Raja Jalal Hussain Maqpoon
Raja Jalal Hussain Maqpoon (Urdu: راجہ جلال حسین مقپون) is a politician in Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) who is the 7th and current Governor of Gilgit-Baltistan,[1] in office since 30 September 2018.
Raja Jalal Hussain Maqpoon | |
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ཬགྱལ་ཕཅ་ཇ་ལཱལ་ཧུ་སེན་མག་པུན་། | |
| 7th Governor of Gilgit-Baltistan | |
| Assumed office 30 September 2018 | |
| President | Arif Alvi |
| Prime Minister | Imran Khan |
| Preceded by | Mir Ghazanfar Ali Khan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Raja Jalal Hussain Maqpoon 20 May 1971 Skardu, Gilgit-Baltistan, |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Political party | Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf |
| Children | 4 |
| Residence | Governor House,
Gilgit-Baltistan (Official), Maqpoon Royal Palace Skardu (Personal) |
| Profession | Politician |
Political career
He ran for the seat of the Legislative Assembly of Gilgit Baltistan as a candidate of PTI from Constituency GBLA-7 in the 2015 Gilgit Baltistan Assembly election, but was unsuccessful.[2] He came in second receiving 3,330 votes and losing the seat to Akbar Khan Taban.[3]
He was appointed the governor of Gilgit-Baltistan by President Arif Alvi on the advice of Prime Minister Imran Khan after the resignation of Mir Ghazanfar Ali Khan.[4][5] On 30 September 2018, he took the oath of office as Governor.[6]
See also
References
- "Raja Jalal Hussain Maqpoon". GBee.
- Taj, Imtiaz (30 September 2019). "راجہ جلال حسین مقپون نے نئے گورنر گلگت بلتستان کی حیثیت سے حلف اٹھا لیا". Dawn News (in Urdu). Retrieved 12 August 2019.
- "Result GBLA 7 – SKARDU 1". G-B Votes. 8 June 2015. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
- GBee, Staff (30 September 2018). "Raja Jalal Hussain Maqpoon swears in as the Governor of Gilgit-Baltistan". GBee News. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
- Web, Desk (26 September 2018). "Raja Jalal Maqpoon appointed as new GB Governor". The Nation. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
- "Raja Jalal Hussain Maqpoon sworn in as new G-B governor". The Express Tribune. 30 September 2018.
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