Shah Farman Explained

Shah Farman
Office:33rd Governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Term Start:5 September 2018
Term End:16 April 2022
Successor:Haji Ghulam Ali
Office2:Member of the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Term Start2:17 August 2018
Term End2:4 September 2018
Constituency2:PK-71 Peshawar-VI
Successor2:Salahuddin Khan
Term Start3:31 May 2013
Term End3:28 May 2018
Constituency3:PK 10 Peshawar-X
Office1:Minister for Public Health Engineering and Information of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Term Start1:21 July 2014
Term End1:28 May 2018
Governor1:Shaukatullah Khan
Mehtab Ahmed Khan
1Blankname1:Chief Minister
1Namedata1:Pervez Khattak
Predecessor1:Mushtaq Ahmed Ghani
Nationality:Pakistani
Party:Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf
President:Mamnoon Hussain
Arif Alvi
1Blankname:Chief Minister
1Namedata:Mahmood Khan
Alma Mater:University of Peshawar

Shah Farman (Urdu: {{nq|شاہ فرمان) is a Pakistani politician from Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf. He served as the 32nd Governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa from 5 September 2018 to 16 April 2022. Previously, he was a member of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly from May 2013 to May 2018, and again from August 2018 to September 2018.

Early life and education

Farman was born in March 1965 in Badaber, a village located in the Peshawar District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and he has earned his LLB from the Khyber Law College, University of Peshawar.[1]

Political career

Farman has been associated with Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) since at least 1998.[2]

He had been a member of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly from 2013 to 2018.[3] He also served as the minister for public health engineering and information in Pervez Khattak cabinet.[4] [5] He was re-elected to the KPK Assembly as a candidate of PTI from Constituency PK-71 Peshawar-VI in 2018 Pakistani general election.[6] He received 17,309 votes and defeated Sifat Ullah, a candidate of the Pakistan Muslim League (N).[6]

On 16 August 2018, he was nominated for the post of Governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.[7] On September 4, 2018, he resigned from his Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly seat after casting his vote in the 2018 Pakistani presidential election.[8] On 5 September 2018, Farman took oath as Governor of Khyber Pakthunkhwa.[9] [8] [4] On April 16, 2022, his resignation as Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor was accepted by President Arif Alvi.[10]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 13 June 2013 . Posts of power: Provincial cabinet offers diverse blend . https://web.archive.org/web/20230806100721/https://tribune.com.pk/story/562899/posts-of-power-provincial-cabinet-offers-diverse-blend . 6 August 2023 . The Express Tribune.
  2. Web site: PESHAWAR: PPP, ANP activists join PTI. 6 March 2002.
  3. Web site: The News International: Latest News Breaking, Pakistan News. www.thenews.com.pk.
  4. Web site: Shah Farman sworn in as new K-P governor. 6 September 2018. The Express Tribune.
  5. Web site: Shah Farman made minister for information. Bureau. Report. 26 May 2017.
  6. Web site: PK-71 Results — Election 2018 Results - - Candidates List — Constituency Details — Geo.tv. www.geo.tv.
  7. Web site: PTI's Shah Farman named KP governor. The Newspaper's Staff. Reporter. 17 August 2018.
  8. Web site: PTI's Shah Farman sworn in as KP Governor. 5 September 2018. The News.
  9. Web site: Shah Farman takes oath as 32nd Governor KP. 5 September 2018. Dunya News.
  10. News: President Alvi accepts Shah Farman's resignation as K-P governor . The Express Tribune . 16 April 2022.