Zahid Khan (politician)

Muhammad Zahid Khan (Urdu: محمد زاہد خان born on 14th April, 1956) is a Pakistani politician. He was a member of the Senate of Pakistan, serving as the chairperson of the Senate Committee on Water and Power.[1] Zahid Khan currently serves as the central spokesperson of the Awami National Party and has held this position since 1990.

Senator
Muhammad Zahid Khan
محمد زاہد خان
Chairperson-Senate Committee on Water and Power
Assumed office
March 2009
PresidentMamnoon Hussain
Prime MinisterNawaz Sharif
Personal details
Born
Muhammad Zahid Khan

14 April 1956
Lower Dir District, Pakistan
Political partyAwami National Party
Alma materB.A.
OccupationPolitician

Early life

Zahid Khan was born in a small village in the Lower Dir District called Odigram. He got his early education from his native town and later, his intermediate education, from the Govt Post Graduate Degree College Timergara. He holds a bachelor's degree in Business Bdministration (BBA).

Political career

Zahid Khan started his political career while still at school. Khan has been a senator twice during his political career. He was elected as a senator for the first time in 1997 from the Awami National Party. In March 2009, he once again secured a seat in the senate. He remained a senator till March 2015.[2] He remained the chairperson of the Senate Committee on Water and Power[3] and member of the Senate Committees of Communications, Information Technology & Telecommunication and Parliamentary Affairs.[4]

See also

References
  1. "Chairperson - Senate Committee on Water and Power". Senate of Pakistan. Retrieved 28 November 2014.
  2. Profile of Zahid Khan (2020). "Zahid Khan Senator". Senate Of Pakistan.
  3. "Chairman's absolute powers deprive many of Senate bodies". Pakistantoday. 11 July 2013. Retrieved 28 November 2014.
  4. "Senate Profile". Senate of Pakistan. Retrieved 26 November 2014.

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