Baz Muhammad Khan (

Urdu Urdu (; , , ) is an Indo-Aryan languages, Indo-Aryan language spoken chiefly in South Asia. It is the Languages of Pakistan, national language and ''lingua franca'' of Pakistan. In India, it is an Eighth Schedule to the Constitution of Indi ...

: باز محمد خان) is a

Pakistani Pakistanis (, ) are the citizens and nationals of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. Pakistan is the fifth-most populous country, with a population of over 241.5 million, having the second-largest Muslim population as of 2023. As much as ...

politician A politician is a person who participates in Public policy, policy-making processes, usually holding an elective position in government. Politicians represent the people, make decisions, and influence the formulation of public policy. The roles ...

and member of

Senate of Pakistan The Senate of Pakistan, Constitution of Pakistan, constitutionally the House of the Federation, is the upper house of the bicameral Parliament of Pakistan. As of 2023, It has a maximum membership of 96, of which 92 are elected by the Member of th ...

, currently serving as Chairperson of the Senate Committee on Kashmir Affairs & Gilgit Baltistan. Additionally, Baz Muhammad Khan has been elected Chairman of Overseas Pakistanis Affairs.

Political career

He belongs to

Bannu Bannu (, ), also called Bani Gul or Bani (, ) is a city located on the Kurram River in southern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. It is the capital of Bannu Division. Bannu's residents are primarily members of the Banuchi tribe and speak Banuch ...

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (; ; , ; abbr. KP or KPK), formerly known as the North West Frontier Province (NWFP), is a Administrative units of Pakistan, province of Pakistan. Located in the Northern Pakistan, northwestern region of the country, Khyber ...

province of Pakistan, and was elected to the

in March 2012 on a general seat as

Awami National Party The Awami National Party (ANP; , ; lit. ''People's National Party'') is a Pashtun nationalist, secular and leftist political party in Pakistan. The party was founded by Abdul Wali Khan in 1986 and its current president is Aimal Wali Khan, g ...

candidate. He is the chairperson of Senate Committee on Kashmir Affairs & Gilgit Baltistan and Human Resources Development & Overseas Pakistanis. He is a member of senate committees of Cabinet Secretariat, Functional Committee on Government Assurances, Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony. He is the senior vice president of ANP Khyber Pakhtunkhwa since 2006 and is currently the Central Vice President of ANP. He has been previously elected to

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly The Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is a unicameral legislature of elected representatives of the Pakistani province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, which is located in Peshawar, the provincial capital. It was established under Article 106 of th ...

in 1988,1990, 1993, 1997 and again in 2002 where he served as provincial minister for health, provincial minister for forest and later provincial minister for irrigation. In 2008, Asfandyar Wali Khan had declared Baz Muhammad Khan as his party’s candidate for the Chief Minister’s slot, but Baz Muhammad Khan lost his seat. In 2013 his son Taimoor Baz Khan also contested elections from PK-71 and was declared the winner, but he lost his seat in repolling ordered by Chief Justice Dost Mohammad Khan who had issues with ANP in the past.

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Senate of Pakistan Official WebsiteAwami National Party Official Website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Khan, Baz Muhammad Living people Pakistani senators (14th Parliament) Pashtun politicians Banuchi people People from Bannu District Awami National Party politicians Year of birth missing (living people)

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