Manzoor Ahmed Kakar

Manzoor Ahmed Kakar
Member of the Senate of Pakistan
Incumbent
Assumed office
March 2021
Preceded byHimself
ConstituencyBalochistan
In office
January 2019 – March 2021
Preceded bySardar Muhammad Azam Khan Musakhel
Succeeded byHimself
ConstituencyBalochistan
Member of the Provincial Assembly of Balochistan
In office
29 May 2013 – March 2018
Personal details
Born (1971-05-01) 1 May 1971 (age 53)
Quetta
NationalityPakistani
Political partyBalochistan Awami Party

Manzoor Ahmed Kakar is a Pakistani politician who has been a member of the Senate of Pakistan from January 2019 till March 2021 and again since March 2021. He was also a Member of the Provincial Assembly of Balochistan, from May 2013 to March 2018. He has also served as Provincial Minister of Revenue. He is currently holding the portfolio of General Secretary of the Balochistan Awami Party.

Early life and education

Born in Quetta on 1 May 1971, Kakar holds degrees in Master of Arts and Bachelor of Laws. He is an advocate by profession.[1]

Political career

He was elected to the Provincial Assembly of Balochistan as a candidate of Pashtunkhwa Milli Awami Party from Constituency PB-6 Quetta-VI in 2013 Pakistani general election.[2] He received 18,062 votes and defeated a candidate of Jamiat Ulema-e Islam (F).[3]

In March 2018, the Election Commission of Pakistan disqualified him as Member of the Provincial Assembly of Balochistan for crossing the floor.[4]

As reported by senior Pakistani journalist Matiullah Jan, on June 5, 2024, to show support to senator Faisal Vawda, Kakar attended a contempt of court proceeding along with several other parliamentarians. Presumably, it was at the direction of the Pakistan Army that runs the hybrid regime in that country. Kakar was elected to the National assembly under that controversial system in a rigged 2024 election.


References

  1. ^ "Profile". www.pabalochistan.gov.pk. Provincial Assembly of Balochistan. Archived from the original on 25 August 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  2. ^ "Poll results suggest victory for Baloch nationalists". The Nation. Archived from the original on 15 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  3. ^ "2013 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 February 2018. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
  4. ^ "Rebel MPA of PkMAP disqualified - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 3 March 2018. Retrieved 20 March 2018.


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