Ali Muhammad Khan (Urdu: علی محمد خان; born 30 November 1977) is a Pakistani politician who served as the Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs from 17 September 2018 to 10 April 2022. He is currently a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan since February 2024. He previously served as a member from August 2018 till July 2022.
Ali Muhammad Khan | |
|---|---|
| علی محمد خان | |
 Khan in 2024 | |
| Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs | |
| In office 17 September 2018 – 10 April 2022 | |
| President | Arif Alvi |
| Prime Minister | Imran Khan |
| Minister | Babar Awan |
| Head of Prime Minister's Public Affairs and Grievances Wing | |
| In office 17 September 2018 – 10 April 2022 | |
| Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan | |
| Assumed office 29 February 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Imran Khan |
| Constituency | NA-23 Mardan-III |
| Majority | 68,266 (%63.47) |
| In office 13 August 2018 – 29 July 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Him Self |
| Succeeded by | Imran Khan |
| Constituency | NA-22 (Mardan-III) |
| In office 1 June 2013 – 31 May 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Moulana Mohammad Qasim |
| Constituency | NA-10 (Mardan-II) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 30 November 1977 Mardan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan |
| Political party |  PTI (2013-present) |
Early life and education
editKhan was born on 30 November 1977 in a Pashtun family in Mardan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.[1]
His grandfather Khan Pir Muhammad Khan was a Pakistan Movement activist close to Muhammad Ali Jinnah, and in 1940 he led the caravans from Mardan to attend the Lahore Resolution. He also served as a federal minister twice, but after him the family more or less stopped being involved in national politics.[2]
Khan earned his LLB degree from the Universal College Islamabad (UCI), enrolling there after being advised by Barrister Masroor Shah, a senior lawyer of the Supreme Court.[3]
He is also a civil engineer by profession.[4]
Political career
editHe was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of PTI from Constituency NA-10 (Mardan-II) in the 2013 Pakistani general election.[5][6][7][8] He received 46,531 votes and defeated a candidate of JUI-F.[9]
He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PTI from the Constituency NA-22 (Mardan-III) in the 2018 Pakistani general election.[10] He received 58,577 votes and defeated Moulana Mohammad Qasim.[11]
On 17 September 2018, he was inducted into the federal cabinet of Prime Minister Imran Khan as Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs.[12] While serving as a minister, he presented a resolution to the National Assembly of Pakistan demanding the public hanging of child rapists and abusers, though this resolution drew criticism as a human rights violation to the criminals by opposition lawmakers and Amnesty International. The resolution was passed though some government politicians including Shireen Mazari and Fawad Chaudhry opposed it.[13][14]
On 11 May 2023, he was arrested by Pakistani authorities under the Maintenance of Public Order (MPO) law due to his alleged involvement and incitement in the 2023 Pakistani protests. After securing bail and getting re-arrested eight different times, and spending 78 days in jail, on 27 July, he was released after the Peshawar High Court (PHC) had intervened to grant him bail.[15][16]
He was elected as a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan for the third time in the 2024 Pakistani general election from NA-23 Mardan-III as a PTI-backed Independent candidate. He won the seat and received 102,188 votes while the runner-up, Ahmad Khan of ANP received 32,655 votes.[17] As a Member of the National Assembly (MNA) he criticized the government of Shehbaz Sharif and authorities for abducting top PTI members.[18]
Controversies
editViolence against police
editIn 2014, a police case was registered against Khan after he stormed a police station which caused injuries to three policemen.[19]
Threat against secularists
editIn 2017, Khan asserted that those who want to secularize Pakistan should "mend their ways or leave the country", as for him Pakistan was always meant to be an Islamic state.[20]
References
edit- ^ "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) - ^ "Meri Kahani [My Life-Story]". PakVoter:Civic Information Portal. Archived from the original on 28 June 2023.
- ^ "UCI's alumni profile". Universal College Islamabad. 7 September 2021. Archived from the original on 28 June 2023.
- ^ "Two Historical and Monumental Resolutions Presented by Engineer Ali Muhammad Khan, Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs & InCharge Prime Minister's Public Affairs & Grievances wing". Pakistan Meteorological Department. Archived from the original on 26 August 2023.
- ^ "Musharraf uniform issue: Patriots will have to wait 9 months: Hafiz Hussain". Daily Times (Pakistan). 20 April 2004. Archived from the original on 22 October 2012. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
- ^ "10 MNAs get notices for filing unclear statements". DAWN.COM. 6 January 2017. Archived from the original on 3 March 2017. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
- ^ "100 new MNAs-elect to make debut in NA today". 1 June 2013. Archived from the original on 6 March 2017. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
- ^ "Tehrik-i-Insaf sweeps Khyber Pakhtunkhwa". The Nation. Archived from the original on 20 March 2017. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
- ^ "2013 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 February 2018. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
- ^ "PTI's Ali Muhammad wins NA-22 election". Associated Press Of Pakistan. 26 July 2018. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
- ^ "NA-22 Result - Election Results 2018 - Mardan 3 - NA-22 Candidates - NA-22 Constituency Details - thenews.com.pk". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
- ^ "Six federal ministers inducted into cabinet". 12 September 2018.
- ^ "Pakistan Parliament passes resolution demanding public hanging of child sexual abusers". The Indian Express. 2020-02-07. Retrieved 2024-10-19.
- ^ "Pakistan: Public hangings are acts of unconscionable cruelty". Amnesty International. 2020-02-07. Retrieved 2024-10-19.
- ^ "PTI's Ali Muhammad Khan, Ejaz Chaudhry arrested as crackdown intensifies". Geo.tv. 2023-05-11. Retrieved 2023-07-27.
- ^ "PTI leader Ali Muhammad Khan released from jail". Samaa. 2023-07-27. Retrieved 2023-07-27.
- ^ "NA-23 Election Result 2024 Mardan 3, Candidates List". www.geo.tv. Retrieved 2024-10-19.
- ^ "'May 9 for democracy': In fiery NA speech, PTI's Ali Muhammad Khan blasts govt for arresting party leaders". DAWN.COM. 2024-09-10. Retrieved 2024-10-19.
- ^ "MNA booked after clash at Mardan police station". DAWN.COM. 3 August 2014. Archived from the original on 9 April 2017. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
- ^ Raja, Raza Habib (29 March 2017). "It is pretty clear that neither Ali Muhammad Khan nor PTI know why Pakistan was created". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 28 June 2023.