Muhammad Gohar Shah

Muhammad Gohar Shah
محمد گوہرشاہ
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
In office 1 June 2013 – 31 May 2018
Constituency	NA-7 (Charsadda-I)
In office 18 November 2002 – 18 November 2007
Constituency	NA-7 (Charsadda-I)
Personal details
Born	(1950-01-01) 1 January 1950 (age 75)
Nationality	Pakistani
Political party	Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (F)

Maulana Muhammad Gohar Shah (Urdu: مولانا محمد گوہر شاہ; born 1 January 1950) is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan, from June 2013 to May 2018. Previously he had been a member of the National Assembly from November 2002 to November 2007.

Early life

He was born on 1 January 1950.[1]

Political career

He ran for the seat of the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as a candidate of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (F) (JUI-F) from Constituency PF-13 (Charsadda) in 1988 Pakistani general election, but was unsuccessful. He received 7,773 votes and lost the seat to a candidate of Awami National Party (ANP).[2]

He ran for the seat of the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as a candidate of JUI-F from Constituency PF-13 (Charsadda) in 1990 Pakistani general election, but was unsuccessful. He received 12,457 votes and lost the seat to a candidate of ANP.[2]

He ran for the seat of the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as a candidate of Islami Jamhoori Mahaz (IJM) from Constituency PF-13 (Charsadda) in 1993 Pakistani general election, but was unsuccessful. He received 8.728 votes and lost the seat to a candidate of ANP.[2]

Shah ran for the seat of National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of JUI-F from Constituency NA-5 (Charsadda) in 1997 Pakistani general election, but was unsuccessful.[3] He received 34,733 votes and lost the seat to Asfandyar Wali Khan.[4]

Shah was elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA) from Constituency NA-7 (Charsadda-I) in 2002 Pakistani general election.[5][6][3][7] He received 55,917 votes and defeated Asfandyar Wali Khan.[8]

He ran for the seat of the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as a candidate of MMA from Constituency PK-20 (Charsadda-IV) in 2008 Pakistani general election, but was unsuccessful. He secured 4,860 votes and lost the seat to Aftab Ahmad Khan Sherpao.[9]

Shah was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of JUI-F from Constituency NA-7 (Charsadda-I) in 2013 Pakistani general election.[10][11] He received 53,610 votes and defeated a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf.[12]

See also

• List of Deobandis

References

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2. "NWFP election result 1988-97" (PDF). ECP. Archived (PDF) from the original on 11 February 2018. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
3. "Walis and Sherpaos vie for supremacy". DAWN.COM. 27 September 2002. Archived from the original on 16 March 2017. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
4. "National Assembly election result 1988-97" (PDF). ECP. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 August 2017. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
5. "Top ANP leaders quit party posts". DAWN.COM. 12 October 2002. Archived from the original on 16 March 2017. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
6. "Petition can sabotage talks on LFO: Fazl: 65 MMA MPs face disqualification". DAWN.COM. 11 May 2003. Archived from the original on 16 March 2017. Retrieved 15 March 2017.
7. "As Pakistan goes to polls: Take a peek at some major NA constituencies". DAWN.COM. 10 May 2013. Archived from the original on 5 March 2017. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
8. "2002 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 January 2018. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
9. "2008 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 January 2018. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
10. "Seasoned politicians voted out: Big names left with no roosts to rule - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 13 May 2013. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
11. "Official results: PML-N leading the race in National Assembly - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 12 May 2013. Archived from the original on 3 March 2017. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
12. "2013 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 February 2018. Retrieved 1 April 2018.