Shakeel Ahmad (politician) explained

Name.:Shakeel Ahmad
Term Start.:19 Feb 2024
Term Ends.:Till date
Office.:[Member of provincial cabinet as C&W minister]
Shakeel Ahmad
Term Start:29 August 2018
Term End:26 Jan 2020
Office1:Member of the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Term Start1:13 August 2018
Term End1:18 January 2023
Constituency1:PK-18 (Malakand Protected Area-I)
Term Start2:29 May 2013
Term End2:28 May 2018
Constituency2:PK-99 (Malakand Protected Area-II)
Nationality:Pakistani
Party:Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf
Office:Provincial Minister for Revenue

Shakeel Ahmad is a Pakistani politician who was the Provincial Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa for Revenue, in office from 29 August 2018 till 26 January 2020. He had been a member of the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa from August 2018 till January 2023. He has served as the Minister for Public Health Engineering.[1]

Previously, he was a member of the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa from May 2013 to May 2018 and served as special assistant to the Chief minister on Population Welfare for the same period.

Political career

He was elected to the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) from Constituency PK-99 (Malakand Protected Area-II) in 2013 Pakistani general election.[2] He received 27,312 votes and defeated Muhammad Humayun Khan, a candidate of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP).[3]

On 19 January 2013, he was inducted into the provincial Khyber Pakhtunkhwa cabinet of Chief Minister Pervez Khattak and was appointed as special assistant to the chief minister on population welfare.[4]

He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as a candidate of PTI from Constituency PK-18 (Malakand Protected Area-I) in 2018 Pakistani general election.[5]

On 29 August 2018, he was inducted into the provincial Khyber Pakhtunkhwa cabinet of Chief Minister Mahmood Khan and was appointed as Provincial Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa for Revenue.[6]

He got the portfolio of Minister for Public Health Engineering on 20 May 2021.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa cabinet sees shake-up. 2021-05-23. www.thenews.com.pk. en.
  2. News: Official results: PTI wins 13 seats in K-P Assembly The Express Tribune . 8 September 2018 . The Express Tribune . 12 May 2013.
  3. Web site: 2013 election result . ECP . 8 September 2018 . 26 May 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180526173608/https://ecp.gov.pk/Documents/General%20Elections%202013%20report/Election%20Report%202013%20Volume-II.pdf . dead .
  4. News: Report . Bureau . CM appoints advisors, assistants . 8 September 2018 . DAWN.COM . 20 June 2013.
  5. News: Shakeel Ahmed of PTI wins PK-18 election . 8 September 2018 . Associated Press Of Pakistan . 26 July 2018.
  6. News: 11 member KP cabinet takes oath, Kamran Bangash left out . 8 September 2018 . The News . 29 August 2018 . en.
  7. Web site: 2021-05-20. KP CM reshuffles cabinet. 2021-05-23. Pakistan Today. en-US.