Shah Farman

Shah Farman (Urdu: شاہ فرمان) is a Pakistani politician from Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf. He served as the 32nd Governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa from 5 September 2018 to 16 April 2022. Previously, he was a member of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly from May 2013 to May 2018, and again from August 2018 to September 2018.

Shah Farman
33rd Governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
In office
5 September 2018 – 16 April 2022
PresidentMamnoon Hussain
Arif Alvi
Chief MinisterMahmood Khan
Preceded byIqbal Zafar Jhagra
Mushtaq Ahmed Ghani (Acting)
Succeeded byHaji Ghulam Ali
Minister for Public Health Engineering and Information of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
In office
21 July 2014 – 28 May 2018
GovernorShaukatullah Khan
Mehtab Ahmed Khan
Chief MinisterPervez Khattak
Preceded byMushtaq Ahmed Ghani
Member of the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
In office
17 August 2018 – 4 September 2018
Succeeded bySalahuddin Khan
ConstituencyPK-71 Peshawar-VI
In office
31 May 2013 – 28 May 2018
ConstituencyPK 10 Peshawar-X
Personal details
BornMarch 1965 (age 58)
NationalityPakistani
Political partyPakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf
Alma materUniversity of Peshawar

Early life and education

Farman was born in March 1965 in Badaber, a village located in the Peshawar District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and he has earned his LLB from the Khyber Law College, University of Peshawar.[1]

Political career

Farman has been associated with Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) since at least 1998.[2]

He had been Member of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly between 2013 and 2018.[3] He also served as the minister for public health engineering and information in Pervez Khattak cabinet.[4][5] He was re-elected to the KPK Assembly as a candidate of PTI from Constituency PK-71 Peshawar-VI in 2018 Pakistani general election.[6] He received 17,309 votes and defeated Sifat Ullah, a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N).[6]

On 16 August 2018, he was nominated for the post of Governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.[7] On 4 September 2018, he resigned from his Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly seat after casting his vote in the 2018 Pakistani presidential election.[8] On 5 September 2018, Farman took oath as Governor of Khyber Pakthunkhwa.[9][8][4] On 16 April 2022, his resignation as Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor was accepted by President Arif Alvi.[10]

References
  1. "Posts of power: Provincial cabinet offers diverse blend". The Express Tribune. 13 June 2013. Archived from the original on 6 August 2023.
  2. "PESHAWAR: PPP, ANP activists join PTI". 6 March 2002.
  3. "The News International: Latest News Breaking, Pakistan News". www.thenews.com.pk.
  4. "Shah Farman sworn in as new K-P governor". The Express Tribune. 6 September 2018.
  5. Report, Bureau (26 May 2017). "Shah Farman made minister for information".
  6. "PK-71 Results — Election 2018 Results - - Candidates List — Constituency Details — Geo.tv". www.geo.tv.
  7. Reporter, The Newspaper's Staff (17 August 2018). "PTI's Shah Farman named KP governor".
  8. "PTI's Shah Farman sworn in as KP Governor". The News. 5 September 2018.
  9. "Shah Farman takes oath as 32nd Governor KP". Dunya News. 5 September 2018.
  10. "President Alvi accepts Shah Farman's resignation as K-P governor". The Express Tribune. 16 April 2022.


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