Muhammad Idrees (politician) explained

Sardar Muhammad Idrees
Office:Member of the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Term Start:29 May 2013
Term End:28 May 2018
Constituency:Constituency PK-48 (Abbottabad-V)
Nationality:Pakistani
Party:Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf

Sardar Muhammad Idrees (Urdu: سردار محمد ادریس; died 25 March 2023) was a Pakistani politician who served as a member of the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa from 2013 to 2018. Previously he had been a member of the Provincial Assembly of the North-West Frontier Province from 2002 to 2007.

Life and career

Idrees had a degree in Bachelor of Arts.[1]

Idrees was elected to the Provincial Assembly of the North-West Frontier Province as an independent candidate from Constituency PF-48 (Abbottabad-V) in 2002 Pakistani general election.[2] He received 13,928 votes and defeated a candidate of Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA).[3] He joined Jamiat Ulema-e Islam (F) (JUI-F) after becoming elected.[4] In December 2002, he was inducted into the North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) provincial cabinet of Chief Minister Akram Khan Durrani and was appointed provincial minister of NWFP for local government and rural development.[5]

Idrees ran for the seat of the Provincial Assembly of the North-West Frontier Province as a candidate of MMA from Constituency PF-48 Abbottabad-V in 2008 Pakistani general election but was unsuccessful. He received 22,354 votes and lost the seat to a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N).[6] In November 2008, he quit JUI-F and joined Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP).

Idrees was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf from Constituency PK-48 Abbottabad-V in 2013 Pakistani general election.[7] He received 32,998 votes and defeated a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N).[8]

Idrees also contested the 2018 general elections but lost to Sardar Aurangzeb of Pakistan Muslim League (N).[9]

Idrees died on 25 March 2023.[10]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Profile. www.pakp.gov.pk. KP Assembly. 15 January 2018. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170627072052/http://www.pakp.gov.pk/2013/member/pk-48/. 27 June 2017.
  2. News: NAB inquiry against Sardar Idrees adds to PTI woes. 30 April 2018. www.thenews.com.pk. 29 September 2015. en.
  3. Web site: 2002 election result. ECP. 30 April 2018. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20180126141507/https://www.ecp.gov.pk/ge/ge2002vol2.pdf. 26 January 2018.
  4. News: JUI-F leader joins PPP. 30 April 2018. www.thenews.com.pk. 27 November 2008. en.
  5. News: Yusufzai. Rahimullah. 11-member NWFP cabinet sworn in. 30 April 2018. GulfNews. 4 December 2002.
  6. Web site: 2008 election result. ECP. 30 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.
  7. News: List of winners of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly seats. 15 January 2018. www.thenews.com.pk. en. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20180115034036/https://www.thenews.com.pk/archive/print/429931. 15 January 2018.
  8. Web site: 2013 election result. ECP. 29 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.
  9. Web site: Notification .
  10. News: Sardar Muhammad Idrees obituary . 26 March 2023 . The News . 26 March 2023.

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