Syed Muhammad Ishtiaq Urmar is a Pakistani politician from Peshawar who was a member of the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa from May 2013 to May 2018 and from August 2018 to January 2023.[1]
Muhammad Ishtiaq | |
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Provincial Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa for Environment, Forest and Wildlife | |
In office 30 August 2018 – 18 January 2023 | |
Chief Minister | Mahmood Khan |
Member of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly | |
In office 13 August 2018 – 18 January 2023 | |
Constituency | PK-69 (Peshawar-IV) |
In office 31 May 2013 – 28 May 2018 | |
Constituency | PK-11 (Peshawar-XI) |
Personal details | |
Born | Swat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan |
Political party | Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Parliamentarians (2023-present) |
Other political affiliations | PTI (1997-2023) |
Occupation | Politician |
Political career
editHe contested the 1997 North-West Frontier Province provincial election as a candidate of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) from PF-7 Peshawar-VII, but was unsuccessful. He received 2,797 votes and was defeated by Hidayatullah Chamkani, a candidate of the Awami National Party (ANP).[2]
Ishtiaq was elected as the member of the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as a candidate of the PTI from PK-11 (Peshawar-XI) in the 2013 Pakistani general election. He received 15,153 votes and defeated Khalid Waqar, a candidate of the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (F) (JUI(F)).[3]
He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly as a candidate of the PTI from PK-69 Peshawar-IV in the 2018 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provincial election. He received 17,652 votes and defeated Arbab Muhammad Usman Khan, an independent candidate.[4]
On 17 July 2023, he left the PTI and joined the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Parliamentarians (PTI(P).[5]
References
edit- ^ "Syed Muhammad Ishtiaq". Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
- ^ "PF-7 Peshawar Election 1997 Full Result 1997 KPK Assembly". www.electionpakistani.com. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
- ^ Khawar Ghumman (3 April 2013). "PTI finalises names of candidates for KP". Dawn. Archived from the original on 3 March 2017. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
- "PTI's Syed Muhammad Ishtiaq wins PK-11". Geo TV. 12 May 2013. Retrieved 27 December 2017. - ^ "PK-69 Peshawar Election 2018 Full Result 2018 Vote Candidate". www.electionpakistani.com. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
- ^ "PTI suspends membership of 22 party leaders". ARY NEWS. 29 July 2023. Retrieved 11 September 2023.