Nasir Khan Musazai is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from August 2018 till August 2023.

Nasir Khan Musazai
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
In office
13 August 2018 – 10 August 2023
ConstituencyNA-29 (Peshawar-III)
Personal details
BornPeshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
NationalityPakistani
Political partyJamiat Ulema-e-Islam (F) (2023-present)
Other political
affiliations
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (2018-2023)
Pakistan Muslim League (N) (2013-2018)

Political career edit

He contested the 2013 election from NA-4 Peshawar-IV as a candidate of the Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML(N)), but was unsuccessful. He received 20,412 votes and was defeated by Gulzar Khan, a candidate of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)

He contested a by-election in NA-4 Peshawar-IV as a candidate of the PML(N), but was unsuccessful. He received 24,790 votes and was defeated by Arbab Amir Ayub, a candidate of the PTI.[1]

On 14 April 2018, Musazai met with Imran Khan, the chairman of the PTI, and joined the party.[2]

He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of the PTI from NA-29 Peshawar-III in the 2018 Pakistani general election.[3] He received 49,762 votes and defeated Mufti Naeem Jaan, a candidate of Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA).[4]

He had become one of 20 PTI dissidents in the National Assembly ahead of the no-confidence motion against Imran Khan.[5]

On 15 January 2023, addressing a public gathering with Fazal-ur-Rehman, he announced that he had joined the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (F) (JUI(F)).

References edit

  1. ^ "PTI retains NA seat in Peshawar by-election with 45,734 votes". DAWN.COM. 2017-10-27. Retrieved 2023-06-11.
  2. ^ "PML-N MNA, two others join PTI". The Express Tribune. 2018-04-14. Retrieved 2023-06-11.
  3. ^ Report, Gulf News Web (27 July 2018). "Pakistan election results live: Imran Khan wins in Pakistan but needs support to form government". GulfNews. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  4. ^ "NA-29 Result - Election Results 2018 - Peshawar 3 - NA-29 Candidates - NA-29 Constituency Details - thenews.com.pk". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  5. ^ "46 PTI dissidents asked to appear before ECP". DAWN.COM. 2022-04-26. Retrieved 2023-06-11.

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