Istiqbal Khan | |
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Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan | |
In office 2008–2013 | |
Constituency | NA-28 (Buner) |
Personal details | |
Nationality | Pakistani |
Political party | Jamiat Ulema-e Islam (F) (since 2013) |
Other political affiliations | Awami National Party (2008-2013) |
Parent | Abdul Matin Khan (father)[1] |
Istiqbal Khan is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from 2008 to 2013.
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]