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{{short description|Pakistani politician|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific-prefix = [[Makhdoom|Makhdum]]
| name = Khusro Bakhtyar
| image = Khusro Bakhtiar speech.jpg
| office = [[Ministry of Industries and Production (Pakistan)|Federal Minister for Industries & Production]]
| term_start = 17 April 2021
| term_end =
| primeminister = [[Imran Khan]]
| successor =
| predecessor = [[Hammad Azhar]]
| office1 = [[Ministry of Finance and Revenue|Federal Minister for Economic Affairs]]
| term_start1 = 6 April 2020
| term_end1 = 17 April 2021
| president1 = [[Arif Alvi]]
| primeminister1 = [[Imran Khan]]
| predecessor1 = [[Hammad Azhar]]
| successor1 = [[Omar Ayub Khan]]
| office2 = [[Ministry of National Food Security and Research|Federal Minister for National Food Security and Research]]
| president2 = [[Arif Alvi]]
| primeminister2 = [[Imran Khan]]
| predecessor2 = [[Sahabzada Mehboob Sultan]]
| successor2 = [[Syed Fakhar Imam]]
| term_start2 = 19 November 2019
| term_end2 = 6 April 2020
| office3 = [[Ministry of Planning Development & Reform|Federal Minister for Planning Development & Reform]]
| term_start3 = 20 August 2018
| term_end3 = 18 November 2019
| primeminister3 = [[Imran Khan]]
| predecessor3 = [[Shamshad Akhtar]] {{small|(caretaker)}}
| successor3 = [[Asad Umar]]
| office4 = Chairman Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs
| term_start4 = 28 September 2017
| term_end4 = 31 May 2018
| president4 = [[Mamnoon Hussain]]
| primeminister4 = [[Shahid Khaqan Abbasi]]
| office5 = [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Pakistan)|Federal Minister of State for Foreign Affairs]] [[Minister of State for Foreign Affairs (Pakistan)|(MSFA)]]
| term_start5 = 4 September 2004
| term_end5 = 15 November 2007
| president5 = [[Pervez Musharraf]]
| primeminister5 = [[Shaukat Aziz]]
| minister5 = [[Khurshid Mahmood Kasuri]]
| office6 = [[List of Chief Ministers of Punjab (Pakistan)|Advisor to Chief Minister of Punjab]] (Provincial Minister of Punjab)
| term_start6 = 1997
| term_end6 = 1999
| 1blankname5 = Chief Minister
| 1namedata5 = [[Shahbaz Sharif]]
| office7 = Member of the [[National Assembly of Pakistan]]
| term_start7 = 13 August 2018
| term_end7 =
| constituency6 = NA-177 (Rahimyarkhan-III)
| term_start8 = 1 June 2013
| term_end8 = 31 May 2018
| constituency7 = NA-194 (Rahimyarkhan-III)
| term_start9 = 10 October 2002
| term_end9 = 15 February 2008
| constituency8 = NA-194 (Rahimyarkhan-III)
| office10 = Member of the [[Provincial Assembly of Punjab]]
| term_start10 = 1997
| term_end10 = 1999
| constituency10 = PP-236 (Rahimyarkhan-V)
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1969|7|7}}
| birth_place =
| party = [[Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf]]
| nationality = {{flag|Pakistan|name=Pakistani}}
| relatives = [[Makhdoom Hashim Jawan Bakht]] (Brother)<ref>{{cite news |title=South Punjab group actively lobbying for Punjab CM slot |url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/352981-south-punjab-group-actively-lobbying-for-punjab-cm-slot |accessdate=11 August 2018 |work=The News |language=en}}</ref> <br/> Makhdum Omar Shehryar (Brother)
| alma_mater = [[University of Punjab]], [[London School of Economics]], [[Lincoln’s Inn]]
}}

'''Makhdum Khusro Bakhtyar''' ({{Lang-ur|{{Nastaliq|مخدوم خسرو بختیار}}}}; born 7 July 1969) is a [[Pakistani]] politician who is currently serving as Pakistan’s [[Ministry of Industries and Production (Pakistan)|Federal Minister for Industries & Production.]] Previously, he has served as [[Ministry of Finance and Revenue|Federal Minister of Economic Affairs]], [[Ministry of National Food Security and Research|Federal Minister of National Food Security and Research]] and [[Ministry of Planning Development & Special Initiatives|Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Reforms]] in the [[Imran Khan ministry|PTI Government]] under the leadership of Prime Minister [[Imran Khan]]. He has been a member of the [[National Assembly of Pakistan]] from 2002 to 2008, 2013 to 2018 and 2018 till date.

