Jafarullah

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.

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.