Mehmood Jan

Mehmood Jan (Urdu: محمود جان; born 5 May 1969) is a Pakistani politician who served as the Deputy Speaker of the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, in office from August 2018 till January 2023. He had been a member of the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa from August 2018 till January 2023. Previously, he was a member of the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa from May 2013 to May 2018. And before that he had been village council nazim in 2005. He had been in politics since 1999 and elected several elections. Mehmood has a vast experience in politics which he gained by growing in a political family. Basically he belongs to a family of land lords who are actually called Khan’s of the area. Mehmood is one of the most loyal and truthful politician of the province.

Mehmood Jan
Deputy Speaker of Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
In office
15 August 2018 – 18 January 2023
SpeakerMushtaq Ahmed Ghani
Preceded byMeher Taj Roghani
Member of Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
In office
13 August 2018 – 18 January 2023
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
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]

His elementary education is from PMS boys 1.

His secondary education is from Edwardes college Peshawar.

He had been living in dubai before joining politics.

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 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]

Before these 2 elections he had elected 3 times one for provincial assembly seat which he lost and 2 from his village councils which he won.

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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