Noor Alam Khan Explained

Noor Alam Khan
Native Name:نور عالم خان
Native Name Lang:ur
Office:Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
Term Start:29 February 2024
Constituency:NA-28 (Peshawar-I)
Term Start1:13 August 2018
Term End1:10 August 2023
Constituency1:NA-27 (Peshawar-I)
Nationality:Pakistani
Party:Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (F) (2023-present)
Otherparty: PTI (2018-2022)
PPP (2008-2018)
Termstart2:2008
Termend2:2013

Noor Alam Khan (Pashto/Urdu: نور عالم خان) is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from August 2018 till August 2023. Previously, he was a member of the National Assembly from 2008 to 2013. He was a member of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) from 2018 to 2022 and the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) from 2008 to 2018.

He was one of the 14 dissident members of the ruling PTI who were given show-cause notices by the PTI for allying with the opposition before the no-confidence motion against Imran Khan.[1]

He is accused of changing loyalties with Pakistan Tehreek-e-insaf regardless of winning from the party ticket accused of being a part of the horse-trading that went on in the Sindh house Islamabad to oust Imran Khan out of office.

He joined JUI-F and elected Member of National Assembly in February 2024.[2]

Political career

He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan from Constituency NA-3 (Peshawar-III) as a candidate of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) in the 2008 Pakistani general election.[3] [4] [5] He received 27,038 votes and defeated Muhammad Hasham Babar of the Awami National Party (ANP). During the tenure, he served as the federal parliamentary secretary for commerce.[6]

In 2012, he was named the richest known member of the National Assembly of Pakistan, with his declared assets being more than PKR 32 billion. He owned 200 acres of prime land (for PKR 160 million per acre) in Peshawar, gold ornaments worth PKR 11.6 million, two vehicles, and a house.[7]

He contested the 2013 Pakistani general election from NA-3 (Peshawar-III) as a candidate of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) but stood fourth by obtaining 22,045 votes.[8]

He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) from Constituency NA-27 (Peshawar-I) in the 2018 Pakistani general election.[9] He received 71,158 votes and defeated Haji Ghulam Ali of the Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA).[10] He was one of several dissident members of the ruling PTI who had said they would vote against their party's chairman, prime minister Imran Khan, in the no-confidence motion against him. However, they did not have to vote at the end as the opposition alliance, the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM), managed to gather enough votes by itself to oust prime minister Imran Khan on 10 April 2022.[11]

On 23 December 2023, he decided to join the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (F) (JUI(F)).[12]

He was re-elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (F) from constituency NA-28 Peshawar-I in the 2024 Pakistani general election, He received 138,389 votes and defeated Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf backed up candidate Sajid Nawaz.[13]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: PTI issues show-cause notice to 14 dissident members . 19 March 2022 .
  2. Web site: Noor Alam Khan decides to join JUI-F . 23 December 2023 .
  3. News: Report. Bureau. PESHAWAR: Election tribunals put seven lawmakers on notice. 12 December 2017. DAWN.COM. 3 May 2008.
  4. News: Shah. Waseem Ahmad. Making voting compulsory to solve low turnout issue. 12 December 2017. DAWN.COM. 10 June 2012.
  5. News: Khan. Iftikhar A.. Official results of 11 NA seats withheld. 12 December 2017. DAWN.COM. 9 March 2008.
  6. News: Parliamentary secretaries. 12 December 2017. DAWN.COM. 25 July 2008.
  7. News: Newspaper. the. Richest MNA is worth Rs32bn, fears for his safety. 12 December 2017. DAWN.COM. 7 May 2012.
  8. News: Election 2013 results NA-3 Peshawar. electionpakistani.COM.
  9. News: PTI's Noor Alam Khan wins NA-27 election . 1 August 2018 . Associated Press Of Pakistan . 26 July 2018.
  10. Web site: NA-27 Result - Election Results 2018 - Peshawar 1 - NA-27 Candidates - NA-27 Constituency Details - thenews.com.pk . www.thenews.com.pk . 1 August 2018 . en.
  11. Web site: PTI dissident Noor Alam and PPP leaders involved in fight with elderly at hotel in Islamabad. Shakeel. Qarar. April 12, 2022. DAWN.COM.
  12. Web site: 2023-12-23 . Noor Alam Khan decides to join JUI-F . 2023-12-23 . ARY NEWS . en-US.
  13. Web site: NA-28 Election Result 2024 Peshawar 1, Candidates List . 2024-03-10 . www.geo.tv . en.