Laiq Muhammad Khan

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Laiq Muhammad Khan

Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
In office 2010–2013
Constituency	NA-21 (Mansehra-II)
Member of the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
In office 13 August 2018 – 18 January 2023
Constituency	PK-35 (Torghar)

Personal details
Born	(1958-07-08) 8 July 1958 (age 66) Mansehra, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Political party	PTI (2024–present)
Other political affiliations	JUI (F) (2013-2015) PMLN (2015-2018) ANP (2018-2023)
Relatives	Azam Khan Swati (brother)^[1] Khan Haji Faqeera Khan Swati(Maternal Grandfather)

Laiq Muhammad Khan Swati (born 8 July 1958) is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from 2010 to 2013. He is currently serving as member of the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa for the second time consecutively.

Early life and education

He was born on 8 July 1958 in Mansehra, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and earned his BA degree in 1978.^[2]

His elder brother Azam Swati and his son Ahmed Shehryar Khan are also politicians.^[3]

He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan from Constituency NA-21 (Mansehra-II) as a candidate of Jamiat Ulema-e Islam (F) (JUI-F) in by-polls held in January 2010. He received 36,622 votes and defeated Zur Gul Khan, a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (Q) (PML-Q).^[4]^[5]^[6]^[3]

He ran for the seat of the National Assembly from Constituency NA-21 (Mansehra-cum-Tor Ghar) as a candidate of JUI-F in 2013 Pakistani general election but was unsuccessful.^[3] He received 43,342 votes and lost the seat to Muhammad Safdar Awan.^[7]

In 2015, he left JUI-F and joined Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N).^[3]

He was elected to the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as a candidate of Awami National Party (ANP) from Constituency PK-35 (Torghar) in 2018 Pakistani general election.^[8] Following his successful election, he was named by the opposition parties as its joint candidate for the office of Speaker of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly.^[9] He received 27 votes and lost the seat to Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) candidate Mushtaq Ahmed Ghani who secured 81 votes.^[10]

He is elected to the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as an independent candidate from Constituency PK-41 (Torghar) in 2024 Pakistani general election. He joined Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf after winning the election.

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^ "Profile". Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Archived from the original on 10 August 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "PTI K-P president's brother joins PML-N - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 17 December 2015. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
^ "NA-21 Mansehra-II: JUI-F candidate wins by-poll". Business Recorder. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
^ "JUI-F wins NA-21 by-poll". The Nation. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
^ "Setback for PTI as PML-N wins in Mansehra". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
^ "2013 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 May 2018. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
^ "Opposition to back ANP for KP Assembly speaker post". The News. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
^ Report, Bureau (15 August 2018). "KP Assembly to elect speaker, deputy today". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 15 August 2018. {{cite news}}: |first1= has generic name (help)
^ Sirajuddin, Dawn.com (15 August 2018). "Polling for election of NA speaker, deputy underway; PTI goes head-to-head with opposition alliance". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 15 August 2018.

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