Amir Muqam

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Politician
Amir Muqam
امیر مقام
Amir Muqam (cropped).jpg
Muqam in 2020
Federal Minister for Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit-Baltistan
Incumbent
Assumed office
11 March 2024
Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan Flag.svg MMA Amir Muqam25,96043.21
Red flag II.svg ANP Safeer Khan18,67631.08
Flag of Pakistan People's Party.svg PPPP Afsar-ul-Mulk11,76919.59
Flag of the Pakistan Muslim League.svg PML-N Jamal Zeb Khan2,7434.56
Independent Muhammad Saleem Khan5310.88
Independent Ibadullah4060.68
Majority7,28412.13
Turnout 60,08527.40
MMA gain from Independent

2008

Muqam contested 2008 Pakistani general election on PML(Q)'s ticket and won from NA-31 (Shangla). However, later he developed a difference with Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain and joined PML(N).

2008 General Election: NA-31 (Shangla) [19]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Flag of the Pakistan Muslim League.svg PML Engineer Amir Muqam26,92842.40
Red flag II.svg ANP Sadid ur Rehman15,74024.78−6.30
Flag of Pakistan People's Party.svg PPPP Dr Afsar ul Mulk Khan12,99920.47+0.88
Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan Flag.svg MMA Rahat Hussain6,47710.20−33.01
Independent Safeer Khan1,1711.85
Independent Muhammad Saleem1930.30−0.58
Majority11,18817.62
Turnout 63,50826.04−1.36
PML gain from MMA

2013

Amir Muqam Contested 2013 from NA-30 (Swat-II) however, he lost the seat from Salim Rehman of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf.

General Election 2013: NA-30 (Swat-II) [20]
PartyCandidateVotes%
PTI Salim Rehman 49,976 31.49
PML(N) Amir Muqam33,02720.81
JUI (F) Muhammad Hafiz-ur-Rahman16,70410.52
PPP Syed Allauddin16,37310.32
ANP Khurshid15,5959.83
JI Fazal-e-Subhan11,3677.16
Valid ballots158,71795.64
Rejected ballots7,2284.36
Turnout 165,94535.88
Majority16,94910.68
PTI gain from PPP

2018

In 2018, Amir Muqam contested two provisional seats NA-29 (Peshawar-III) and NA-2 (Swat-I). He finished fourth in NA-29 (Peshawar-III) and second in NA-2 (Swat-I). He also contested two provisional seats PK-2 (Swat) and PK 4 (Swat 3) and lost both.

General election 2018: NA-29 (Peshawar-III) [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
PTI Nasir Khan Yousafzai 49,76239.64
MMA Naeem Jan29,35723.38
ANP Arbab Kamal Ahmed Khan20,39216.24
PML(N) Amir Muqam15,45812.31
TLP Muhammad Shafeeq10,5698.42
Turnout 130,15740.62
Total valid votes125,53896.45
Rejected ballots4,6193.55
Majority20,40516.26
Registered electors 320,401
PTI win (new seat)
General election 2018: NA-2 (Swat-I) [22]
PartyCandidateVotes%
PTI Haider Ali Khan 61,687 37.21
PML(N) Amir Muqam41,12524.81
MMA Naveed Iqbal18,05510.89
PPP Amjad Ali Khan16,0189.66
ANP Mumtaz Ahmed Chamoot14,6188.82
OthersOthers (five candidates)5,5573.35

Controversies and Scandals

The National Accountability Bureau summoned Muqam in assets beyond his known sources cases multiple times. [23] [24] A new reference was filed against Amir Muqam in 2021. [25]

Amir Muqam's son was arrested over corruption charges in the construction of Alpari Road in KP's Shangla district by Federal Investigation Agency, [26] the project was assigned during Pakistan Muslim League (N) tenure on the recommendation of Ameer Muqam. [27]

References

  1. ↑ "19-member federal cabinet takes oath". 2024-03-11. Retrieved 2024-03-15.
  2. 1 2 "Election Commission of Pakistan: Amir Muqam". Election Commission of Pakistan. Archived from the original on 31 October 2014. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
  3. ↑ Engineer Amir Muqam, PakistanHerald, retrieved 3 April 2012
  4. 1 2 3 "Amir Muqam". Pakistan Leaders Online database. Archived from the original on 15 October 2014. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
  5. ↑ "Brother to vacate NA seat for Amir Muqam". dawn.com. 6 August 2013. Archived from the original on 25 March 2017. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
  6. ↑ "Amir Muqam Election 2002". Election Pakistani.
  7. 1 2 3 "Amir Muqam is PML-N's best bet". The News. April 19, 2017.
  8. ↑ "Musharraf's 'brother'". 7 May 2013.
  9. ↑ NA-31 (Shangla)Result: Announced, ECP, archived from the original on 18 May 2012, retrieved 3 April 2012
  10. ↑ Amir Muqam joins PML-N, Pakistan Today, 29 Mar 2012, retrieved 3 April 2012
  11. ↑ Shujaat dissolves PML-Q KP chapter to preempt Muqam's defection, Pakistan Today, 29 Mar 2012, retrieved 3 April 2012
  12. ↑ Amir Muqam appointed PML-N's senior vice president, archived from the original on 2013-10-19
  13. ↑ Amir Muqam quits 'Q' to join PML-N, The News, 29 Mar 2012, archived from the original on 3 April 2012, retrieved 3 April 2012
  14. ↑ "100 new MNAs-elect to make debut in NA today". 1 June 2013. Archived from the original on 6 March 2017. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
  15. ↑ "Form-15s missing in many constituencies won by PTI". www.thenews.com.pk. Archived from the original on 4 March 2017. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
  16. ↑ "NA 2 Swat 1, Election 2018". Geo TV.
  17. ↑ "NA 29 Peshawar 3, Election 2018". Geo TV.
  18. ↑ "PK2, Election 2018". Geo TV.
  19. ↑ http://test1947.ecp.gov.pk/ConstResult.aspx?Const_Id=NA-31&type=NA [ dead link ]
  20. ↑ http://test1947.ecp.gov.pk/ConstResult.aspx?Const_Id=NA-30&type=NA [ dead link ]
  21. ↑ "ECP – Election Commission of Pakistan". www.ecp.gov.pk. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
  22. ↑ "ECP – Election Commission of Pakistan". www.ecp.gov.pk. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  23. ↑ "NAB Summons PML-N leader Amir Muqam in assets case". Ary News. 23 Sep 2020.
  24. ↑ "PML-N's Ameer Muqam under NAB investigation". Dawn Newspaper. 5 April 2018.
  25. ↑ "NAB launches new probe against Amir Muqam". Dawn Newspaper. May 20, 2021.
  26. ↑ "FIA arrests son of Ameer Muqam over corruption charges". Ary News. 14 May 2019.
  27. ↑ "PML-N leader Amir Muqam's son arrested over 'corruption'". Dawn Newspaper. 13 May 2019.
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