38 Facts About Usman Buzdar

Sardar Usman Ahmed Khan Buzdar is a Pakistani politician who was Chief Minister of Punjab from 20 August 2018 to 30 April 2022.

Usman Buzdar served as Tehsil Nazim of Tehsil Tribal Area from 2001 to 2008.

Usman Buzdar was born in May 1969 in Dera Ghazi Khan to Sardar Fateh Muhammad Usman Buzdar.

Usman Buzdar belongs to the Buzdar clan, which is a Baloch tribe settled in southern Punjab.

Usman Buzdar received his early education from Government Boys Primary School in Barthi, Punjab.

Usman Buzdar completed his Intermediate-level education from a government college in Multan and received a bachelors degree in law from the Law College, Multan.

Usman Buzdar received a master's degree in political science from Bahauddin Zakariya University.

Usman Buzdar is known to have changed many political parties.

Usman Buzdar quit the PML-Q after 2008 general election and joined a forward bloc.

Usman Buzdar joined the Pakistan Muslim League prior to the 2013 general election and ran for the seat of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency PP-241, but was defeated by Khawaja Muhammad Nizam-ul-Mehmood.

When Janoobi Punjab Suba Mahaz merged with the PTI in May 2018, Usman Buzdar became a member of that party.

Usman Buzdar won the election to the Punjab Assembly constituency PP-286 Dera Ghazi Khan-II on a PTI ticket.

Usman Buzdar was running for a seat in the Provincial Assembly from PP-286 as a candidate of PML-Z in the 2024 Punjab provincial election, until he abruptly was removed from the party by chairman Imran Khan on the 1 August 2023.

Usman Buzdar's nomination surprised many in the PTI and received widespread criticism as he was a lesser known figure in Pakistan's political spectrum.

Usman Buzdar received 186 votes against his opponent Hamza Shahbaz Sharif who secured 159 votes.

Under Usman Buzdar's watch as the Chief Minister, five Inspector Generals of the Punjab Police were changed.

Usman Buzdar was largely and consistently criticized for his incompetence during his time as chief minister, and was criticized as one of the worst appointments Khan made during his tenure.

Usman Buzdar's administration made significant initiatives in expanding educational opportunities in underdeveloped regions, particularly South Punjab.

Usman Buzdar's government established Punjab's first technical university in Dera Ghazi Khan, aimed at providing vocational and higher education in technical fields.

Usman Buzdar's focus on improving the quality of education extended to solarizing schools in tribal regions.

The Usman Buzdar government oversaw the establishment of 12 new universities across Punjab, reinforcing the goal of transforming the province into a hub of quality higher education.

Usman Buzdar launched the Insaaf Medicine Card under the program to facilitate people suffering from various diseases including AIDS, hepatitis, and tuberculosis.

Usman Buzdar launched a province-wide health card program based in Lahore worth Rs.

Usman Buzdar's government prioritized wide ranging healthcare coverage, in which he stated his aim as millions of people benefiting from the Sehat Insaf Card and other healthcare cards in Punjab.

Furthermore, Usman Buzdar's administration saw the launching of the Punjab Naya Pakistan Sehat Card across Punjab, which Prime Minister Imran Khan said would serve 115 million people with health insurance and would improve medical facilities.

On 22 March 2020, Usman Buzdar's government decided to close down shopping malls, markets, parks and public gathering places for two days until 24 March in response to the COVID-19 Pandemic in Pakistan.

Usman Buzdar urged people to stay at home, practice social distancing and avoid unnecessary travel.

Usman Buzdar said that the Punjab government had decided to grant a 90-day imprisonment rebate to prisoners in jails across the province which would benefit some 3,100 prisoners.

Usman Buzdar stated that laboratories around the province would test 3,200 people every day for coronavirus and 10,000 doctors and paramedics were being recruited to fight the pandemic.

In 2019, Usman Buzdar laid the foundation stone for the second phase of the Nishtar Hospital in Multan.

In 2022, Usman Buzdar inaugurated 21 projects at Shah Sulaiman Stadium in Taunsa Sharif.

Usman Buzdar inaugurated the upgrade of the Government Girls High School Taunsa at a cost Rs.

On 28 March 2022, Usman Buzdar offered his resignation as Chief Minister of Punjab to Prime Minister Imran Khan to ease the political crises surrounding no-confidence motion against Imran Khan.

Usman Buzdar was set to be replaced by Chaudhry Parvez Elahi, leader of PML-Q.

On 22 August 2018, Geo News claimed that it was a case of mistaken identity and that Usman Buzdar was not the same person who was accused for the murders.

Usman Buzdar's brother denied the accusation, claiming NAB was unable to find evidence against Usman Buzdar, after which the case was closed.

Usman Buzdar is married to Begum Safia Usman and has 4 daughters.

Usman Buzdar declared that he owns three tractors and two cars worth Rs 2.4 million and worth Rs 3.6 million, respectively.