Nawabzada Mir Jamal Khan Raisani (Urdu: نوابزادہ میر جمال خان رئیسانی), is a Pakistani politician who has been a Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan, in office since February 2024.

Jamal Raisani
جمال رئیسانی
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
Assumed office
29 February 2024
ConstituencyNA-264 Quetta-III
Caretaker Provincial Minister of Balochistan for Sports and Culture
In office
4 September 2023 – 15 December 2023
Chief MinisterAli Mardan Khan Domki
Personal details
Political partyPakistan People’s Party Parliamentarians
RelationsGhous Bakhsh Raisani (grandfather)
Aslam Raisani (uncle)
Lashkari Raisani (uncle)
Parent

Political career

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He joined the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) in January 2023.[1][2]

He became the Caretaker Provincial Minister of Balochistan for Sports and Culture in September 2023.[3] He resigned on 15 December 2023 to contest the 2024 Pakistani general election.[4]

Raisani won the 2024 Pakistani general election from NA-264 Quetta-III as a Pakistan People's Party Parliamentarians candidate,[5][6] and became youngest member of the National Assembly of Pakistan.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Coordinator to Chief Minister Balochistan". APP News. 8 January 2023. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
  2. ^ "More politicians join PPP as 'winds change' in Balochistan". DAWN.COM. 9 January 2023. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
  3. ^ Shahid, Saleem (31 August 2023). "6 more ministers inducted into Balochistan cabinet". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
  4. ^ Khan, Saleem Shahid; A., Iftikhar (2023-12-16). "'Hopefuls' quit caretaker set-up ahead of poll schedule". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2024-05-02.
  5. ^ "NA-264 - Quetta 3". Dunya News. 10 February 2024. Archived from the original on 2 March 2024. Retrieved 10 February 2024.
  6. ^ "NA-264 Quetta 3". Geo News. 11 February 2024. Archived from the original on 13 February 2024. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  7. ^ "Pakistan's youngest ever lawmaker". Arab News. 16 February 2024. Archived from the original on 16 February 2024. Retrieved 16 February 2024.