Previously, he was a member of the [[Provincial Assembly of the Punjab]] from 1997 to 1999 and served as provincial advisor to the [[Chief Minister of Punjab, Pakistan|Chief Minister of Punjab]]. During his first tenure as Member of the National Assembly, he served as [[Minister of State for Foreign Affairs (Pakistan)|Minister of State for Foreign Affairs]] from September 2004 to November 2007 in the Federal Cabinet of Prime Minister [[Shaukat Aziz]].

==Early life and education==
Bakhtyar was born on 7 July 1969.<ref name="dawn/6sept2004" /><ref>{{cite web|title=Detail Information|url=http://www.pildat.org/mna/rsDetail.asp?detid=194|accessdate=11 July 2017|date=19 April 2014|url-status=bot: unknown|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140419142637/http://www.pildat.org/mna/rsDetail.asp?detid=194|archivedate=19 April 2014}}</ref> He hails from [[Mian Wali Qureshian]], a village in the [[Saraikistan|Saraiki]] Belt region of Pakistan and belongs to a prominent political family.

He graduated from the [[University of Punjab]] in 1990, and received an [[LLB]] (Hons.) [[Academic degree|degree]] in 1994 from the [[London School of Economics and Political Science]] and a Bar-at-Law degree from [[Lincoln's Inn]], [[United Kingdom]] in 1995.<ref name="dawn/6sept2004">{{cite news|title=Educational background of state ministers|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/369652|accessdate=8 May 2017|work=DAWN.COM|date=6 September 2004|language=en|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170810092608/https://www.dawn.com/news/369652|archivedate=10 August 2017}}</ref>

==Political career==
Bakhtyar has been active in Pakistan’s political arena from the late 1990s and remains a major player.

[[File:Khusro Bakhtiar speaking.jpg|thumb|Bakhtiar speaking at a political rally, 2018 elections]]

He was elected to the [[Provincial Assembly of the Punjab]] as a candidate of [[Pakistan Muslim League (N)]] (PML-N) from Constituency PP-236 (Rahim Yar Khan-V) in [[1997 Pakistani general election]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Gill|first1=Majeed|title=A number of aliens in R.Y. Khan|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/58788|accessdate=8 May 2017|work=DAWN.COM|date=25 September 2002|language=en|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170912135141/https://www.dawn.com/news/58788|archivedate=12 September 2017}}</ref> He received 19,736 votes and defeated Makhdoom Ashfaq Ahmad, a candidate of [[Pakistan Peoples Party]] (PPP).<ref name="ecp/pa-88-97">{{cite web |title=Punjab Assembly election results 1988-97 |url=https://ecp.gov.pk/Documents/Results%201988%20-%201997/Punjab.pdf |publisher=ECP |accessdate=11 August 2018}}</ref>

He was elected to the [[National Assembly of Pakistan]] as a candidate of [[Pakistan Muslim League (Q)]] (PML-Q) from [[Constituency NA-194|Constituency NA-194 (Rahim Yar Khan-III)]] in [[2002 Pakistani general election]].<ref name="dawn/6sept2004" /> He received 70,116 votes and defeated [[Makhdoom Shahabuddin]]. In the same election, he also ran for the seat of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of PML-Q from Constituency PP-291 (Rahim Yar Khan-VII) but was unsuccessful.<ref>{{cite web |title=2002 election result |url=https://www.ecp.gov.pk/ge/ge2002vol2.pdf |publisher=ECP |accessdate=1 September 2018}}</ref>

On 4 September 2004, he was inducted into the Federal Cabinet of Prime Minister [[Shaukat Aziz]]<ref>{{cite news |title=26 ministers of state take oath |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/396557 |accessdate=1 September 2018 |work=DAWN.COM |date=5 September 2004}}</ref> and was appointed as Minister of State for Foreign Affairs.<ref name="dawn/6sept2004" /> He continued to serve as Minister of State for Foreign Affairs until 15 November 2007.<ref>{{cite web |title=List of former Minister of State |url=http://www.mofa.gov.pk/content.php?pageID=formermos |website=www.mofa.gov.pk |publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs |accessdate=1 September 2018 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180901092214/http://www.mofa.gov.pk/content.php?pageID=formermos |archivedate=1 September 2018}}</ref>

