Syed Muhammad Ishtiaq Urmar is a Pakistani politician from Peshawar who was a member of the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa from May 2013 to May 2018 and from August 2018 to January 2023.[1]
Muhammad Ishtiaq | |
|---|---|
| Provincial Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa for Environment, Forest and Wildlife | |
| In office 30 August 2018 – 18 January 2023 | |
| Chief Minister | Mahmood Khan |
| Member of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly | |
| In office 13 August 2018 – 18 January 2023 | |
| Constituency | PK-69 (Peshawar-IV) |
| In office 31 May 2013 – 28 May 2018 | |
| Constituency | PK-11 (Peshawar-XI) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Swat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan |
| Political party | Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Parliamentarians (2023-present) |
| Other political affiliations | PTI (1997-2023) |
| Occupation | Politician |
Political career
He contested the 1997 North-West Frontier Province provincial election as a candidate of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) from PF-7 Peshawar-VII, but was unsuccessful. He received 2,797 votes and was defeated by Hidayatullah Chamkani, a candidate of the Awami National Party (ANP).[2]
Ishtiaq was elected as the member of the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as a candidate of the PTI from PK-11 (Peshawar-XI) in the 2013 Pakistani general election. He received 15,153 votes and defeated Khalid Waqar, a candidate of the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (F) (JUI(F)).[3]
He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly as a candidate of the PTI from PK-69 Peshawar-IV in the 2018 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provincial election. He received 17,652 votes and defeated Arbab Muhammad Usman Khan, an independent candidate.[4]
On 17 July 2023, he left the PTI and joined the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Parliamentarians (PTI(P).[5]