Muhammad Gohar Shah

Muhammad Gohar Shah
محمد گوہرشاہ
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
In office
1 June 2013 – 31 May 2018
ConstituencyNA-7 (Charsadda-I)
In office
18 November 2002 – 18 November 2007
ConstituencyNA-7 (Charsadda-I)
Personal details
Born (1950-01-01) 1 January 1950 (age 74)
NationalityPakistani
Political partyJamiat Ulema-e-Islam (F)

Maulana Muhammad Gohar Shah (Urdu: مولانا محمد گوہر شاہ; born 1 January 1950) is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan, from June 2013 to May 2018. Previously he had been a member of the National Assembly from November 2002 to November 2007.

Early life

He was born on 1 January 1950.[1]

Political career

He ran for the seat of the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as a candidate of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (F) (JUI-F) from Constituency PF-13 (Charsadda) in 1988 Pakistani general election, but was unsuccessful. He received 7,773 votes and lost the seat to a candidate of Awami National Party (ANP).[2]

He ran for the seat of the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as a candidate of JUI-F from Constituency PF-13 (Charsadda) in 1990 Pakistani general election, but was unsuccessful. He received 12,457 votes and lost the seat to a candidate of ANP.[2]

He ran for the seat of the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as a candidate of Islami Jamhoori Mahaz (IJM) from Constituency PF-13 (Charsadda) in 1993 Pakistani general election, but was unsuccessful. He received 8.728 votes and lost the seat to a candidate of ANP.[2]

Shah ran for the seat of National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of JUI-F from Constituency NA-5 (Charsadda) in 1997 Pakistani general election, but was unsuccessful.[3] He received 34,733 votes and lost the seat to Asfandyar Wali Khan.[4]

Shah was elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA) from Constituency NA-7 (Charsadda-I) in 2002 Pakistani general election.[5][6][3][7] He received 55,917 votes and defeated Asfandyar Wali Khan.[8]

He ran for the seat of the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as a candidate of MMA from Constituency PK-20 (Charsadda-IV) in 2008 Pakistani general election, but was unsuccessful. He secured 4,860 votes and lost the seat to Aftab Ahmad Khan Sherpao.[9]

Shah was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of JUI-F from Constituency NA-7 (Charsadda-I) in 2013 Pakistani general election.[10][11] He received 53,610 votes and defeated a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf.[12]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Profile". PILDAT. Archived from the original on 10 July 2017. Retrieved 24 April 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. ^ a b c "NWFP election result 1988-97" (PDF). ECP. Archived (PDF) from the original on 11 February 2018. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Walis and Sherpaos vie for supremacy". DAWN.COM. 27 September 2002. Archived from the original on 16 March 2017. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
  4. ^ "National Assembly election result 1988-97" (PDF). ECP. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 August 2017. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
  5. ^ "Top ANP leaders quit party posts". DAWN.COM. 12 October 2002. Archived from the original on 16 March 2017. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
  6. ^ "Petition can sabotage talks on LFO: Fazl: 65 MMA MPs face disqualification". DAWN.COM. 11 May 2003. Archived from the original on 16 March 2017. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
  7. ^ "As Pakistan goes to polls: Take a peek at some major NA constituencies". DAWN.COM. 10 May 2013. Archived from the original on 5 March 2017. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
  8. ^ "2002 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 January 2018. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
  9. ^ "2008 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 January 2018. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  10. ^ "Seasoned politicians voted out: Big names left with no roosts to rule - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 13 May 2013. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
  11. ^ "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 3 March 2017.
  12. ^ "2013 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 February 2018. Retrieved 1 April 2018.