Raja Azam Khan Amacha

Raja Azam Khan Amacha is a Pakistani politician and has been a member of the Gilgit Baltistan Assembly since November 2020. He became Head of the ruling family of the former princely state of Shigar after the death of his father Raja Muhammad Ali Shah Saba.[3] He is the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) candidate for the position of Chief Minister of Gilgit-Baltistan.[4]

Raja Azam Khan Amacha
Head of the House of Amacha
Assumed office
12 December 2021
Preceded byRaja Muhammad Ali Shah Saba
Member of the Gilgit Baltistan Assembly[1]
Assumed office
25 November 2020
Preceded byImran Nadeem
ConstituencyGBA-12 Shigar
In office
10 December 2009 – 9 December 2014
Succeeded byImran Nadeem
ConstituencyGBA-12 Skardu-VI
Minister for Education Gilgit-Baltistan[2]
In office
30 November 2020 – 4 July 2023
GovernorRaja Jalal Hussain Maqpoon
Syed Mehdi Shah
Chief MinisterKhalid Khurshid
Personal details
BornShigar Fort
NationalityPakistani
Political partyPakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (since 2018)
Other political
affiliations		Pakistan Muslim League (N) (2015-2018)
Muttahida Qaumi Movement (2009-2014)
ParentRaja Muhammad Ali Shah Saba (father)
CabinetGilgit Baltistan Cabinet
Websiterajaazamkhan.com

Political career

He contested the 2009 Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly Election from GBA-12 Skardu-VI as a candidate of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM). He won the election with a margin of 1,702 votes over the runner-up Imran Nadeem of the Pakistan People's Party (PPP). He garnered 10,520 votes while Nadeem received 8,818 votes.

He contested the 2015 Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly Election from GBA-12 Shigar as a candidate of the Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML(N)) but was unsuccessful. He received 9,930 votes and lost to Imran Nadeem, a candidate of the PPP.

He contested the 2020 Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly election from GBA-12 Shigar as a candidate of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI). He won the election by a margin of 1,788 votes over the runner-up Imran Nadeem of the PPP. He garnered 10,674 votes while Nadeem received 8,886 votes.[5]

On 5 July 2023, Amacha became the PTI's candidate for the position of the Chief Minister of Gilgit-Baltistan, which became vacant due to the disqualification of Khalid Khurshid, the previous Chief Minister.[6]

References
  1. "Members". Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly. Retrieved 2021-12-21.
  2. "Single National Curriculum being implemented in Gilgit Baltistan in phases: GB Education Minister Raja Azam". www.radio.gov.pk. Retrieved 2021-12-21.
  3. "بلتستان کی اہم شخصیت انتقال کر گئی". skardutv.com/. Retrieved 2021-12-21.
  4. Shigri, Manzar (2023-07-05). "PTI nominates Raja Azam Khan Amacha as CM of Gilgit-Baltistan". Samaa. Retrieved 2023-07-05.
  5. "GB Election 2020 unofficial results". November 15, 2020.
  6. Shigri, Manzar (2023-07-05). "PTI nominates Raja Azam Khan Amacha as CM of Gilgit-Baltistan". Samaa. Retrieved 2023-07-05.


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