Istiqbal Khan

Istiqbal Khan is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from 2008 to 2013.

Istiqbal Khan
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
In office
2008–2013
ConstituencyNA-28 (Buner)
Personal details
NationalityPakistani
Political partyJamiat Ulema-e Islam (F) (since 2013)
Other political
affiliations
Awami National Party (2008-2013)
ParentAbdul Matin Khan (father)[1]

Political career

He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan from Constituency NA-28 (Buner) as a candidate of Awami National Party (ANP) in by-polls held in 2008.[1][2][3] He received 30,903 votes and defeated an independent candidate, Bakht Jehan Khan.[4]

In November 2010, he was inducted into the federal cabinet of Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gillani and was made minister of state[5] without any portfolio until February 2011.[6] He also served as special assistant to the prime minister of Pakistan with the status of minister of state.[7][8][2]

In 2013, he left ANP and joined Jamiat Ulema-e Islam (F) (JUI-F).[2]

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