Hameed Ullah Jan Afridi

Hameed Ullah Jan Afridi is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from 2008 to 2013.

Hameed Ullah Jan Afridi
Federal Minister for Environment
In office
March 2008 – February 2011
Prime MinisterYousaf Raza Gillani
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
In office
2008–2013
ConstituencyNA-46 (Tribal Area-XI)
Personal details
NationalityPakistani

Political career

He was elected to the Senate of Pakistan[1] in 2003[2] where he served until 2007.[3]

He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan from Constituency NA-46 (Tribal Area-XI) as an independent candidate in 2008 Pakistani general election.[2][4] from 2008 to 2011.[3] He received 5,660 votes and defeated an independent candidate, Mohammad Saeed Afridi.[5] In March 2008, he was inducted into the federal cabinet of Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gillani and was appointed as Federal Minister for Environment where he continued to serve until February 2011.[6]

He ran for the seat of the National Assembly from Constituency NA-46 (Tribal Area-XI) as an independent candidate in 2013 Pakistani general election but was unsuccessful.[7][8][3] He received 3,342 votes and lost the seat to Nasir Khan Afridi.[9]

References
  1. "60 file papers for two Khyber Agency seats". DAWN.COM. 28 November 2007. Archived from the original on 27 May 2018. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
  2. ""Fata should be given an elected council with full mandate" | TNS - The News on Sunday". tns.thenews.com.pk. 29 November 2015. Archived from the original on 31 March 2017. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
  3. Dastageer, Ghulam (13 February 2017). "Future indefinite: The debate over change in Fata's status". Herald Magazine. Archived from the original on 25 May 2017. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
  4. "Poll petitions against minister, MNA dismissed". DAWN.COM. 25 November 2008. Archived from the original on 27 May 2018. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
  5. "2008 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 January 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  6. "Federal cabinet of Prime Minister Gillani" (PDF). Cabinet division. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 May 2017. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
  7. "Re-polling: Independent candidate wins from NA-46 - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 6 June 2013. Archived from the original on 5 March 2017. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
  8. "Bring out the ballot: Election tribunal orders re-election in NA-46 - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 26 March 2014. Archived from the original on 5 March 2017. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
  9. "2013 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 May 2018. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
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