Mir of Hunza was the title of rulers in the Hunza Valley in the Northern Areas,Pakistan.
Syed Mehdi Shah is a Pakistani politician who is currently serving as the 8th Governor of Gilgit-Baltistan since 15 August 2022. Previously,he served as the first Chief Minister of Gilgit-Baltistan from 2009 to 2014. He has also served as the President of Gilgit-Baltistan chapter of the Pakistan People's Party.
The Governor of Gilgit Baltistan is the appointed Head of State of the provincial government in Gilgit-Baltistan,Pakistan. The governor is designated by the Prime Minister and is normally regarded a ceremonial post. However,throughout the history of Pakistan,the powers of the provincial governors were vastly increased,every time the provincial assemblies were dissolved and the administrative role came under direct control of the governors.
GBA-7 (Skardu-I) is a constituency of Gilgit Baltistan Assembly which is currently being held by Raja Zakarya Maqoon of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf.
GBA-21 (Ghizer-II) is a constituency of Gilgit Baltistan Assembly which is currently represented by Raja Jahanzaib of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf.
Raja Jalal Hussain Maqpoon is a Pakistani politician who served as the 7th Governor of Gilgit-Baltistan from 2018 to 2022.
Fida Muhammad Nashad is a senior Pakistani politician from Gilgit Baltistan who served as the 2nd speaker of the Gilgit Baltistan Assembly. He was a member of the Pakistan Muslim League N. He joined Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf. He is the chairman of Baltistan Culture and Development Foundation (BCDF).
Events from the year 2019 in Pakistan.
Raja Azam Khan Amacha is a Pakistani politician and member of the Gilgit Baltistan Assembly. He became Head of the ruling family of the former princely state of Shigar after the death of his father Raja Muhammad Ali Shah Saba.
Muhammad Khalid Khurshid Khan is a Pakistani lawyer and politician who is the current Chief Minister of Gilgit-Baltistan,a de facto province of Pakistan,from the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf. He has been a member of the Gilgit Baltistan Assembly since 25 November 2020.
Raja Nasir Ali Khan Maqpoon is a Pakistani politician who is Minister of Tourism GB and a member of the Gilgit Baltistan Assembly since November 2020.
Nawaz Khan Naji is a Pakistani politician who is a member of the Gilgit Baltistan Assembly since November 2020. He was born in a village,Sherqilla,in Ghizer District. He graduated in political science from Karachi University Sindh. He came back to Gilgit-Baltistan and founded his own nationalist political party,Balawaristan National Front,on 28 December 1989.
Shah Baig is a Pakistani politician who has been a member of the Gilgit Baltistan Assembly since November 2020.
Muhammad Kazim Maisam is a Pakistani politician who has been a member of the Gilgit Baltistan Assembly since November 2020.
Ghulam Muhammad is a Pakistani politician who has been a member of the Gilgit Baltistan Assembly since November 2020.
The Balawaristan National Front,more commonly known as the BNF,is a Pakistani political party of Gilgit-Baltistan. It was founded by Nawaz Khan Naji in 1989. The party calls for Gilgit-Baltistan to be given autonomy while still remaining a part of the federation of Pakistan,and to be declared the fifth province of Pakistan.
The Supreme Appellate Court Gilgit-Baltistan is the highest court of appeal in the region of Gilgit Baltistan,Pakistan. It consists of a Chief Justice and two other Judges. The Court was established in 2009 under Gilgit-Baltistan 2009 and has the similar jurisdiction equal to the Supreme Court of Pakistan. The Permanent Seat of the Court is at Gilgit,but the Court also sits from time to time at Skardu Branch Registry.
Muhammad Ayub Shah is a Pakistani politician who is currently serving as a member of the Gilgit-Baltistan Council since 12 November 2021. Muhammad Ayub Shah was born in 1964 in Yasin Valley to a Baigal family. He completed his primary and secondary education in his native village and for higher education,he moved to Karachi to attend the University of Karachi. Muhammad Ayub Shah started his political career at Karachi University,where he joined PSF,Peoples Student Federation a student union of the Pakistan People's Party. In 2022,he contested a by-election as an independent candidate from NA21 Ghizer 3 but was unsuccessful losing to Ghulam Muhammad of PPP at that time. Similarly,in 2004 Ayub Shah contested the election from the same constituency and lost to Gulam Muhammad again by a few votes margin. In the 2009 election,Ayub Shah again contested the election as an independent candidate from GBLA 21 Ghizer and defeated the then General Sectary of the Pakistan People's Party Ghulam Muhammad. He then joined Pakistan Peoples Party and became a member of the Gilgit Baltistan Assembly from 2009 to 2015. In the 2015 and 2020 elections,he contested the election from the PPP ticket and lost to Raja Jahanzeb and Gulam Muhammad. In 2021 Pakistan People's Party awarded their ticket to Muhammad Ayub Shah to contest in the GB Council election and Ayub Shah came victorious after getting a decisive vote from a nationalist leader Nawaz Khan Naji. He also served as a member of the Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly from 2009 to 2014. He belongs to Pakistan Peoples Party
The Election Commission Gilgit-Baltistan is an independent,autonomous,permanent and constitutionally established body responsible for organizing and conducting elections to the Gilgit-Baltistan Legislative Assembly and local governments,Gilgit-Baltistan Council,as well as the delimitation of constituencies and preparation of electoral rolls.
