Laiq Muhammad Khan

He was born on 8 July 1958 in Mansehra, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and earned his BA degree in 1978.^[2]

His elder brother Azam Swati and his son Ahmed Shehryar Khan are also politicians.^[3]

He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan from Constituency NA-21 (Mansehra-II) as a candidate of Jamiat Ulema-e Islam (F) (JUI-F) in by-polls held in January 2010. He received 36,622 votes and defeated Zur Gul Khan, a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (Q) (PML-Q).^[4][5][6][3]

He ran for the seat of the National Assembly from Constituency NA-21 (Mansehra-cum-Tor Ghar) as a candidate of JUI-F in the 2013 Pakistani general election but was unsuccessful.^[3] He received 43,342 votes and lost the seat to Muhammad Safdar Awan.^[7]

In 2015, he left JUI-F and joined Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N).^[3]

He was elected to the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as a candidate of Awami National Party (ANP) from Constituency PK-35 (Torghar) in the 2018 Pakistani general election.^[8] Following his successful election, he was named by the opposition parties as its joint candidate for the office of Speaker of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly.^[9] He received 27 votes and lost the seat to Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) candidate Mushtaq Ahmed Ghani who secured 81 votes.^[10]

He is elected to the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as an independent candidate from Constituency PK-41 (Torghar) in the 2024 Pakistani general election. He joined Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf after winning the election.