Usman Khan Tarakai
Pakistani politician
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Usman Khan Tarakai (Urdu: عثمان خان ترکئی; born 1 September 1947) is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from the constituency NA-19 (Swabi-II) from August 2018 till January 2023. Previously, he was a member of the National Assembly from NA-12 Swabi-I from 2008 to May 2018.
Usman Khan Tarakai | |
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| عثمان خان ترکئی | |
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| Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan | |
| In office 13 August 2018 – 20 January 2023 | |
| Constituency | NA-19 (Swabi-II) |
| In office 2008 – 31 May 2018 | |
| Constituency | NA-12 (Swabi-I) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 September 1947 |
| Party | PTI (2015-2023) AJP (2012-2015) IND (2008-2012) |
| Relatives | Liaqat Khan Tarakai (cousin) Mohammad Ali Tarkai (cousin) Shahram Khan Tarakai (nephew) Faisal Khan Tarakai (nephew) |
Early life
He was born on 1 September 1947 in the Swabi District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. He was from the Tarakai tribe of Ghilzai Pashtuns.[1]
He worked as a technical advisor for Al Jazeera in Qatar before entering politics.[2]
Political career
Engr. Usman Tarakai was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as an independent candidate from Constituency NA-12 (Swabi-I) in the 2008 Pakistani general election.[3][4][5] He received 49,872 votes and defeated Asfandyar Wali Khan of Awami National Party.[6]
Tarakai was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of Awami Jamhuri Ittehad Pakistan (AJIP) from Constituency NA-12 (Swabi-I) in the 2013 Pakistani general election.[7][8] He received 56,680 votes and defeated a Haji Rahman Ullah of ANP.[9]
In 2015, AJIP merged into Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).[5]
He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PTI from Constituency NA-19 (Swabi-II) in the 2018 Pakistani general election.[10] He received 83,903 votes and defeated Waris Khan, a joint candidate of ANP and other political parties.[11]
On 18 May 2023, he left the PTI due to the 2023 Pakistani protests.[12] Six days later, on 24 May 2023, he joined the Pakistan People's Party (PPP).[13]
