Mehmood Jan
Pakistani politician (born 1969)
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Mehmood Jan (Urdu: محمود جان; born 5 May 1969) is a Pakistani politician who served as the Deputy Speaker of the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, in office from August 2018 till January 2023. He had been a member of the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa from August 2018 till January 2023. Previously, he was a member of the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa from May 2013 to May 2018.
Mehmood Jan | |
|---|---|
| Deputy Speaker of Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | |
| In office 15 August 2018 – 18 January 2023 | |
| Speaker | Mushtaq Ahmed Ghani |
| Preceded by | Meher Taj Roghani |
| Succeeded by | Suraya Bibi |
| Member of Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | |
| In office 13 August 2018 – 18 January 2023 | |
| Constituency | PK-66 (Peshawar-I) |
| In office 31 May 2013 – 28 May 2018 | |
| Constituency | PK-7 (Peshawar-VII]) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 5, 1969 |
| Party | PTI (2013-present) |
Early life and education
He was born on 5 May 1969 in Peshawar, Pakistan.[1]
Political career
He was elected to the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) from Constituency PK-7 (Peshawar-VII) in the 2013 Pakistani general election. He received 12,583 votes and defeated Hashmat Khan, a candidate of Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan (JI).[2]
He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as a candidate of PTI from Constituency PK-66 (Peshawar-I) in the 2018 Pakistani general election.[3] Following his successful election, PTI nominated him for the office of Deputy Speaker of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly.[4] On 15 August, he was elected as Deputy Speaker of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly.[5] He received 78 votes against his opponent Jamshaid Khan Mohmand who received 30 votes.[6]