Manzoor Wattoo
Manzoor Ahmed Wattoo | |
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منظور احمد وٹو | |
| 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 Province, British India |
| Died | 16 December 2025 (aged 86) Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan |
| 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) Rubina Shaheen Wattoo ex MNA daughter ,Tabana Wattoo daughter ,Jahanara Wattoo Chairperson Punjab Social Protection Authority daughter , Ayesha Manzoor Wattoo Director General Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority daughter , Amina Wattoo Kasuri Director Beaconhouse School Group daughter. |
| Alma mater | Government Islamia College, Civil Lines, Lahore |
| Occupation | Politician |
Mian Manzoor Ahmad Wattoo (14 August 1939 – 16 December 2025) was a Pakistani politician who served as the 11th chief minister of Punjab 1993 to 1995, and in 1996, Total 3 times. He also served as the federal minister of industry and production from 2008 to 2013.
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.
He 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.
Wattoo 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.