Asmatullah Explained

Maulvi Asmatullah
Office:Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
Term Start:13 August 2018
Term End:10 August 2023
Constituency:NA-264 (Quetta-I)
Term Start1:2008
Term End1:2013
Constituency1:NA-264 (Zhob-cum-Sherani-cum-Killa Saifullah)
Nationality:Pakistani
Death Date:4 June 2024
Death Place:Killa Saifullah, Balochistan, Pakistan
Native Name Lang:ur

Asmatullah (died 4 June 2024) was a Pakistani politician who was a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from 2008 to 2013 and from 2018 to 2023.

Life and career

Asmatullah was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan from Constituency NA-264 (Zhob-cum-Sherani-cum-Killa Saifullah) as an independent candidate in 2008 Pakistani general election.[1] [2] [3] He received 24,204 votes and defeated Muhammad Khan Sherani.[4]

Asmatullah contested the seat of the National Assembly from Constituency NA-264 (Zhob-cum-Sherani-cum-Killa Saifullah) as a candidate of Jamiat Ulama-e-Islam Nazryati in 2013 Pakistani general election but was unsuccessful. He received 27,514 votes and lost the seat to Muhammad Khan Sherani.[5]

Asmatullah was reelected to the National Assembly as a candidate of Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal from Constituency NA-264 (Quetta-I) in the 2018 Pakistani general election.[6]

Asmatullah died on 4 June 2024.[7]

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Winning margin on 88 out of 272 National Assembly seats is 10,000 votes or less. 12 August 2017. www.thenews.com.pk. en. 3 February 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170203075743/https://www.thenews.com.pk/archive/print/618059-winning-margin-on-88-out-of-272-national-assembly-seats-is-10,000-votes-or-less. live.
  2. News: Prayers for Bin Laden in National Assembly - The Express Tribune. 12 August 2017. The Express Tribune. 11 May 2011. 12 August 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170812141033/https://tribune.com.pk/story/166047/prayers-for-bin-laden-in-national-assembly/. live.
  3. News: Non-compliance: 212 lawmakers yet to prove they are not dual nationals - The Express Tribune. 12 August 2017. The Express Tribune. 10 November 2012. 12 August 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170812143035/https://tribune.com.pk/story/463567/non-compliance-212-lawmakers-yet-to-prove-they-are-not-dual-nationals/. live.
  4. Web site: 2008 election result. ECP. 12 May 2018. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20180105060230/https://ecp.gov.pk/Documents/General%20Elections%202008/Report,%20General%20Election%202008,%20Vol-II.pdf. 5 January 2018.
  5. Web site: 2013 election result. ECP. 12 April 2018. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20180201140612/https://ecp.gov.pk/Documents/General%20Elections%202013%20report/Election%20Report%202013%20Volume-II.pdf. 1 February 2018.
  6. News: Election results: Imran Khan's PTI on top . 3 August 2018 . 26 July 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180726104110/https://www.geo.tv/latest/204922-imran-khans-pti-on-top-as-election-results-come-in . live .
  7. Web site: Former JUI MNA Maulvi Asmatullah, brother pass away the same day . 2024-06-05 . 2024-06-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240605044136/https://www.bolnews.com/pakistan/2024/06/former-jui-mna-maulvi-asmatullah-brother-pass-away-the-same-day/ . live .