Asad Mehmood
Asad Mehmood is a Pakistani politician who has been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan since August 2018. He is serving as Chairman Standing Committee of National Assembly of Pakistan on Religious Affairs and Inter-faith Harmony .
Asad Mehmood | |
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Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan | |
Assumed office 13 August 2018 | |
Constituency | NA-37 (Tank) |
Personal details | |
Nationality | Pakistani |
Political party | Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal |
Relations | Atta-ur-Rehman (uncle), Maulana Lutf ur Rehman (uncle)[1] |
Father | Fazal-ur-Rehman[2] |
Political career
He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA) from Constituency NA-37 (Tank) in 2018 Pakistani general election.[3] He received 28,504 votes and defeated Habib Ullah Khan Kundi, a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf.[4] Following his successful election, MMA nominated him for the office of Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan.[5] On 15 August 2018, he lost the office to Qasim Suri.[6] He is Chairman of Standing Committee of National Assembly of Pakistan on Religious Affairs and Inter-faith Harmony.
References
- Wazir, Hamid Khan (7 August 2018). "Fazlur Rehman's son to be MMA's nominee for NA deputy speaker". Pakistan Today.
- Hussain, Javed (7 August 2018). "MMA announces name of Fazl's son as nominee for NA deputy speaker post". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
- "Party-wise breakdown of NA seats as unofficial final results pour in". Retrieved 1 August 2018.
- "NA-37 Result - Election Results 2018 - Tank - NA-37 Candidates - NA-37 Constituency Details - thenews.com.pk". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
- "MMA nominates Maulana Asad Mehmood as deputy speaker NA". Geo News. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
- "PTI's Asad Qaiser sworn in as NA speaker amid opposition ruckus". DAWN.COM. 15 August 2018. Retrieved 15 August 2018.