Sahibzada Farooq Ali
{{Short description|Pakistani politician (1931–2020)}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Sahibzada Farooq Ali
صاهب زادا فاروق علی
| office = 9th Speaker of the National Assembly
| deputy = Ashraf Khatoon Abbasi
| term_start = 9 August 1973
| term_end = 27 March 1977
| predecessor = Fazal Ilahi Chaudhry
| successor = Malik Meraj Khalid
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1931|09|05|df=y}}
| birth_place = Ghakhar Mandi, British Raj
(now Pakistan)
| death_date = {{death date and age|2020|11|29|1931|9|5|df=y}}
| death_place = Multan, Pakistan
| party = Pakistan Peoples Party
}}
Sahibzada Farooq Ali (5 September 1931 – 29 November 2020){{cite book|title=Biographical Encyclopedia of Pakistan|year=1985|publisher=Biographical Research Institute, Pakistan for International Publishers (Pakistan) Limited|page=29}} was a Pakistani politician, the ninth Speaker of National Assembly of Pakistan.{{cite web |url=http://www.na.gov.pk/h_speaker.html |title=Speakers / Presidents |publisher=National Assembly of Pakistan |accessdate=18 February 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100204000937/http://www.na.gov.pk/h_speaker.html |archivedate=4 February 2010 }} He was elected from the city of Multan.
Early life
Sahibzada Farooq Ali was born on 5 September 1931.{{Cite web|title=PPP's founding member Sahibzada Farooq Ali Khan dies|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/751578-ppp-s-founding-member-sahibzada-farooq-ali-khan-dies|access-date=2020-11-30|website=www.thenews.com.pk|language=en}} He belonged to the Toor tribe and was native of Wayanwali village near Ghakhar Mandi in Pakistan's Wazirabad.{{Cite web|title=Former National Assembly speaker passes away {{!}} Pakistan Today|url=https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2020/11/29/former-national-assembly-speaker-passes-away/|access-date=2020-11-30|website=www.pakistantoday.com.pk}}
Career
Ali was the head of the Information and Public Relations department and the Arts and Culture department for Multan and Bahawalpur before going to the parliament. He was the chairman of the Special Committee of the whole House of the National Assembly of Pakistan, proceedings of which were held in camera to consider the Ahmadiyya issue.Pakistan, National Assembly, Proceedings of the Special Committee of the Whole House Held in Camera to Consider the Qadiani Issue: Official Report Vol 1 (Islamabad: National Book Foundation, 2012), 1. The Special Committee unanimously adopted a resolution on September 7, 1974, to declare the Ahmadiyya Movement and its offshoot, the Lahore Ahmadiyya Movement for the Propagation of Islam to be non-Muslims.Pakistan, National Assembly, Proceedings of the Special Committee of the Whole House Held in Camera to Consider the Qadiani Issue: Official Report Vol 21 (Islamabad: National Book Foundation, 2012), 3081.
Death
Sahibzada Farooq Ali died on 29 November 2020 in Multan.{{Cite web|date=2020-11-29|title=Former NA Speaker Sahibzada Farooq Ali passes away|url=https://www.24newshd.tv/29-Nov-2020/former-na-speaker-sahibzada-farooq-ali-passes-away|access-date=2020-11-29|website=24 News HD|language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2020-11-30 |title=Former NA speaker Sahibzada Farooq passes away |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1593193 |archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date=2020-11-30 |website=Dawn |language=en}} His funeral prayers were held at Shahi Eidgah and was attended by large number of people.
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Category:Speakers of the National Assembly of Pakistan
Category:Politicians from Multan