Muhammad Azhar Khan Jadoon (Urdu: محمد اظہر خان جدون; both 3 April 1960) is a Pakistani politician who served as a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from June 2013 to May 2018.

Muhammad Azhar Khan Jadoon
محمداظہرخان جدون
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
In office
1 June 2013 – 31 May 2018
ConstituencyNA-17 (Abbottabad-I)
Personal details
Born (1960-04-03) 3 April 1960 (age 64)
NationalityPakistani
Political partyPakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf

Early life

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Jadoon was born on 3 April 1960.[1]

Political career

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Jadoon ran for the seat of the National Assembly of Pakistan as an independent candidate from Constituency NA-17 (Abbottabad-I) in 2002 Pakistani general election[2][3] but was unsuccessful.[4][5] He received 30,949 votes and lost the seat to Amanullah Khan Jadoon.[6]

Jadoon ran for the seat of National Assembly as an independent candidate from Constituency NA-17 (Abbottabad-I) in 2008 Pakistani general election[7] but was unsuccessful.[4][8] He received 36,668 votes and lost the seat to Sardar Mehtab Abbasi.[9]

Jadoon was elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf from Constituency NA-17 (Abbottabad-I) in 2013 Pakistani general election.[10][11] He received 96,549 votes and defeated Sardar Mehtab Abbasi.[12]

References

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  1. ^ "Detail Information". www.pildat.org. PILDAT. Archived from the original on 25 April 2017. Retrieved 24 April 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. ^ "64 aspirants in field in Abbottabad". DAWN.COM. 18 September 2002. Archived from the original on 20 March 2017. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  3. ^ "PML-N in hot water in Abbottabad". DAWN.COM. 20 September 2002. Archived from the original on 20 March 2017. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  4. ^ a b "Unpredictable outcomes likely". DAWN.COM. 18 April 2013. Archived from the original on 20 March 2017. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  5. ^ "Tough contest expected in NA-17". www.thenews.com.pk. Archived from the original on 19 March 2017. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  6. ^ "2002 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 January 2018. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
  7. ^ "70 contesting two NA, five PA seats of Abbottabad". DAWN.COM. 20 December 2007. Archived from the original on 19 March 2017. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  8. ^ "Interesting situation as former opponent to back PTI candidate". www.thenews.com.pk. Archived from the original on 19 March 2017. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  9. ^ "2008 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 January 2018. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
  10. ^ "PTI's Dr Azhar Jadoon wins NA-17 Abbottabad-I". Aaj News. Archived from the original on 4 March 2017. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
  11. ^ "PTI receives another major blow in KPK". The Nation. 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 4 April 2018.