He ran for the seat of the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-Q from Constituency NA-194 (Rahim Yar Khan-III) in [[2008 Pakistani general election]], but was unsuccessful.<ref>{{cite news|title=Nawabs of Bahawalpur to play vital role in next general elections|url=http://nation.com.pk/national/03-Dec-2012/nawabs-of-bahawalpur-to-play-vital-role-in-next-general-elections|accessdate=8 May 2017|work=The Nation|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170409111038/http://nation.com.pk/national/03-Dec-2012/nawabs-of-bahawalpur-to-play-vital-role-in-next-general-elections|archivedate=9 April 2017}}</ref> He received 42,442 votes and lost the seat to Makhdoom Shahabuddin.<ref>{{cite web |title=2008 election result |url=https://www.ecp.gov.pk/Documents/General%20Elections%202008/Report,%20General%20Election%202008,%20Vol-II.pdf |publisher=ECP |accessdate=1 September 2018}}</ref>

He was re-elected to the National Assembly as an independent candidate from Constituency NA-194 (Rahim Yar Khan-III) in [[2013 Pakistani general election]].<ref>{{cite news|title=List of winners of National Assembly seats|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/archive/print/429872-list-of-winners-of-national-assembly-seats|accessdate=12 April 2018|work=www.thenews.com.pk|language=en}}</ref> He received 64,272 votes and defeated Makhdoom Shahabuddin. In the same election, he also ran for the seat of the National Assembly as an independent candidate from Constituency NA-195 (Rahim Yar Khan-IV) but was unsuccessful. He received 46,897 votes and lost the seat to [[Mustafa Mehmood]].<ref name="ecp/2013">{{cite web|title=2013 election result|url=https://ecp.gov.pk/Documents/General%20Elections%202013%20report/Election%20Report%202013%20Volume-II.pdf|publisher=ECP|accessdate=12 April 2018}}</ref> In the same election, he was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as an independent candidate from Constituency PP-289 (Rahimyar Khan-V).<ref>{{cite news|title=List of winners of Punjab Assembly seats|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/archive/print/429935|accessdate=12 April 2018|work=www.thenews.com.pk|language=en}}</ref> He received 25,898 votes and defeated Mian Muhammad Aslam Advocate.<ref>{{cite web |title=2013 election result |url=https://ecp.gov.pk/Documents/Downloads/General%20Election%202013/Detailed%20Gazzette/Notification%20-%20Punjab%20Assembly.pdf |publisher=ECP |accessdate=1 September 2018}}</ref> Following the election, he abandoned his Punjab Assembly seat in favor of the National Assembly seat.<ref>{{cite web |title=Profile |url=https://www.pap.gov.pk/index.php/members/profile/en/20/1224 |website=www.pap.gov.pk |publisher=Punjab Assembly |accessdate=1 September 2018 |language=en}}</ref>

On 23 May 2013, he joined PML-N.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Reporter|first1=The Newspaper's Staff|title=43 newly elected legislators join PML-N|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1013019|accessdate=12 April 2018|work=DAWN.COM|date=23 May 2013}}</ref> In 2017 he was made [http://www.na.gov.pk/foreignaffairs/?q=node/98 Chairman House Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs]

In March 2018, he became business partner of [[Jahangir Khan Tareen]] after they together purchased a sugar mill for Rs 27 billion. This triggered speculation that he might join PTI soon.<ref>{{cite news |title=PML-N's Khusro Bakhtiar, PTI's Jahangir Tareen become business partners |url=https://en.dailypakistan.com.pk/pakistan/pml-ns-khusro-bakhtiar-ptis-jahangir-tareen-become-business-partners/ |accessdate=1 September 2018 |work=Daily Pakistan Global}}</ref>

