Muhammad Gohar Shah
Pakistani politician
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Maulana Muhammad Gohar Shah (Urdu: مولانا محمد گوہر شاہ; born 1 January 1950) is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan, from June 2013 to May 2018. Previously he had been a member of the National Assembly from November 2002 to November 2007.
Muhammad Gohar Shah | |
|---|---|
| محمد گوہرشاہ | |
| Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan | |
| In office 1 June 2013 – 31 May 2018 | |
| Constituency | NA-7 (Charsadda-I) |
| In office 18 November 2002 – 18 November 2007 | |
| Constituency | NA-7 (Charsadda-I) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 January 1950 |
| Party | JIP (2025-present) |
| Other political affiliations | JUI (F) (1988-2025) |
Early life
He was born on 1 January 1950.[1]
Political career
He ran for the seat of the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as a candidate of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (F) (JUI-F) from Constituency PF-13 (Charsadda) in the 1988 Pakistani general election, but was unsuccessful. He received 7,773 votes and lost the seat to a candidate of Awami National Party (ANP).[2]
He ran for the seat of the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as a candidate of JUI-F from Constituency PF-13 (Charsadda) in the 1990 Pakistani general election, but was unsuccessful. He received 12,457 votes and lost the seat to a candidate of ANP.[2]
He ran for the seat of the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as a candidate of Islami Jamhoori Mahaz (IJM) from Constituency PF-13 (Charsadda) in the 1993 Pakistani general election, but was unsuccessful. He received 8.728 votes and lost the seat to a candidate of ANP.[2]
Shah ran for the seat of National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of JUI-F from Constituency NA-5 (Charsadda) in the 1997 Pakistani general election, but was unsuccessful.[3] He received 34,733 votes and lost the seat to Asfandyar Wali Khan.[4]
Shah was elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA) from Constituency NA-7 (Charsadda-I) in the 2002 Pakistani general election.[5][6][3][7] He received 55,917 votes and defeated Asfandyar Wali Khan.[8]
He ran for the seat of the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as a candidate of MMA from Constituency PK-20 (Charsadda-IV) in the 2008 Pakistani general election, but was unsuccessful. He secured 4,860 votes and lost the seat to Aftab Ahmad Khan Sherpao.[9]
Shah was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of JUI-F from Constituency NA-7 (Charsadda-I) in the 2013 Pakistani general election.[10][11] He received 53,610 votes and defeated a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf.[12]