Najmuddin Khan is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the

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from 2008 to 2013 and previously from 1990-1993 He was also a member of the Provincial Assembly of the North-West Frontier Province from February 1997 to October 1999.

Political career

He was elected to the

as a candidate of the

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(PDA) from NA-25 Dir constituency in the

1990 Pakistani general election General elections were held in Pakistan on 24 October 1990 to elect the members of the National Assembly. The elections were primarily a contest between the People's Democratic Alliance (PDA, a four party alliance led by the ruling Pakistan Pe ...

. He received 28,533 votes and defeated Sahibzada Fathullah, a candidate of the Pakistan Islamic Front (PIF) He was elected to the Provincial Assembly of the North-West Frontier Province provincial election as a candidate of the

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(PPP) from PF-73 Dir-I in the 1997 North-West Frontier Province provincial election. He received 6,727 votes and defeated Inamullah Khan, a candidate of the

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(PML(N)). He was re-elected to the National Assembly from NA-33 (Upper Dir) as a candidate of PPP 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 27,594 votes and defeated Sahibzada Sibghatullah, an independent candidate. He ran for the seat of the National Assembly from NA-33 (Upper Dir) as a candidate of PPP 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 revived 26,487 votes and was defeated by Sahabzada Tariq Ullah, a candidate of

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(JI). He ran for the seat of the National Assembly as a candidate of PPP from Constituency

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in the

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but was unsuccessful. He received 53,967 votes and lost the seat to Sahibzada Sibghatullah, a candidate of the

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(PTI).

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Khan, Najmuddin Living people Pakistan People's Party politicians Pashtun politicians People from Upper Dir District Pakistani MNAs 2008–2013 Pakistani MNAs 1990–1993 Year of birth missing (living people)