Muhammad Yousuf (politician)

Qari Muhammad Yousaf (Urdu: قاری محمدیوسف; born 1 January 1952) 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 2002 to 2007.

Qari Muhammad Yousuf
قاری محمدیوسف
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
In office
1 June 2013 – 31 May 2018
ConstituencyNA-22 (Battagram)
In office
18 November 2002 – 18 November 2007
ConstituencyNA-22 (Battagram)
Personal details
Born (1952-01-01) 1 January 1952 (age 72)
NationalityPakistani
Political partyJamiat Ulema-e-Islam (F)

Early life

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He was born on 1 January 1952[1] in a Deshani family, a subcaste of Swati tribe.

Political career

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He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA) from Constituency NA-22 (Battagram) in 2002 Pakistani general election.[2] He received 24,092 votes and defeated Muhammad Nawaz Khan, a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (Q) (PML-Q).[3]

He ran for the seat of the National Assembly as a candidate of MMA from Constituency NA-22 (Battagram) in 2008 Pakistani general election[4] but was unsuccessful. He received 20036 votes and lost the seat to Muhammad Nawaz Khan, a candidate of PML-Q.[5]

He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (F) from Constituency NA-22 (Battagram) in 2013 Pakistani general election.[6][7][8][9] He received 18,314 votes and defeated Mohammad Nawaz Khan, an independent candidate.[10]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Detail Information". www.pildat.org. PILDAT. Archived from the original on 25 April 2017. Retrieved 24 April 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. ^ "PML-Q, MMA share Hazara seats". DAWN.COM. 12 October 2002. Archived from the original on 25 March 2017. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
  3. ^ "2002 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 January 2018. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
  4. ^ "JUI(F) issues final list of candidates". DAWN.COM. 12 December 2007. Archived from the original on 25 March 2017. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
  5. ^ "2008 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 January 2018. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  6. ^ "PTI makes inroads into PML-N stronghold of Hazara". www.thenews.com.pk. Archived from the original on 25 March 2017. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
  7. ^ "Religious parties trying to become part of next govt". www.thenews.com.pk. Archived from the original on 4 March 2017. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
  8. ^ "138 MNAs either paid no income tax, or FBR has no such data". www.thenews.com.pk. Archived from the original on 3 February 2017. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
  9. ^ "26 vying for 2 NA seats of Battagram, Kohistan districts". www.thenews.com.pk. Archived from the original on 4 March 2017. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
  10. ^ "2013 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 February 2018. Retrieved 7 April 2018.