Asad Mehmood

Asad Mehmood is a Pakistani politician who has been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan since August 2018. He is serving as the Chairman of the standing committee of the National Assembly of Pakistan on Religious Affairs and Inter-faith Harmony.

Asad Mehmood
Chairman Standing Committee on Religious Affairs and Inter-faith Harmony
Assumed office
11 February 2020
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
Assumed office
13 August 2018
ConstituencyNA-37 (Tank)
Personal details
NationalityPakistani
Political partyMuttahida Majlis-e-Amal, Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (F)
RelationsMufti Mahmud (grand father),

Atta-ur-Rehman (uncle),

Maulana Lutf ur Rehman (uncle)[1]
FatherFazal-ur-Rehman[2]

Political career

He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA) from Constituency NA-37 (Tank) in 2018 Pakistani general election.[3] He received 28,504 votes and defeated Habib Ullah Khan Kundi, a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf.[4] Following his successful election, MMA nominated him for the office of Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan.[5] On 15 August 2018, he lost the office to Qasim Suri.[6] He is Chairman of Standing Committee of National Assembly of Pakistan on Religious Affairs and Inter-faith Harmony.

References
  1. Wazir, Hamid Khan (7 August 2018). "Fazlur Rehman's son to be MMA's nominee for NA deputy speaker". Pakistan Today.
  2. Hussain, Javed (7 August 2018). "MMA announces name of Fazl's son as nominee for NA deputy speaker post". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  3. "Party-wise breakdown of NA seats as unofficial final results pour in". Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  4. "NA-37 Result - Election Results 2018 - Tank - NA-37 Candidates - NA-37 Constituency Details - thenews.com.pk". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  5. "MMA nominates Maulana Asad Mehmood as deputy speaker NA". Geo News. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  6. "PTI's Asad Qaiser sworn in as NA speaker amid opposition ruckus". DAWN.COM. 15 August 2018. Retrieved 15 August 2018.


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