Introduction

Nawabzada Ghazanfar Ali Gul, is a member of the Nawabzada family of Gujrat. He attended the Government College, Lahore where he achieved the Honour Role in debating. After completing his time at Government College,

Ghazanfar Ali Gul


Professional Achievements

Nawabzada Ghazanfar Ali Gul, is a member of the Nawabzada family of Gujrat. He attended the Government College, Lahore where he achieved the Honour Role in debating. After completing his time at Government College, Gul moved to the United Kingdom for his further studies. Where, he enrolled at the London School of Economics, graduating in Economics.

After graduating, Gul returned to Pakistan only to come back to the United Kingdom to achieve his Post Graduate Diploma in Law from Thames Valley University. He then qualified as a barrister at Lincoln's Inn.

Gul returned to his home town (Gujrat) and entered into politics in 1985. His family had a long history of involvement in politics and had supported the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP). However, at this time the PPP had decided to boycott the elections that were being held under the dictatorship of General Zia-ul-Haq, the then President of Pakistan.

Gul contested the 1988 general election and won his place as a MPA. His political sharpness and leadership qualities were noted by the former Prime Minister, Benazir Bhutto, who offered him the chance of being a MNA. In 1993, Gul defeated Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain and Bhutto appointed him to be a member of the highest committee of the PPP, the Central Executive Committee.

His family has been in rivalry with the Chaudhry family of Gujrat for over five decades. Gul was defeated by Chaudhry Wajahat Hussain, the brother of Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain, in the elections of 2002 and 2008. After the latter, Gul filed a case against Hussain, claiming that the votes needed to be recounted due to irregularities.