Atta-Ur-Rehman (Urdu: عطا الرحمن), born 25 July 1965) is a Pakistani politician currently serving as Senator.[1]
Atta-Ur-Rehman | |
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| Pakistani Senator from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | |
| Assumed office March 2015 | |
| Minister of Tourism | |
| In office 2008–2010 | |
| Vice President Jamiat Ulama-e-Islam | |
| Assumed office 2006 | |
| Member of National Assembly of Pakistan | |
| In office 2002–2007 | |
| In office 2008–2013 | |
| Constituency | NA-25 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 July 1962 Dera Ismail Khan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan |
| Political party | Jamiat Ulama-e-Islam |
| Relations | Mufti Mehmood (father) Maulana Fazal-ur-Rehman (brother) Maulana Lutf-ur-Rehman (brother) Maulana Asad Mehmood (nephew) |
| Alma mater | Gomal University |
| Profession | Politician Scholar Author |
The son of Mufti Mehmood, former Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and the younger brother of Fazl-ur-Rehman, he is the vice-president of JUI (F).
He also served as federal Minister of Tourism from 2008 to 2010 during the PPP government.
Early life and education
editFollowing his early education in a local madrasa, he completed his Master's in Islamic Studies from the Gomal University, Dera Ismail Khan.[2]
Political career
editMember of National Assembly
editHe was elected two times consecutively as the member of national assembly of Pakistan from NA-25, District Tank. In his first election he led the main contender Mr Dawar Khan Kundi by about 72,000 votes. In his second election of 2008, he defeated the former provincial minister Habib Ullah Khan Kundi aka Babu Khan, but there was a controversy in the result and Babu Khan claimed that the election was unfair and he petitioned a case in the Supreme Court of Pakistan against Maulana Atta-ur-Rehman but the Supreme Court cleared the result and Maulana Atta-ur-Rehman was declared as the member of National Assembly of Pakistan.
Minister of Tourism
editIn 2008, JUI, under a unanimous decision passed by the central executive committee, joined the PPP government as a coalition partner and he was given the portfolio of Minister of Tourism.[3] His first measure was to ban alcohol in hotels and restaurants for both local and foreign tourists.[2] He would keep the position till 2010.
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editReferences
edit- ^ "Atta Ur Rehman". www.senate.gov.pk. Senate of Pakistan. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
- ^ a b Gillani, Waqar (8 February 2009). ""Nothing un-Islamic or unconstitutional will be allowed"". Jang. Archived from the original on 8 August 2023.
- ^ "Maulana Atta-ur-Rehman". Ministry of Tourism. 31 March 2012. Retrieved 18 October 2016.