Jawad Hussain is a Pakistani politician who has been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from August 2018 till January 2023. Previously he was a member of the National Assembly from 2008 to 2013.

Malik Jawad Hussain
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
In office
13 August 2018 – 25 January 2023
ConstituencyNA-47 (Tribal Area-VIII)
In office
2008–2013
ConstituencyNA-39 (Tribal Area-IV)
Personal details
NationalityPakistani
Political partyPakistan People's Party (2023-present)
Other political
affiliations
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (2018-2023)

Political career edit

He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan from Constituency NA-39 (Tribal Area-IV) as an independent candidate of in 2008 Pakistani general election.[1][2][3][4] He received 21,844 votes and defeated an independent candidate, Gul Karim Khan.[5]

He joined Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) in 2013.[2]

He ran for the seat of the National Assembly from Constituency NA-39 (Tribal Area-IV) as a candidate of PPP in 2013 Pakistani general election but was unsuccessful.[1][6] He received 7,547 votes and lost the seat to Ghazi Ghulab Jamal.[7]

He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) from Constituency NA-47 (Tribal Area-VIII) in 2018 Pakistani general election.[8] He received 11,102 votes and defeated Qasim Gul, a candidate of Jamiat Ulema-e Islam (F).[9]

On 19 May 2023, he left the PTI due to the 2023 Pakistani protests. He later joined the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) on 2 June 2023.[10][11]

References edit

  1. ^ a b Newspaper, the (16 May 2013). "Road blocked to protest 'rigging' in Kurram". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Jawad Hussain, Sajid Hussain Turi join PPP". 22 February 2013. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
  3. ^ "Bombs and ballots". www.thefridaytimes.com. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
  4. ^ "Presidency pressurising university to hold verification". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
  5. ^ "2008 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 January 2018. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  6. ^ "NA-39 re-polling: Gulab Jamal maintains lead". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
  7. ^ "2013 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 May 2018. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
  8. ^ "PTI Jawad Hussain wins NA-47 election". Associated Press Of Pakistan. 26 July 2018. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  9. ^ "NA-47 Result - Election Results 2018 - Orakzai Agency Tribal Area 8 - NA-47 Candidates - NA-47 Constituency Details - thenews.com.pk". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  10. ^ "Another one down: PTI's Malik Jawad Hussain quits party". DAWN.COM. 2023-05-19. Retrieved 2023-06-04.
  11. ^ "Bacha and Kundi welcome ex-PTI MNA Jawad Hussain to PPP". DAWN.COM. 2023-06-02. Retrieved 2023-06-04.

External links edit

"Mr. Jawad Hussain -PERSONAL PROFILE- National Assembly of Pakistan". 2018.