Manzoor Wattoo
Manzoor Ahmed Wattoo | |
|---|---|
| Minister for Industry and Production | |
| In office 2008–2013 | |
| President | Asif Ali Zardari |
| Prime Minister | Yousaf Raza Gillani Raja Pervaiz Ashraf |
| Succeeded by | Ghulam Murtaza Jatoi |
| 11th Chief Minister of Punjab | |
| In office 3 November 1996 – 16 November 1996 | |
| Governor | Raja Saroop Khan Khalilur Rehman |
| Preceded by | Arif Nakai |
| Succeeded by | Mian Muhammad Afzal Hayat (caretaker) |
| In office 20 October 1993 – 13 September 1995 | |
| Governor | Iqbal Khan Chaudhry Altaf Hussain |
| Preceded by | Ghulam Haider Wyne |
| Succeeded by | Arif Nakai |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 14 August 1939 Fazilka, Punjab, British India |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Political party | PPP (2020-2025) |
| Other political affiliations | PTI (2018-2020) PPP (2008-2018) PML(Q) (2002-2008) Pakistan Muslim League (Jinnah) (1995-2002) Pakistan Muslim League (Junejo) (1993-1995) Pakistan Muslim League (1985-1993) |
| Children | Khurram Jahangir Wattoo (son)
Moazzam Jahanzeb Wattoo (son) Zeeshan Wattoo (son) |
| Alma mater | Government Islamia College, Civil Lines, Lahore |
| Occupation | Politician |
Mian Manzoor Ahmad Wattoo (Urdu: منظور احمد وٹو; born 14 August 1939) is a Pakistani politician. Wattoo was first elected, in 1985, the Speaker of Provincial Assembly of the Punjab. Thrice elected to the same office, he secured the office of the Chief Minister of Punjab, Pakistan in 1993 on the ticket of Pakistan Muslim League (J), after a series of tug of war between the federal and provincial government Wattoo twice had to leave office between his term only to leave office permanently on 16 November 1996.
Wattoo formed the Pakistan Muslim League (Jinnah) in 1995 when he parted away with his prior party (then PML), but the party-PML (Jinnah), was unable to hold significant influence in national politics.
In May 2008, Wattoo along with his associates left Pakistan Muslim League (Quaid-e-Azam) and joined Pakistan Peoples Party and served as the Ministry of States and Frontier Regions, he also led Pakistan Peoples Party's provisional chapter of Punjab only to witness a complete failure in Punjab in the 2013 elections. In that election cricketer-turned politician Imran Khan's PTI had challenged Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) winning a few dozen seats.
He tendered his resignation soon after the elections, but he was asked to continue by PPP's Co-Chairman Asif Ali Zardari upon recommendation of PPP's Punjab Executive Committee.