On 9 April 2018, Bakhtyar, together with seven other PML-N parliamentarians, quit the PML-N and formed a new group under the name of "Junoobi Punjab Suba Mahaaz".<ref>{{cite news |title=Seraiki iceberg: Eight lawmakers jump PML-N ship {{!}} The Express Tribune |url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/1681335/1-pml-n-dealt-another-blow-eight-lawmakers-part-ways/ |accessdate=1 September 2018 |work=The Express Tribune |date=9 April 2018}}</ref> The group accused PML-N for ignoring the southern part of Punjab and demanded the creation of separate province for southern Punjab.<ref>{{cite news|title=Major setback to PML-N as 8 more MPs quit party, form new faction|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/302374-major-setback-to-pml-n-as-8-more-mps-quit-party-forms-new-faction|accessdate=9 April 2018|work=www.thenews.com.pk|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Another jolt to ruling PML-N|url=https://nation.com.pk/10-Apr-2018/another-jolt-to-ruling-pml-n|accessdate=10 April 2018|work=The Nation}}</ref> On 30 April, he resigned from his National Assembly seat in protest.<ref>{{cite news |title=Makhdoom Khusro Bakhtiar resigns as MNA |url=http://www.radio.gov.pk/30-04-2018/makhdoom-khusro-bakhtiar-resigns-as-mna |accessdate=1 September 2018 |work=Radio Pakistan |date=30 April 2018 |language=en}}</ref>

On 9 May 2018, Junoobi Punjab Sooba Mahaaz (JPSM) merged with [[Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf]] (PTI) after the latter promised to create a South Punjab province on administrative grounds.<ref>{{cite news |title=PTI absorbs Junoobi Punjab Suba Mahaz after promising new province in south Punjab |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1406603 |accessdate=1 September 2018 |work=DAWN.COM |date=9 May 2018}}</ref> Subsequently, Bakhtyar joined PTI after signing an agreement with PTI chairman [[Imran Khan]] on the promise of the creation of a South Punjab province and an equitable distribution of resources to the region.<ref>{{cite news |title=JSPM merges with PTI on promise of south Punjab province {{!}} The Express Tribune |url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/1706023/1-pti-reinforced-south-punjab-pml-n-defectors/ |accessdate=1 September 2018 |work=The Express Tribune |date=9 May 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Raza|first=Syed Irfan|date=10 May 2018|title=JPSM, PTI join hands, vow to create new province in Punjab|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1406756|access-date=5 October 2021|website=DAWN.COM|language=en}}</ref>

He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PTI from Constituency [[NA-177 (Rahim Yar Khan-III)]] in [[2018 Pakistani general election]] after securing 100,768 votes.<ref>{{cite news |title=Makhdoom Khusroo Bakhtiar of PTI wins NA-177 election |url=https://www.brecorder.com/2018/07/26/430535/makhdoom-khusroo-bakhtiar-of-pti-wins-na-177-election/ |accessdate=3 August 2018 |work=brecorder}}</ref>

On 18 August, [[Imran Khan]] formally announced his federal cabinet structure and Bakhtyar was named as [[Ministry of Water Resources (Pakistan)|Minister for Water Resources]].<ref>{{cite news |title=PM Imran Khan finalises names of 21-member cabinet |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1427792/pm-imran-khan-finalises-names-of-21-member-cabinet |accessdate=18 August 2018 |work=DAWN.COM |date=18 August 2018}}</ref> However, on 20 August 2018, he was sworn in as [[Ministry of Planning and Development (Pakistan)|Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Reforms]] in the federal cabinet of Prime Minister Imran Khan.<ref>{{cite web |title=Notification - 20 August 2018 |url=http://www.cabinet.gov.pk/userfiles1/file/noti-fm-20-08-2018.pdf |publisher=Cabinet |accessdate=25 August 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=New planning minister briefed on dams, CPEC |url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/357844-new-planning-minister-briefed-on-dams-cpec |accessdate=25 August 2018 |work=The News |language=en}}</ref>
On 19 November 2019, he was appointed as [[Ministry of National Food Security & Research|Federal Minister for National Food Security and Research]] and served in that position until a perceived conflict of interest arose due to his sugar business, after which he resigned on 6 April 2020.<ref>https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2019/11/19/khusro-bakhtiar-reluctant-to-take-charge-of-food-ministry/amp/</ref> He was appointed [[Government of Pakistan|Minister of Economic Affairs]] after a cabinet reshuffle.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.brecorder.com/2020/04/06/586858/khusro-bakhtiar-resigns-as-federal-minister-of-national-food-security/amp/|title=Cabinet reshuffle: Khusro Bakhtiar named Economic Affairs Minister|website=www.brecorder.com|access-date=6 April 2020}}</ref>

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