Nawabzada Gazanfar Ali Gul

Who is Nawabzada Gazanfar Ali Gul?

Nawabzada Gazanfar Ali Gul, is a member of the Nawabzada family of Gujrat, Pakistan.

Nawabzada Gazanfar Ali Gul 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 a B.Sc. in Economics degree. 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 and entered politics in 1985. His family had a long history of involvement in politics and had always supported the Pakistan Peoples Party. 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.