| Laiq Muhammad Khan | |
| Office: | Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan |
| Term Start: | 2010 |
| Term End: | 2013 |
| Constituency: | NA-21 (Mansehra-II) |
| Relatives: | Azam Khan Swati (brother)[1] Khan Haji Faqeera Khan Swati(Maternal Grandfather) |
| Nationality: | Pakistani |
| Term Start1: | 13 August 2018 |
| Term End1: | 18 January 2023 |
| Office1: | Member of the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
| Constituency1: | PK-35 (Torghar) |
| Party: | PTI (2024–present) |
| Otherparty: | JUI (F) (2013-2015)PMLN (2015-2018)ANP (2018-2023) |
| Birth Date: | 8 July 1958 |
| Birth Place: | Mansehra, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan |
Laiq Muhammad Khan Swati is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from 2010 to 2013. He is currently serving as member of the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa for the second time consecutively.
He was born on 8 July 1958 in Mansehra, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and earned his BA degree in 1978.[2]
His elder brother Azam Swati and his son Ahmed Shehryar Khan are also politicians.
He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan from Constituency NA-21 (Mansehra-II) as a candidate of Jamiat Ulema-e Islam (F) (JUI-F) in by-polls held in January 2010. He received 36,622 votes and defeated Zur Gul Khan, a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (Q) (PML-Q).[3] [4] [5] [6]
He ran for the seat of the National Assembly from Constituency NA-21 (Mansehra-cum-Tor Ghar) as a candidate of JUI-F in 2013 Pakistani general election but was unsuccessful. He received 43,342 votes and lost the seat to Muhammad Safdar Awan.[7]
In 2015, he left JUI-F and joined Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N).
He was elected to the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as a candidate of Awami National Party (ANP) from Constituency PK-35 (Torghar) in 2018 Pakistani general election.[8] Following his successful election, he was named by the opposition parties as its joint candidate for the office of Speaker of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly.[9] He received 27 votes and lost the seat to Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) candidate Mushtaq Ahmed Ghani who secured 81 votes.[10]
He is elected to the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as an independent candidate from Constituency PK-41 (Torghar) in 2024 Pakistani general election. He joined Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf after winning the election.