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Mr Muhammad Mohsin Khan Leghari son of Lt. Col. (Retd.) Rafiq Ahmed Khan Leghari was born on June 9, 1963 at Dera Ghazi Khan. After initial schooling at Aitchison College Lahore, he attended the University of Oklahoma. He obtained Certification in Global Financial Markets from the Securities Institute of Australia and also has a Post Graduate Diploma in Applied Economics from University of the Punjab, Lahore. He worked with the world's leading multinational Financial Information and Information Technology Companies before being elected for the first time to the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab in 2002 and then again in 2008. During his tenure in the Provincial Parliament, he was the Chairman of the Standing Committee on Local Government & Rural Development during 2003-07; and Member of Public Accounts Committee during 2008-12. In 2012, he was elected as the first ever Independent Senator from Punjab and retained his independent status throughout the term during 2012-18. In the Senate he served Committees on Finance, Functional Committee on Human Rights, Food and National Security, Planning & Development, Delegated Legislation, Water & Power, Defence and the Communications. He is an alumni of National Defence University, Islamabad and the International Academy for Leadership (IAF) at Theodor Heuss Academy in Gummersbach, Germany. He has been elected to the Punjab Assembly for the third term in General Elections 2018 and has served as Minister for Irrigation. He has widely travelled and has represented Pakistan at the Annual United Nations hearings of the Inter Parliamentary Union, 7th World Water Forum in Korea and COP 22, United Nations Climate Change Conference Marrakech, Morocco. He belongs to a renowned political family of Punjab, which has representation in the Parliaments even before partition. His father was a Member of Punjab Assembly during 1993-96 and 1997-99.He has been elected to the Provincial assembly of Punjab for the third time in 2018 general elections from PP 293 (Rajanpur I) and been given the responsibilities of the Ministry of Irrigation. He belongs to a renowned political family of southern Punjab, which has been represented in the parliaments since before partition. He is widely travelled and has represented Pakistan at the annual United Nations hearings of the Inter Parliamentary Union, 7th World Water Forum in Korea and COP 22, United Nations Climate Change Conference Marrakech, Morocco. He is an avid reader with keen interests in climate change, water scarcity, current affairs and policy making. He is also weekend golfer.
| Official Body | Post | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| Provincial Assembly of the Punjab | MPA | 2003-2007 |
| Provincial Assembly of the Punjab | Chairman LG & RD Committee | 2004-2007 |
| Senate of Pakistan | Senator | 2012-2018 |
| Country | Purpose of Visit | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Education | 1982-1987 |
| Australia | Private Tour | |
| Denmark | Private Tour | |
| India | Private Tour | |
| Maldives | Private Tour | |
| Saudi Arabia | Hajj | |
| Singapore | Private Tour | |
| Sri Lanka | Private Tour | |
| Thailand | Private Tour | |
| United Arab Emirates | Private Tour | |
| United Kingdom | Private Tour |
| Relationship | Name | Parliament | Designation | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Father | Lt. Col. (R) Rafiq Ahmed Leghari | Provincial Assembly of the Punjab | 1993-1996, 1997-1999 | |
| Uncle | Sardar Farooq Ahmed Khan Leghari | President of Pakistan | President | 1993-1997 |
| Uncle | Sardar Farooq Ahmed Khan Leghari | National Assembly of Pakistan | MNA / Minister | 1977,1988-1990, 1990-1993, 2002-2007, 2008-13 |
| Cousin | Sardar Muhammad Jamal Khan Leghari | Senate of Pakistan | MPA | 2013-18 |
| Cousin | Muhammad Yousaf Khan Leghari | Provincial Assembly of the Punjab | MPA | 2002-2007, 2008-13 |
| Cousin | Muhammad Arshad Khan Leghari | National Assembly of Pakistan | MNA | 2008-2013 |
| Uncle | Muhammad Jaffar Khan Leghari | Provincial Assembly of the Punjab | MPA | 1985-1988, 1988-1990, 1993-1996 |
| Uncle | Muhammad Jaffar Khan Leghari | National Assembly of Pakistan | MNA | 1997-99, 2002-07, 2008-13, 2013-18 |
| Cousin | Muhammad Azhar Khan Leghari | Provincial Assembly of the Punjab | MPA | 1988-90, 1990-93 |
| Cousin | Bilal Asghar Khan Leghari | National Assembly of Pakistan | MNA | 1977 |
| Uncle | Rafiq Haider Khan Leghari | Provincial Assembly of the Punjab | MPA | 1997-1999 |
| Great Uncle | Nawab Sir Muhammad Jamal Khan Leghari | Punjab Legislative Council | Member / Minister | 1921-23, 1924-26, 1927-30, 1930-36 |
| Great Uncle | Nawab Sir Muhammad Jamal Khan Leghari | Punjab Legislative Assembly | Member / Minister | 1937-45, 1946-47, 1947-49 |
| Uncle | Nawabzada Muhammad Khan Leghari | Punjab Legislative Assembly | Member / Minister | 1951-1955 |
| Uncle | Nawabzada Muhammad Khan Leghari | Provincial Assembly of West Pakistan | Member | 1956-58 |
| Uncle | Nawabzada Atta Muhammad Khan Leghari | Provincial Assembly of the Punjab | Member | 1972-77 |
| Uncle | Nawabzada Mahmood Khan Leghari | Provincial Assembly of the Punjab | Member | 1972-77 |
| Uncle | Sardar Farooq Ahmed Khan Leghari | Senate of Pakistan | Senator | 1973-75 |
| Uncle | Muhammad Omer Khan Leghari | Provincial Assembly of the Punjab | MPA | 1985-1988, 1988-90, 1993-96 |
| Uncle | Maqsood Ahmed Khan Leghari | National Assembly of Pakistan | MNA | 1985-88 |
| Uncle | Maqsood Ahmed Khan Leghari | Provincial Assembly of the Punjab | MPA / Provincial Minister | 1977,1990-93, 1993-96, 1997-99 |
| Uncle | Mansoor Ahmed Khan Leghari | Provincial Assembly of the Punjab | MPA | 1993-96 |
| Uncle | Mansoor Ahmed Khan Leghari | Senate of Pakistan | Senator | 1997-99 |
| Cousin | Awais Ahmed Khan Leghari | Provincial Assembly of the Punjab | MPA | 1997-99, 2018 |
| Cousin | Awais Ahmed Khan Leghari | National Assembly of Pakistan | MNA / Minister | 2002-07, 2010-13, 2013-18 |
| Cousin | Muhammad Khan Leghari | Provincial Assembly of the Punjab | MPA | 2002-07, 2012 |
| Cousin | Muhammad Khan Leghari | National Assembly of Pakistan | MNA | 2018 - till date |