Asmatullah (died 4 June 2024) was a

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who was a member of the

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from 2008 to 2013 and from 2018 to 2023.

Life and career

Asmatullah was elected to the

from Constituency NA-264 (Zhob-cum-Sherani-cum-Killa Saifullah) as an independent candidate in the

2008 Pakistani general election General elections were held in Pakistan on 18 February 2008 to elect members of the 13th National Assembly and the four Provincial Assemblies. On 3 November 2007 President Pervez Musharraf enacted a state of emergency; elections were initia ...

. He received 24,204 votes and defeated Muhammad Khan Sherani. Asmatullah contested the seat of the

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from Constituency NA-264 (Zhob-cum-Sherani-cum-Killa Saifullah) as a candidate of Jamiat Ulama-e-Islam Nazryati in the

2013 Pakistani general election General elections were held in Pakistan on Saturday 11 May 2013 to elect the members of the List of members of the 14th National Assembly of Pakistan, 14th National Assembly of Pakistan, National Assembly and the four Subdivisions of Pakistan, Pr ...

but was unsuccessful. He received 27,514 votes and lost the seat to Muhammad Khan Sherani. Asmatullah was reelected to the National Assembly as a candidate of

Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal The Muttahida Majlis–e–Amal (MMA; Urdu: , ) is a political alliance consisting of conservative, Islamist, Religion in Pakistan, religious, and right-wing parties of Pakistan. Naeem Siddiqui (the founder of Tehreek e Islami) proposed such a ...

from Constituency NA-264 (Quetta-I) in the

2018 Pakistani general election General elections were held in Pakistan on 25 July 2018 to elect the members of the 15th National Assembly and the four Provincial Assemblies. The three major parties were Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), led by Imran Khan, the Pakistan Muslim ...

. Asmatullah died on 4 June 2024.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Asmatullah 20th-century births Year of birth missing 2024 deaths Deobandis Pakistani MNAs 2008–2013 Pakistani MNAs 2018–2023 People from Quetta District

Life and career

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