Family Background and History
The father of Rana Muhammad Iqbal Khan, Rana Phool Muhammad Khan (former MPA and Minister) was the personal assistant of the late Sufi Abdul Hameed, former Minister and Member of the First Constituent Legislative Assembly of Pakistan 1947 formed after Indo-Pak partition and chaired by the Founder of Pakistan Muhammad Ali Jinnah. Families of both Rana Phool Muhammad Khan and Sufi Abdul Hameed belong to the Muslim Rajpoot clan originating from Karnal, now a district in Indian state of Haryana. The two families have maintained a strong influence on the political scenario of Punjab ever since.
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