Rai Mansab Ali Khan

Khan was born on September 15, 1938, in Nankana Sahib. He completed his law degree from University of the Punjab in 1960. He was a man of letters and was well-known and admired in literary circles. He wrote poetry, essays and opinion pieces in Urdu and Punjabi. He was known as a great patron of both languages, and several magazines, quarterlies, and annual risalas and journals ran because of his patronage. One of his best friends was Maskoor Hussain Yaad, the famous poet and writer of Urdu. ==Political career==

Khan was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (Q) (PML-Q) from Constituency NA-137 (Sheikhupura-VII) in the 2002 Pakistani general election. He received 61,506 votes and defeated Muhammad Nisar Ahmed Khan, a candidate of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP). He ran for the seat of the National Assembly as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N) from Constituency NA-137 (Sheikhupura-VII) in the 2008 Pakistani general election but was unsuccessful. He received 44,745 votes and lost the seat to Saeed Ahmed Zafar. He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency NA-137 (Sheikhupura-VII) in the 2013 Pakistani general election. He received 61,329 votes and defeated an independent candidate, Ijaz Ahmed Shah. ==Death==

He died on 14 January 2015 in Nankana Sahib due to heart attack. ==References==