Amirullah Marwat (Urdu: امیر اللہ مروت) is a Pakistani politician and former army officer who served as a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan, from September 2013 to May 2018.

Amirullah Marwat
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
In office
26 September 2013 – 31 May 2018
ConstituencyNA-27 (Lakki Marwat)

He is a retired colonel of Pakistani Army.[1]

Political career

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Marwat was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf from Constituency NA-27 (Lakki Marwat) in by-elections held following the 2013 Pakistani general election.[2][3][4][5] The seat was earlier won by Maulana Fazal-ur-Rehman in the 2013 general elections and later vacated in order to retain the seat won in his home constituency NA-24 (D.I.Khan). Marwat was chosen as the chairman of the in January 2019 and is serving since then.[6] Marwat remained chairman of the National Assembly Standing Committee on Federal Education and Professional Training during his tenure as MNA. Marwat was chosen as the chairman National Commission for Human Development in January 2019.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "PTI candidates for K-P - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 2 April 2013. Archived from the original on 25 March 2017. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
  2. ^ "PTI and the by-elections". DAWN.COM. 28 August 2013. Archived from the original on 25 March 2017. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
  3. ^ "PTI finalises names of candidates for KP". DAWN.COM. 3 April 2013. Archived from the original on 3 March 2017. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
  4. ^ "Terrorist attack, women ban mar biggest by-polls". DAWN.COM. 22 August 2013. Archived from the original on 27 February 2017. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
  5. ^ "Imran, Fazl exchange barbs, vow to sweep by-polls in KP". DAWN.COM. 17 August 2013. Archived from the original on 3 March 2017. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
  6. ^ a b "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 24 March 2017.