Mujahid Ali
Pakistani politician (born 1972)
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Mujahid Ali (Urdu: مجاہد علی; born 3 April 1972) is a Pakistani politician who has been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan since February 2024. He previously served as a member from August 2018 till January 2023 and from June 2013 to May 2018.
Mujahid Ali | |
|---|---|
| مجاہدعلی | |
| Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan | |
| Assumed office 29 February 2024 | |
| Constituency | NA-21 Mardan-I |
| In office 13 August 2018 – 20 January 2023 | |
| Constituency | NA-20 (Mardan-I) |
| In office 1 June 2013 – 31 May 2018 | |
| Constituency | NA-11 (Mardan-III) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 April 1972 |
| Party | PTI (2013-present) |
| Other political affiliations | PPP (2008) |
Early life
He was born on 3 April 1972.[1]
Political career
He ran for the seat of the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as a candidate of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) from Constituency PK-25 (Mardan-III) in the 2008 Pakistani general election but was unsuccessful. He received 7,035 votes and lost the seat to a candidate of Awami National Party (ANP).[2]
Ali was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) from Constituency NA-11 (Mardan-III) in the 2013 Pakistani general election.[3][4][5] He received 38,233 votes and defeated a candidate of PPP.[6]
In 2013, he called for release of Mumtaz Qadri which created a controversy.[4][5][7]
He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PTI from Constituency NA-20 (Mardan-I) in the 2018 Pakistani general election.[8] He received 78,140 votes and defeated Gul Nawaz Khan, a candidate of ANP.[9]
