| Munir Khan Orakzai | |
| Office: | Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan |
| Term Start: | 13 August 2018 |
| Term End: | 2 June 2020 |
| Term Start1: | 2002 |
| Term End1: | 2013 |
| Constituency1: | NA-38 (Tribal Area-III) |
| Party: | Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal |
| Birth Date: | 1959/60 |
| Nationality: | Pakistani |
Munir Khan Orakzai (1959/1960 - 2 June 2020) was a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan since August 2018, and Ex parliamentary leader of FATA and a senior was member of the National Assembly from 2002 to 2013.
Orakzai was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan from Constituency NA-38 (Tribal Area-III) as an independent candidate in 2002 Pakistani general election.[1] He received 6,619 votes and defeated an independent candidate, Gul Manan.[2]
He was re-elected to the National Assembly from Constituency NA-38 (Tribal Area-III) as an independent candidate in 2008 Pakistani general election.[3] [4] He received 16,525 votes and defeated an independent candidate, Akhunzada Obaidullah Sharif.[5] He was the member of 18th Amendment. Due to services for the nation he received the Nishan-e-Imtiaz in 2011.
Munir khan Orakzai joined JUI F on 11th of February 2013. Referring to the party’s recently constituted grand jirga to discuss issues faced by the tribal people, Jan said: “He (Munir) has been attending our jirga deliberations even before joining (the party). And being a prominent tribal and political personality, he is entitled to become a member of the jirga.”. He was Jamiat Ulema-e Islam (F) (JUI-F) candidate for the seat of the National Assembly from Constituency NA-38 (Tribal Area-III) in 2013 Pakistani general election.[6] [7] However, an election meeting of the JUI-F was attacked which killed at least 19 people. Orakzai was the apparent target of the attack claimed by Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan, due to which the elections were postponed in the constituency.[8] [9]
He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA) from Constituency NA-45 (Tribal Area-VI) in 2018 Pakistani general election.[10] He received 16,353 votes and defeated Said Jamal, a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf.[11]
He died on 2 June 2020, due to a heart attack caused by post COVID-19 complications.[12] He had tested positive for Covid-19 in April.[13] He was buried in his ancestral graveyard in Mandoori.[14]