Muhammad Bashir Khan

Muhammad Bashir Khan is a Pakistani politician who has been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from 29 February 2024 and from August 2018 till January 2023.

Early life He was born at Gambir village, Lower Dir.

Khan is said to be uncle of Noorena Shams and Sumera Shams.

Zahida Khan is Khan’s sister in law.

Political career He has been a member of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf since 1996.

He ran for the Provincial Assembly of the North-West Frontier Province as a candidate of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) from PF-76 Dir-IV in the 1997 North-West Frontier Province provincial election but was unsuccessful. He received 464 votes and was defeated by Haji Bahadur Khan, a candidate of the Awami National Party (ANP).

He ran for the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of the PTI from NA-34 Lower Dir in the 2002 Pakistani general election but was unsuccessful. He received 1,136 votes and was defeated by Qazi Hussain Ahmad, a candidate and the leader of Jamaat-e-Islami (JI).

He ran for the National Assembly as a candidate of the PTI from NA-34 Lower Dir in the 2013 Pakistani general election but was unsuccessful. He received 45,553 votes and was defeated by Sahibzada Muhammad Yaqoob, a candidate of JI.

He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of PTI from NA-7 (Lower Dir-II) in the 2018 Pakistani general election. He received 63,017 votes and defeated Siraj ul Haq, a candidate and the leader of JI. He has served as Federal Parliamentary Secretary for Privatisation.

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