Mehdi Hassan Bhatti

Mehdi Hassan Bhatti is a politician from District Hafizabad, Punjab, Pakistan. Chaudhry Mehdi Hassan Bhatti was born in Burj Dara, Hafizabad. An agriculturist by profession, Chaudhry Mehdi Hassan Bhatti completed his B.A degree from the Punjab University in 1975. Pakistan Election Commission disqualified him in electoral election held in 2008 for no specified reasons [1]

He was elected as MPA for Punjab Assembly for three consecutive terms 1985, 1988, and 1990. He was elected for his first term as MNA in 1993. Later again elected as MNA in 2002 election.[2]

Mehdi Hassan Bhatti served as the Chairman of Sports Standing Committee and Agriculture in the government of Prime Minister Mir Zafarullah Jamali, Shaukat Aziz and Chaudhary Shujaat Hussain. He also served as the member of Standing Committee on Communications, Standing Committee on Planning and Development and Standing Committee on Water and Power. Mehdi Hassan Bhatti is currently the important stake holder in PTI with reference to politics of complete Hafizabad and surroundings.

Among his supporters he is greatly admired for the development of Hafizabad during his tenures that include upgradation of status of Hafizabad from Tehsil of Gujranwala to a District in 1993 and provision of schools,electricity,telephone (1990s), metalled roads including three M-2 interchanges,sui gas etc to the remotest villages of Hafizabad. Whereas his opponents, propagate his notorious aspects of his personality. Mehdi Hassan Bhatti is also known for maintaining pressure blocs with in national and provincial assembly as was vividly displayed in 2006 when he resigned from assemblies along with a number of parliamentarians.


His brother Liaqat Abbas Bhatti has been elected thrice as member of the National Assembly and served as Federal Minister for PWD from 2010 to 2013. His Son Shoukat Ali Bhatti served as the Minister of Culture and Youth Affairs in the government of Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi in Punjab. Mehdi Hassan Bhatti's nephew Mubasher Abbas Bhatti served as District Nazim of Hafizabad from 2006 to 2010.

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References

  1. ↑ "The page you are looking for is not available at this URL.". Daily Times. Archived from the original on April 10, 2013.
  2. ↑ "PML Q - Ch. Mehdi Hasan Bhatti's Profile". Retrieved 2010-12-16.

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