Usman Kakar

Muhammad Usman Khan Kakar (Urdu: محمد عثمان خان کاکڑ‎; c. 1961) is a Pakistani politician who has been a Member of the Senate of Pakistan, since March 2015.

Senator

Usman Kakar
Member of the Senate of Pakistan
Assumed office
12 March 2015
Personal details
NationalityPakistani
Political partyPakhtunkhwa Milli Awami Party

Early life and education

He was born in 1961 in Muslim Bagh, Killa Saifullah District.[1]

He received the degree of Bachelor of Laws from Law College Quetta in 1987.[2][1]

Political career

He joined the Pakhtunkhwa Milli Awami Party (PMAP) in 1996.[1]

He was elected to the Senate of Pakistan as a candidate of PMAP in 2015 Pakistani Senate election.[3][4][5]

He ran for the post of Deputy Chairman of the Senate of Pakistan as a candidate of PMAP in March 2018 but was unsuccessful and lost the office to a candidate of Pakistan Peoples Party, Saleem Mandviwalla. Kakar received 44 votes and was supported by the Pakistan Muslim League (N).[6]

References
  1. "Senate elections: Profiles of candidates who vied for top slots - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 12 March 2018. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
  2. "Senate of Pakistan". www.senate.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 24 August 2017. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
  3. "Senate Election: Unofficial Results". www.thenews.com.pk. Archived from the original on 24 August 2017. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
  4. "Senate Elections 2015: PML-N, PPP almost get equal representation in upper house | Pakistan | Dunya News". dunyanews.tv. Archived from the original on 16 September 2017. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
  5. "46 Senators-elect take oath - Samaa TV". www.samaa.tv. Archived from the original on 24 August 2017. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
  6. "PML-N defeated: Opposition candidates Sanjrani, Mandviwalla take Senate's top slots". DAWN.COM. 12 March 2018. Retrieved 12 March 2018.


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