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
ཬགྱལ་ཕཅ་ཇ་ལཱལ་ཧུ་སེན་མག་པུན་།
7th Governor of Gilgit-Baltistan
Assumed office
30 September 2018
PresidentArif Alvi
Prime MinisterImran Khan
Preceded byMir Ghazanfar Ali Khan
Personal details
Born
Raja Jalal Hussain Maqpoon

(1971-05-20) 20 May 1971
Skardu, Gilgit-Baltistan,
NationalityPakistani
Political partyPakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf
Children4
ResidenceGovernor House,

Gilgit-Baltistan (Official),

Maqpoon Royal Palace

Skardu (Personal)
ProfessionPolitician

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

  1. "Raja Jalal Hussain Maqpoon". GBee.
  2. 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.
  3. "Result GBLA 7 – SKARDU 1". G-B Votes. 8 June 2015. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
  4. GBee, Staff (30 September 2018). "Raja Jalal Hussain Maqpoon swears in as the Governor of Gilgit-Baltistan". GBee News. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
  5. Web, Desk (26 September 2018). "Raja Jalal Maqpoon appointed as new GB Governor". The Nation. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
  6. "Raja Jalal Hussain Maqpoon sworn in as new G-B governor". The Express Tribune. 30 September 2018.


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