Abdul Majeed Badini is a Pakistani politician from Jafarabad District. He is currently serving as a member of the Provincial Assembly of Balochistan since Feb 2024.
Abdul Majeed Badini | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Provincial Assembly of Balochistan | |
| Assumed office 28 February 2024 | |
| Constituency | PB-16 Jafarabad |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Jafarabad District, Balochistan, Pakistan |
| Political party | Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan |
Early life
editHe was born into a Baloch family of the Badini tribe in Jafarabad District, Balochistan and became politically active in the 1990s while studying mechanical engineering at the Khuzdar Engineering University, joining the Islami Jamiat-e-Talaba (IJT), the student organization of the Jamaat-e-Islami (JI), formally joining the JI itself in 2016.[1]
Career
editHe contested the 2018 general elections as a Jamaat-e-Islami (Pakistan) candidate from PB-16 Jafarabad. He secured less than 2,000 votes and lost to Rahat Jamali of PML-N.[1]
He contested again in 2024 general elections on the same platform, this time winning 15,248 votes and defeating Rahat Jamali (PML-N).[2][3][4] It was the first time since Pakistan's independence that a Jamali lost, the Jamali tribe being influent in the wider Nasirabad Division which includes the Jafarabad District, observers attributing their loss to their lack of proactive response to the 2022 floods.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c Akhter, Saadullah (20 February 2024). "In Pakistan election, social worker defeats powerful Jamali family for first time in 70 years". Arab News. Archived from the original on 3 January 2025.
- ^ "PB-16 Election Result 2024 Jaffarabad, Candidates List".
- ^ "JIP Abdul Majeed wins PB-16 election". 9 February 2024.
- ^ "JIP Abdul Majeed Wins PB-16 Election".
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