Muhammad Zahir Shah
Pakistani politician
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Muhammad Zahir Shah Toru (born 14 February 1962) is a Pakistani politician who served as the Provincial Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa for Food from 6 March 2024 to 13 October 2025. A member of the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa since 28 February 2024, he was elected as a Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)-backed independent candidate from PK-57 Mardan-IV in the 2024 Pakistani general election.[1]
Muhammad Zahir Shah | |
|---|---|
| Provincial Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa for Food | |
| In office 6 March 2024 – 13 October 2025 | |
| Chief Minister | Ali Amin Gandapur |
| Member of the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | |
| Assumed office 29 February 2024 | |
| Constituency | PK-57 Mardan-IV |
| In office 13 August 2018 – 18 January 2023 | |
| Constituency | PK-52 (Mardan-V) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 14 February 1962 |
| Party | PTI (2018-present) |
Early life and education
Toru was born on 14 February 1962. He earned his M.Sc. in Agriculture from University of Agriculture, Peshawar in 1990.[2]
Political career
Toru was elected to the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) from Constituency PK-52 (Mardan-V) in the 2018 Pakistani general election.[3]
He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as a PTI-backed independent candidate from Constituency PK-57 Mardan-IV in the 2024 Pakistani general election. He received 34,437 votes and defeleated Ahmad Khan, a candidate of Awami National Party who secured 16,237 votes.[4][5]
On 6 March 2024, he was appointed as the Provincial Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa for Food in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provincial cabinet of Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur.[6][7] His tenure as food minister ended on 8 October 2025 following the resignation of Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur, which led to the dissolution of the provincial cabinet.[8][9]