Syed Ghazi Ghazan Jamal Orakzai Explained

Syed Ghazi Ghazan Jamal Orakzai
Office:Member of the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Term Start:27 August 2019
Constituency:PK-110 (Orakzai)
Nationality:Pakistani
Term End:18 January 2023
Otherparty:Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (2019-2023)
Father:Ghazi Ghulab Jamal

Syed Ghazi Ghazan Jamal Orakzai is a Pakistani politician who was a member of the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa from August 2019 to January 2023.

Political career

He contested the 2019 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provincial election on 20 July 2019 from constituency PK-110 (Orakzai) as an independent candidate. He won the election by the majority of 3,749 votes over the runner up, Shoaib Hassan of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf. He garnered 18,448 votes while Hassan received 14,699 votes.[1] Ghazan was elected as the first MPA from district Orakzai. After being elected he joined the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf.[2]

He was later made focal person to Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa for newly merged districts (NMDs).[3] He was also made part of the KP Cabinet being appointed as the Special Assistant to Chief Minister KP for Excise, Taxation and Narcotics Control.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Independents grab most seats in merged districts' elections – Samaa Digital. www.samaa.tv. 21 July 2019. 21 July 2019.
  2. Web site: Desk . Web . 2019-07-26 . MPA Ghazan Khan announces to join PTI . 2024-04-29 . ARY NEWS . en-US.
  3. Web site: Report . Bureau . 2019-11-13 . MPA from Orakzai named CM’s focal person . 2024-04-29 . DAWN.COM . en.
  4. Web site: AFP . 2020-01-04 . K-P cabinet gets two new ministers amid reshuffle . 2024-04-29 . The Express Tribune . en.