10 Facts About Manzoor Wattoo

Mian Manzoor Ahmad Wattoo is a Pakistani politician.

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, after a series of tug of war between the federal and provincial government Manzoor Wattoo twice had to leave office between his term only to leave office permanently on 16 November 1996.

Manzoor Wattoo formed the Pakistan Muslim League in 1995 when he parted away with his prior party, but the party-PML, was unable to hold significant influence in national politics.

Manzoor Wattoo did not attend his father's funeral owing to the difference in religious ideology between a father and a son.

Mian Jahangir Ahmed Khan Manzoor Wattoo converted to the Ahmedi sect under the influence and training of the school headmaster of their native village, Muazzam, in Fazilka, India.

Manzoor Wattoo, on the other hand, took his mother's and forefather's religion and is a Muslim.

Mian Manzoor Wattoo was sentenced by an accountability court to more than 10 years in prison besides being fined 10 million rupees, only later to be set aside in the appeals.

Manzoor Wattoo actively began taking part in politics and soon became a close ally of Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf.

Manzoor Wattoo remained part of the part despite differences with the party leaders Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain and the Punjab Chief Minister Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi who had previously suffered heavily under Manzoor Wattoo's reign in Punjab.

Manzoor Wattoo announced to join forces with the Pakistan People's Party on 29 May 2008 along with party members in Islamabad soon after winning a decisive victory in February 2008 elections in which he won from two constituencies NA-146 and NA-147 as an independent and his daughter Rubina Shaheen Manzoor Wattoo won PP-188.