Khayal Zaman Orakzai

Khayal or Khial Zaman Orakzai (Urdu: خیال زمان اورکزئی; died 14 February 2022) was a Pakistani businessman and politician who was a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from August 2018 until his death in February 2022. Previously, he was a member of the National Assembly from June 2013 to May 2018.

Khayal Zaman Orakzai
خیال زمان اورکزئی
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
In office
13 August 2018 – 14 February 2022
Succeeded byNadeem Khayal
ConstituencyNA-33 (Hangu)
In office
1 June 2013 – 31 May 2018
ConstituencyNA-16 (Hangu)
Personal details
Died14 February 2022
NationalityPakistani
Political partyPakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (2011-2022)
ChildrenNadeem Khayal (son)

Political career

Orakzai joined Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) in 2011.[1] He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of PTI from Constituency NA-16 (Hangu) in 2013 Pakistani general election.[2][3][4] He received 24,067 votes and defeated a candidate of Jamiat Ulema-e Islam (F).[5]

He served as Senior Vice President of the PTI with the additional post of the president of the PTI Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.[6]

In 2018, Orakzai was nominated by the PTI to contest 2018 Pakistani Senate election[1] where he was unsuccessful.[7]

He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PTI from Constituency NA-33 (Hangu) in 2018 Pakistani general election.[8] He received 28,819 votes and defeated Atiq Ur Rehman, a candidate of Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA).[9]

Wealth

Orakzai was the Chairman and CEO of Ajman-based Al Kanz Group.[10] He owned Emaraat hotel in Peshawar and had property business.[1] He had a net worth around Rs. 1.45 billion, as of 2021[11]

Personal life and death

He died on 14 February 2022.[12]

References
  1. "Imran awards Senate tickets to millionaires". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  2. "PHC issues contempt notice to KP government". www.thenews.com.pk. Archived from the original on 4 March 2017. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
  3. "Tehrik-i-Insaf sweeps Khyber Pakhtunkhwa". The Nation. Archived from the original on 20 March 2017. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
  4. "Official results: PML-N leading the race in National Assembly - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 12 May 2013. Archived from the original on 3 March 2017. Retrieved 4 March 2017.
  5. "2013 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 February 2018. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
  6. "PTI separates govt, party offices in KP". DAWN.COM. 10 July 2013. Archived from the original on 9 April 2017. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
  7. "Senate election: PTI suffers setback as its billionaire candidate loses". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  8. "PTI-'s Khial Zaman NA-33 election". Associated Press Of Pakistan. 27 July 2018. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  9. "NA-33 Result - Election Results 2018 - Hangu - NA-33 Candidates - NA-33 Constituency Details - thenews.com.pk". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  10. "Al Kanz Profile" (PDF). Al Kanz Real Estate. Retrieved 2022-02-19.
  11. Irfan Ghauri; Qadeer Tanoli (7 April 2021). "Assets details: Nawaz retains status of a millionare". Express Tribune. Archived from the original on 31 July 2017. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
  12. PTI Member National Assembly Haji Khayal Zaman, passes away
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