Usman Khan Tarrakai

Usman Khan Tarakai (Urdu: عثمان خان ترکئی‎; born 1 September 1947) is a Pakistani politician who has been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from the constituency NA-19 (Swabi-II) since August 2018. Previously, he was a member of the National Assembly NA-12 ( Now changed to NA-19) from 2008 to May 2018.

Engr. Usman Khan Tarakai
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
Assumed office
13 August 2018
ConstituencyNA-19 (Swabi-II)
In office
2008 – 31 May 2018
ConstituencyNA-12 (Swabi-I)
Personal details
Born (1947-09-01) 1 September 1947
Swabi, Pakistan
NationalityPakistani
Political partyPakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf
RelativesLiaqat Khan Tarakai (brother)
Mohammad Ali Tarkai (brother) Shahram Khan (Nephew)

Early life

He was born on 1 September 1947 in Swabi.[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 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 from Constituency NA-12 (Swabi-I) in 2013 Pakistani general election.[7][8] He received 56,680 votes and defeated a Haji Rahman Ullah of ANP.[9]

In 2016, Awami Jamhuri Ittehad Pakistan 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 2018 Pakistani general election.[10] He received 83,903 votes and defeated Waris Khan, a joint candidate of ANP and other political parties.[11]

References
  1. "Detail Information". 23 March 2011. Archived from the original on 23 March 2011. Retrieved 9 July 2017.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
  2. "Candidates shun PML(Q) tickets". DAWN.COM. 30 November 2007. Archived from the original on 17 March 2017. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
  3. "PESHAWAR: Vote recounting begins in Swabi, Mansehra". DAWN.COM. 21 February 2008. Archived from the original on 16 March 2017. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
  4. "Candidates begin election drive in Swabi". DAWN.COM. 3 November 2012. Archived from the original on 17 March 2017. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
  5. "Two become one: AJIP to merge with PTI today - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 22 November 2015. Archived from the original on 27 December 2017. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  6. "2008 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 January 2018. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
  7. "Elections 2013: PML-N leads, followed by PTI, PPP". www.geo.tv. Archived from the original on 3 March 2017. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
  8. "PTI suffers blow as two influential families join PML-N in Swabi". DAWN.COM. 25 January 2017. Archived from the original on 4 March 2017. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
  9. "2013 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 February 2018. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
  10. "PTI's Usman Khan wins NA-19 election". Associated Press Of Pakistan. 26 July 2018. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
  11. "NA-19 Result - Election Results 2018 - Swabi 2 - NA-19 Candidates - NA-19 Constituency Details - thenews.com.pk". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 31 July 2018.


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