Malik Iqbal Mehdi Khan

Malik Iqbal Mehdi Khan (Urdu: ملک اقبال مہدی خان‎; 1 January 1952 – 24 May 2016) was a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan between 1988 and 2016 and member of the Provincial Assembly of Punjab from 1985 to 1988.

Malik Iqbal Mehdi Khan
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
In office
1 June 2013 – 24 May 2016
ConstituencyNA-63 (Jhelum-II)
In office
1988–1999
ConstituencyNA-46 (Jhelum-II)
Member of the Provincial Assembly of Punjab
In office
1985–1988
ConstituencyPS-20 (Jhelum)
Personal details
Born(1952-01-01)1 January 1952
Jhelum
Died24 May 2016(2016-05-24) (aged 64)
New Delhi, India
NationalityPakistani
Political partyPakistan Muslim League (N)
ChildrenNawabzada Raja Matloob Mehdi

Early life

Khan was born on 1 January 1952.[1]

Political career

Khan was elected as member of Jhelum district council in 1983.[2]

He was elected to the Provincial Assembly of Punjab from Constituency PP-20 (Jhelum) in 1985 Pakistani general election.[3] He then served as the provincial minister of Punjab for forest, wildlife and fisheries in the provincial cabinet of then chief minister of Punjab Nawaz Sharif.[2]

He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as an independent candidate from Constituency NA-46 (Jhelum-II) in 1988 Pakistani general election. He received 42,255 votes and defeated Ghulam Hussain.[4]

He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of Islami Jamhoori Ittehad (IJI) from Constituency NA-46 (Jhelum-II) in 1990 Pakistani general election. He received 57,177 votes and defeated Ghulam Hussain.[4]

He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N) from Constituency NA-46 (Jhelum-II) in 1993 Pakistani general election. He received 58,136 votes and defeated Shahid Nawaz, a candidate of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP).[4]

He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency NA-46 (Jhelum-II) in 1997 Pakistani general election. He received 60,237 votes and defeated Raja Nasir Ali Khan, a candidate of PPP.[4]

He could not run for the seat of the National Assembly in 2002 Pakistani general election and 2008 Pakistani general election due to not having a graduation degree.[2]

He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PML-N from Constituency NA-63 (Jhelum-II) in 2013 Pakistani general election.[5][2][6] He received 116,013 votes and defeated Mirza Saeed Mehmood Baig, a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).[7]

He died on 24 May 2016 in New Delhi, India.[5][2]

References
  1. "Profile". PILDAT. 19 April 2014. Archived from the original on 19 April 2014. Retrieved 29 June 2017.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. "PML-N MNA dies in New Delhi hospital". DAWN.COM. 25 May 2016. Archived from the original on 20 March 2017. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  3. "Previous Assemblies". www.pap.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 15 June 2017. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  4. "National Assembly election result 1988-97" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 August 2017. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  5. "PML-N MNA dies in India". www.thenews.com.pk. 24 May 2016. Archived from the original on 13 March 2017. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  6. "PML-N wins NA-63, PP-232 by-elections". www.thenews.com.pk. Archived from the original on 20 March 2017. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  7. "2013 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 February 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2018.


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