Pakistan Global|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170728114411/https://en.dailypakistan.com.pk/pakistan/pm-nawaz-gives-up-his-post-federal-cabinet-stands-dissolved/|archivedate=28 July 2017}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Following the election of Shahid Khaqan Abbasi as Prime Minister of Pakistan in August 2017, he was inducted into the federal cabinet of [[Abbasi ministry|Abbasi]].&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;app/4aug2017&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite news|title=A 43-member new cabinet sworn in|url=https://www.app.com.pk/a-43-member-new-cabinet-sworn-in/|accessdate=4 August 2017|work=Associated Press Of Pakistan|date=4 August 2017|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170804174456/https://www.app.com.pk/a-43-member-new-cabinet-sworn-in/|archivedate=4 August 2017}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;pakistantoday/4aug2017&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite news|title=PM Khaqan Abbasi’s 43-member cabinet takes oath today|url=https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2017/08/04/new-federal-cabinet-ministers-take-oath-today/|accessdate=4 August 2017|publisher=Pakistan Today|date=4 August 2017}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; He was appointed as the Federal Minister for National Food Security and Research.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news|title=Portfolios of Federal Ministers, Ministers of State announced|url=http://www.radio.gov.pk/05-Aug-2017/portfolios-of-federal-ministers-ministers-of-state-announced|accessdate=5 August 2017|work=Radio Pakistan|date=5 August 2017|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170805181242/http://www.radio.gov.pk/05-Aug-2017/portfolios-of-federal-ministers-ministers-of-state-announced|archivedate=5 August 2017}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news|title=Portfolios of federal, state ministers|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/221526-Portfolios-of-federal-state-ministers|accessdate=5 August 2017|work=www.thenews.com.pk|language=en|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170805133715/https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/221526-Portfolios-of-federal-state-ministers|archivedate=5 August 2017}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news|title=Bloated cabinet: Influential ministers with powerless underlings – The Express Tribune|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/1515317/bloated-cabinet-influential-ministers-powerless-underlings/|accessdate=26 September 2017|work=The Express Tribune|date=25 September 2017}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Upon the dissolution of the National Assembly on the expiration of its term on 31 May 2018, Bosan ceased to hold the office as Federal Minister for National Food Security and Research.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |title=Notification |url=http://www.cabinet.gov.pk/userfiles1/file/fm-mos-noti-01-06-2018.pdf |publisher=Cabinet division |accessdate=1 June 2018 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180601180526/http://www.cabinet.gov.pk/userfiles1/file/fm-mos-noti-01-06-2018.pdf |archivedate=1 June 2018}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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In 2018 he again joined PTI and was allocated a party ticket to contest election from NA-154 Multan, but ticket was taken back from him and he was expelled from the party on Imran Khan&#039;s orders after a harshful reactions within the PTI and from his constituents as he was a federal minister in PMLN regime till last day. He contested the elections as an independent candidate from NA-154 Multan but was unsuccessful and lost the seat to a candidate of PTI by a wide margin of 38,000 votes.&lt;br /&gt;
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