Agha Muhammad (politician) explained
Moulvi Agha Muhammad (; born 1 January 1944) is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan, from 2008 to May 2018.
Early life
He was born on 1 January 1944.[1]
Political career
He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA) from Constituency NA-261 (Pishin-cum-Ziarat) in 2008 Pakistani general election.[2] [3] [4] He received 30,611 votes and defeated Muhammad Sarwar Khan.[5]
He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (F) (JUI-F) from Constituency NA-261 (Pishin-cum-Ziarat) in 2013 Pakistani general election.[6] [7] [8] He received 48,712 votes and defeated Muhammad Essa Roshan, a candidate of Pashtunkhwa Milli Awami Party (PKMAP). In the same election, he ran for the seat of the National Assembly as an independent candidate from Constituency NA-263 (Loralai-cum-Musakhel-cum-Barkhan) but was unsuccessful. He received 152 votes and lost the seat to Ameer Zaman.[9]
In 2014, he was disqualified as the member of National Assembly and re-election in the constituency was ordered.[10] His National Assembly membership was later reinstated by The Supreme Court of Pakistan.[11]
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: Detail Information. 11 July 2017. 21 April 2014. bot: unknown. https://web.archive.org/web/20140421144501/http://www.pildat.org/mna/rsDetail.asp?detid=261. 21 April 2014.
- News: Lawmakers share wealth of detail with nation. 9 April 2017. DAWN.COM. 20 April 2011. en. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170410051343/https://www.dawn.com/news/622612. 10 April 2017.
- News: 180 MNAs had declared no income tax in 2008. 9 April 2017. www.thenews.com.pk. en. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170912161330/https://www.thenews.com.pk/archive/print/629170-180-mnas-had-declared-no-income-tax-in-2008. 12 September 2017.
- News: Winning margin on 88 out of 272 National Assembly seats is 10,000 votes or less. 9 April 2017. www.thenews.com.pk. en. live. 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. 3 February 2017.
- Web site: 2008 election result. ECP. 7 April 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.
- News: Court allows MNA-elect to take oath. 6 March 2017. DAWN.COM. 18 December 2013. en. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170307123749/https://www.dawn.com/news/1074760. 7 March 2017.
- News: JUI-F names candidates for 14 NA seats. 6 March 2017. DAWN.COM. 25 March 2013. en. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170307123644/https://www.dawn.com/news/797739. 7 March 2017.
- News: JUI-F's Maulvi Agha Muhammad de-notified as MNA. 6 March 2017. DAWN.COM. 16 September 2014. en. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170307123605/https://www.dawn.com/news/1132311. 7 March 2017.
- Web site: 2013 election result. ECP. 7 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.
- News: Tribunal disqualifies JUI-F MNA, orders re-polling on NA-261. 6 March 2017. DAWN.COM. 9 September 2014. en. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170307123751/https://www.dawn.com/news/1130856. 7 March 2017.
- News: SC temporarily reinstates membership of JUI-F MNA Maulvi Agha. 25 March 2017. DAWN.COM. 19 September 2014. en. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170326135503/https://www.dawn.com/news/1132991. 26 March 2017.
