Muhammad Azhar Khan Jadoon (; both 3 April 1960) is a Pakistani politician who served as a member of the

National Assembly of Pakistan The National Assembly of Pakistan, also referred to as ''Aiwān-ē-Zairīñ'', is the lower house of the bicameralism, bicameral Parliament of Pakistan, with the upper house being the Senate of Pakistan, Senate. As of 2023, the National Assem ...

from June 2013 to May 2018.

Early life

Jadoon was born on 3 April 1960.

Political career

Jadoon ran for the seat of the

as an independent candidate from Constituency NA-17 (Abbottabad-I) in the

2002 Pakistani general election General elections were held in Pakistan on 10 October 2002 to elect the 12th National Assembly and four Provincial Assemblies. The elections were held under the military government of Pervez Musharraf. The two mainstream parties, Pakistan ...

but was unsuccessful. He received 30,949 votes and lost the seat to

Amanullah Khan Jadoon Amanullah Khan Jadoon is a Pakistani politician who served as the Federal Minister for Petroleum & Natural Resources from 2002 to 2007. Political career Amanullah Khan Jadoon was twice elected as an MPA, (Member of the Provincial Assembly) of K ...

. Jadoon ran for the seat of National Assembly as an independent candidate from Constituency NA-17 (Abbottabad-I) 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 ...

but was unsuccessful. He received 36,668 votes and lost the seat to Sardar Mehtab Abbasi. Jadoon was elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) is a political party in Pakistan established in 1996 by cricketer and politician Imran Khan, who served as the country's prime minister from 2018 to 2022. The party is led by Gohar Ali Khan since late 2023. ...

from Constituency NA-17 (Abbottabad-I) 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 ...

. He received 96,549 votes and defeated Sardar Mehtab Abbasi.

References

Living people Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf politicians Pashtun politicians People from Abbottabad District Pakistani MNAs 2013–2018 1960 births {{PakistanTehreekeInsaf-MNA-stub