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Muhammad Zahir Shah Toru is a Pakistani politician currently serving as the Minister for Food in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, a position he was appointed to on 7 March 2024 by Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Ali Amin Gandapur.[1] He has been elected to the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa for the second time from the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf in the 2024 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provincial election. He earlier contested the 2018 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provincial election and was elected to the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa from the platform of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf.
Muhammad Zahir Shah | |
|---|---|
| Minister for Food in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | |
| Assumed office 7 March 2024 Serving with Ali Amin Gandapur Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | |
| Preceded by | Qalandar Khan Lodhi |
| Member of the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | |
| Assumed office 28 February 2024 | |
| Constituency | PK-57 Mardan-IV |
| Member of the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | |
| In office 13 August 2018 – 18 January 2023 | |
| Constituency | PK-52 (Mardan-V) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 14 February 1962 (age 62) Mardan, Pakistan |
| Political party |  Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf |
| Residence | Mardan |
| Alma mater | University of Agriculture, Peshawar |
Early life and education
editHe holds a master's degree in agriculture from Agriculture University, Mardan.[2]
Political career
editHe was elected to the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf from Constituency PK-52 (Mardan-V) in 2018 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provincial election.[3]
In the 2024 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provincial election for the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Muhammad Zahir Shah Toru ran as an independent candidate supported by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf and won the PK-57 Mardan-IV seat with 34,437 votes. The Awami National Party candidate, Ahmad Khan Bahadur, received 16,237 votes. The margin of victory was 18,200 votes.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Cabinet Assigns Portfolios to Ministers and Advisors". Samaa TV. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
- ^ "Muhammad Zahir Shah Toru". Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
- ^ "Election Results 2018 - Constituency Details". www.thenews.com.pk. The News. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
- ^ Complete Results: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly as per ECP's Form 47 24 News HD
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