Mehmood Jan

Mehmood Jan (Urdu: محمود جان‎; born 5 May 1969) is a Pakistani politician who currently serves as Deputy Speaker of the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, in office since August 2018. He has been a member of the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa since August 2018. Previously, he was a member of the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa from May 2013 to May 2018.

Mehmood Jan
Deputy Speaker of Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Assumed office
15 August 2018
Preceded byImtiaz Shahid
Member of Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Assumed office
13 August 2018
ConstituencyPK-66 (Peshawar-I)
In office
31 May 2013 – 28 May 2018
ConstituencyPK-7 (Peshawar-VII])
Personal details
Born (1969-05-05) May 5, 1969
Peshawar, Pakistan
NationalityPakistani
Political partyPakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf

Early life and education

He was born on 5 May 1969 in Peshawar, Pakistan.[1]

He has a degree of Bachelor of Arts.[1]

Political career

He was elected to the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) from Constituency PK-7 (Peshawar-VII) in 2013 Pakistani general election. He received 12,583 votes and defeated Hashmat Khan, a candidate of Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan (JI).[2]

He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as a candidate of PTI from Constituency Constituency PK-66 (Peshawar-I) in 2018 Pakistani general election.[3] Following his successful election, PTI nominated him for the office of Deputy Speaker of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly.[4] On 15 August, he was elected as Deputy Speaker of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly.[5] He received 78 votes against his opponent Jamshaid Khan Mohmand who received 30 votes.[6]

References
  1. "Mehmood Jan". KP Assembly. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  2. "2013 election result" (PDF). ECP. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
  3. "PTI makes a clean sweep in Peshawar district". The News. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
  4. "PTI names Mushtaq Ghani for speaker, Mehmood Jan deputy speaker in K-P Assembly | The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 13 August 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
  5. "KP Assemebly: PTI's Mushtaq Ghani Speaker, Mehmood Jan deputy". The News. 15 August 2018. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  6. "Mehmood Jan of PTI elected as Dy Speaker of KP assembly". Associated Press Of Pakistan. 15 August 2018. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
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