Muhammad Waqas Khan | |
Office: | Member of the Provincial Assembly of Punjab |
Term Start: | 25 November 2002 |
Term End: | 2007 |
Constituency: | PP-8 Wah Cantt |
Birth Date: | 6 May 1969 |
Birth Place: | Rawalpindi, Pakistan |
Occupation: | Politician |
Party: | Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan |
Education: | Masters in Political Science |
Known For: | Author of two books and several booklets |
Alma Mater: | University of Punjab, University of Peshawar (1994) |
Muhammad Waqas Khan (born May 6, 1969) is a Pakistani politician who has served the Jamaat e Islami from the time he was a teenager.
Khan was born on May 6, 1969 at Rawalpindi. His forefathers belong to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's district Swabi. His father Dr. Muhammad Kamal (Vice Ameer JI) was the Central President of Islami Jamiat Talaba. His grandfather Khan Jan Muhammad was a close companion of Maulana Syed Abul Ala Maudoodi. During his teenage Khan shifted to Wah Cantt with his family. He passed his Matric From FG Model High school Wah Cantt and intermediate (FSc) from Govt College St Town Rawalpindi. He is a graduate of Punjab University. He earned his master's degree in political science from University of Peshawar in 1994.
He won during the by-election of Punjab Assembly, and was an elected member of the,Provincial Assembly of Punjab, PP-8 (Rawalpindi-VIII) Wah Cantt.[1] He is also Ameer Jamaat-e-Islami Taxila and president of the JI political committee Punjab North.
Khan has written wrote two books and several booklets, including Ar Rooh War reihan (Seerat un Nabi) and Islami Falahi Riyasat (Islamic Welfare State).