Munir Khan Orakzai

Munir Khan Orakzai
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
Assumed office
13 August 2018
Constituency NA-45 (Tribal Area-VI)
In office
2002–2013
Constituency NA-38 (Tribal Area-III)
Personal details
Nationality Pakistani
Political party Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal

Munir Khan Orakzai is a Pakistani politician who has been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan since August 2018. Previously, he was member of the National Assembly from 2002 to 2013.

Political career

He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan from Constituency NA-38 (Tribal Area-III) as an independent candidate of in Pakistani general election, 2002.[1][2] He received 6,619 votes and defeated an independent candidate, Gul Manan.[3]

He was re-elected to the National Assembly from Constituency NA-38 (Tribal Area-III) as an independent candidate of in Pakistani general election, 2008.[1][4] He received 16,525 votes and defeated an independent candidate, Akhunzada Obaidullah Sharif.[5]

He received the Nishan-e-Imtiaz in 2011.[1]

He was Jamiat Ulema-e Islam (F) (JUI-F) candidate for the seat of the National Assembly from Constituency NA-38 (Tribal Area-III) in Pakistani general election, 2013[6][7] however an election meeting of the JUI-F was attacked which killed at least 19 people. Orakzai was the apparent target of the attack claimed by Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan.[7] Due to which the elections were postponed in the constituency.[8][9]

He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA) from Constituency NA-45 (Tribal Area-VI) in Pakistani general election, 2018.[10] He received 16,353 votes and defeated Said Jamal, a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf.[11]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "More than two years after 2013 polls, NA-38 Kurram Agency has no MNA". www.thenews.com.pk. 3 September 2015. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
  2. ↑ Ali, Zulfiqar (29 September 2014). "ECP, admin fail to hold polls in Kurram even after one year". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
  3. ↑ "2002 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 January 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  4. ↑ "FATA parliamentarian Munir Orakzai to join JUI-F - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 20 February 2013. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
  5. ↑ "2008 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 January 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  6. ↑ Report, Bureau (26 March 2013). "Fazl to contest for three NA seats". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
  7. 1 2 Afzal, Hussain (7 May 2013). "Taliban say their target was Munir Orakzai: JUI-F rally attacked in Kurram; 19 dead". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
  8. ↑ "Kurram's displaced: NA-38 candidates ask ECP to delay election - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 17 May 2013.
  9. ↑ "The Sunni part". tns.thenews.com.pk. The News on Sunday. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
  10. ↑ "Losing candidate demands re-election on NA-45". Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  11. ↑ "NA-45 Result - Election Results 2018 - Kurram Agency 1 Tribal Area 6 - NA-45 Candidates - NA-45 Constituency Details - thenews.com.pk". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
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