Munir Khan Orakzai | |
|---|---|
| Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan | |
| In office 13 August 2018 –2 June 2020 | |
| Constituency | NA-45 (Tribal Area-VI) |
| In office 2002–2013 | |
| Constituency | NA-38 (Tribal Area-III) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1959/60 Manduri Kallay,Kurram District |
| Died | (aged 60) |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Political party | JUI (F) (2002-2020) |
Munir Khan Orakzai (1959/1960 - 2 June 2020) was a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan since August 2018,and Ex parliamentary leader of FATA and a senior was member of the National Assembly from 2002 to 2013.
Orakzai was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan from Constituency NA-38 (Tribal Area-III) as an independent candidate in the 2002 Pakistani general election. [1] [2] He received 6,619 votes and defeated an independent candidate,Gul Manan. [3]
He was re-elected to the National Assembly from Constituency NA-38 (Tribal Area-III) as an independent candidate in the 2008 Pakistani general election. [1] [4] He received 16,525 votes and defeated an independent candidate,Akhunzada Obaidullah Sharif. [5] He was the member of 18th Amendment. Due to services for the nation he received the Nishan-e-Imtiaz in 2011. [1]
Munir khan Orakzai joined JUI F on 11 February 2013. Referring to the party's recently constituted grand jirga to discuss issues faced by the tribal people,Jan said:"He (Munir) has been attending our jirga deliberations even before joining (the party). And being a prominent tribal and political personality,he is entitled to become a member of the jirga." He was Jamiat Ulema-e Islam (F) (JUI-F) candidate for the seat of the National Assembly from Constituency NA-38 (Tribal Area-III) in the 2013 Pakistani general election. [6] [7] However,an election meeting of the JUI-F was attacked which killed at least 19 people. Orakzai was the apparent target of the attack claimed by Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan, [7] due to which the elections were postponed in the constituency. [8] [9]
He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA) from Constituency NA-45 (Tribal Area-VI) in the 2018 Pakistani general election. [10] He received 16,353 votes and defeated Said Jamal,a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf. [11]
He died on 2 June 2020,due to a heart attack caused by post COVID-19 complications. [12] He had tested positive for COVID-19 in April. [13] He was buried in his ancestral graveyard in Mandoori. [14]
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