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Shahram Khan Tarakai is a Pakistani politician who is the current Provincial Minister of
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (; ps, خېبر پښتونخوا; Urdu, Hindko: خیبر پختونخوا) commonly abbreviated as KP or KPK, is one of the Administrative units of Pakistan, four provinces of Pakistan. Located in the Geography of Pakistan, ...
of Local Government, Elections and Rural Development, in office since 29 August 2018. He has been a member of the
Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 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 ...
since August 2018. Previously, he was a member of the
Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 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 o ...
from May 2013 to May 2018. During his first tenure as Member of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly, he served as Provincial Minister for agriculture, Health between June 2013 and May 2018. He was dismissed as a minister of health on 26 January 2020 by the Chief minister on the instructions of Prime minister Imran Khan.


Early life

Shahram Khan was born in Tarakai House of Tehsil
Razar Razzar is a tehsil located in Swabi District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Its administrative seat is located in Shewa Adda Shewa Adda is the headquarter city of Razar Tehsil, Swabi District Swabi District ( ps, سوابۍ ولسوالۍ, ...
, District
Swabi Swabi ( ps, صوابۍ; ur, ) is a city in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan,Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (; ps, خېبر پښتونخوا; Urdu, Hindko: خیبر پختونخوا) commonly abbreviated as KP or KPK, is one of the Administrative units of Pakistan, four provinces of Pakistan. Located in the Geography of Pakistan, ...
to a well known Industrialist and Politician
Liaqat Khan Tarakai Liaqat Khan Tarakai ( ur, ) also known as the '' Tobacco King of KP'', is a Pakistani businessman and politician who is serving his second term as Member of the Senate of Pakistan since March 2021, representing the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf. ...
. He is the eldest amongst his siblings. Shahram Khan got his early life education at Fazal Haq College
Mardan Mardān (Pashto and ; Urdu ; Pashto: ) is a city in the Mardan District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan. Located in the Valley of Peshawar, Mardan is the second-largest city of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (after Peshawar). It is a fast-growi ...
and Edwards College Peshawar before travelling to the UK and Australia for further studies.


Political career

Khan for the first time entered in to politics in 2005 after coming from abroad when he ran for District Nazim in 2005 Local Government Elections and won the office on huge margin. In his tenure as a District Nazim, both
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the then
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the then
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visited Swabi and announced huge amount for Municipal purposes. He co-founded Awami Jamhuri Ittehad Pakistan (AJIP) in 2010. He ran for the seat of the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of AJIP from Constituency NA-13 (Swabi-II) in 2013 Pakistani general election but was unsuccessful. He received 14,495 votes and lost the seat to
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. In the same election, he was elected to the
Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 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 ...
as a candidate of AJIP from Constituency PK-32 (Swabi-II). He received 20,111 votes and defeated Amir Rehman, a candidate of
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(ANP). Following the election, AJIP forged coalition with
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(PTI). On 14 June 2013, he was inducted into the provincial Khyber Pakhtunkhwa cabinet of Chief Minister
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and was appointed as Provincial Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa for agriculture. In a cabinet reshuffle in March 2014, he was appointed as Provincial Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa for health and was given the status of the senior minister in the cabinet. In November 2015, AJIP merged with PTI. Shahram Khan in a public gathering of PTI on 22 November 2015 announced the merger of both the parties for the betterment of the people of Swabi.
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was also present in the gathering as a chief guest. He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as a candidate of PTI from Constituency PK-47 (Swabi-V) in
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. On 29 August 2018, he was inducted into the provincial Khyber Pakhtunkhwa cabinet of Chief Minister
Mahmood Khan Mahmood Khan (Urdu, Pashto: ; born 30 October 1972) is a Pakistani politician and a member of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), who is currently serving as the 27th Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, in office since 17 August 2018. He has bee ...
and was appointed as Provincial Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa for Local Government, Elections and Rural Development. According to the vision of
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he has passed Local Government bill 2019 from the
Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 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 ...
understanding the importance of devolution of power. He was among the three ministers who were abruptly removed from KP cabinet on charges of creating grouping in the ruling PTI. These allegations were denied by Shahram Tarakai.


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Khan, Shahram People from Swabi District Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Pashtun people Khyber Pakhtunkhwa MPAs 2013–2018 Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf MPAs (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa MPAs 2018–2023