Raja Azam Khan Amacha Explained

Raja Azam Khan Amacha
Birth Place:Shigar Fort
Office:Head of the House of Amacha
Term Start:12 December 2021
Nationality:Pakistani
Party:Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (since 2018)
Cabinet:Gilgit Baltistan Cabinet
Office3:Minister for Education Gilgit-Baltistan[1]
Term Start3:30 November 2020
Otherparty:Pakistan Muslim League (N) (2015-2018)
Muttahida Qaumi Movement (2009-2014)
Parents:Raja Muhammad Ali Shah Saba (father)
Predecessor:Raja Muhammad Ali Shah Saba
Term End3:4 July 2023
Office1:Member of the Gilgit Baltistan Assembly[2]
Termstart2:10 December 2009
Termend2:9 December 2014
Term Start1:25 November 2020
Constituency1:GBA-12 Shigar
1Blankname3:Chief Minister
1Namedata3:Khalid Khurshid
Governor3:Raja Jalal Hussain Maqpoon
Syed Mehdi Shah
Successor2:Imran Nadeem
Predecessor1:Imran Nadeem
Constituency2:GBA-12 Skardu-VI

Raja Azam Khan Amacha is a Pakistani politician and has been a member of the Gilgit Baltistan Assembly since November 2020. He became Head of the ruling family of the former princely state of Shigar after the death of his father Raja Muhammad Ali Shah Saba.[3] He is the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) candidate for the position of Chief Minister of Gilgit-Baltistan.[4]

Political career

He contested the 2009 Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly Election from GBA-12 Skardu-VI as a candidate of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM). He won the election with a margin of 1,702 votes over the runner-up Imran Nadeem of the Pakistan People's Party (PPP). He garnered 10,520 votes while Nadeem received 8,818 votes.

He contested the 2015 Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly Election from GBA-12 Shigar as a candidate of the Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML(N)) but was unsuccessful. He received 9,930 votes and lost to Imran Nadeem, a candidate of the PPP.

He contested the 2020 Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly election from GBA-12 Shigar as a candidate of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI). He won the election by a margin of 1,788 votes over the runner-up Imran Nadeem of the PPP. He garnered 10,674 votes while Nadeem received 8,886 votes.[5]

On 5 July 2023, Amacha became the PTI's candidate for the position of the Chief Minister of Gilgit-Baltistan, which became vacant due to the disqualification of Khalid Khurshid, the previous Chief Minister.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Single National Curriculum being implemented in Gilgit Baltistan in phases: GB Education Minister Raja Azam. 2021-12-21. www.radio.gov.pk. en.
  2. Web site: Members. 2021-12-21. Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly. en-US.
  3. Web site: بلتستان کی اہم شخصیت انتقال کر گئی. 2021-12-21. skardutv.com/. en.
  4. Web site: Shigri . Manzar . 2023-07-05 . PTI nominates Raja Azam Khan Amacha as CM of Gilgit-Baltistan . 2023-07-05 . Samaa . en.
  5. Web site: GB Election 2020 unofficial results. November 15, 2020.
  6. Web site: Shigri . Manzar . 2023-07-05 . PTI nominates Raja Azam Khan Amacha as CM of Gilgit-Baltistan . 2023-07-05 . Samaa . en.