Jafarullah Khan

Jafarullah Khan
جعفر الله خان
Deputy Speaker of the Gilgit-Baltistan Legislative Assembly
In office
25 June 2015 – 23 June 2020
SpeakerFida Muhammad Nashad
Preceded byJamil Ahmad
Succeeded byNazir Ahmed
Member of the Gilgit-Baltistan Legislative Assembly
In office
24 June 2015 – 23 June 2020
Preceded byRaziuddin Rizvi
Succeeded byAmjad Hussain Azar
ConstituencyGBA-1 Gilgit-I
Majority874 (4.43%)
Personal details
PartyPakistan Muslim League (N)
EducationUniversity of Agriculture, Faisalabad
Jama Millia College, Karachi

Jafarullah Khan is a Pakistani politician and a member of Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N). He served as a Member of the Gilgit-Baltistan Legislative Assembly and as its Deputy Speaker from June 2015 to June 2020.

Education

Jafarullah Khan attended Jama Millia College in Karachi and subsequently studied at the University of Agriculture, Faisalabad.[citation needed]

Political career

He contested the 2009 Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly election from GBA-1 Gilgit-I a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML(N)), but was unsuccessful. He received 8,858 votes and was defeated by Syed Raziuddin Rizvi, an independent candidate.

He was elected to the Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly from GBA-1 Gilgit-I as a candidate of PML(N) in the 2015 Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly election. He received 7,171 votes and defeated Amjad Hussain Azar, a candidate of Pakistan People's Party (PPP).

Following the election, Khan was elected Deputy Speaker of the Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly unopposed on 25 June 2015, alongside Speaker Fida Muhammad Nashad, also of PML(N). The Majlis Wahdat-e-Muslimeen candidate withdrew in his favour. He served in both roles until the expiry of the assembly's term in June 2020.

He contested the 2020 Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly election from GBA-1 Gilgit-I as a candidate of PML(N), but was unsuccessful. He was defeated by Amjad Hussain Azar, a candidate of PPP.

References

  1. ↑ "Mr. Jafarullah: Member GBLA". Gilgit-Baltistan Legislative Assembly. Archived from the original on 18 October 2018. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
  2. ↑ "GBLA ELECTIONS-2009" (PDF). ELECTION COMMISSION GILGIT-BALTISTAN. 2009–2015. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 November 2020. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  3. ↑ "ELECTIONS 2015 - RESULT OF ELECTION, 2015". ELECTION COMMISSION GB. ELECTION COMMISSION GILGIT-BALTISTAN. 2015. Archived from the original on 6 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  4. ↑ "G-B Assembly speaker and deputy speaker elected unopposed". tribune.com.pk. The Express Tribune. 25 June 2015. Retrieved 10 May 2026.
  5. ↑ "ELECTIONS 2015 - RESULT OF ELECTION, 2015". ELECTION COMMISSION GB. ELECTION COMMISSION GILGIT-BALTISTAN. 2015. Archived from the original on 6 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.