| An important political
figure of Pakistan Muslim
League-Nawaz, Sardar
Mehtab Ahmed was born
on December 15, 1952
in Malakot area of Abbottabad.
He graduated from Sir
Syed School Rawalpindi
and later had his Bachelors
degree in Legislation
and Law (LL.B) and practiced
as lawyer in Rawalpindi
courts before joining
his father’s clothing
business.
His uncle Sardar
Sarfaraz Khan tipped
Sardar Mehtab as politician
and he was elected
Member of the Provincial
Assembly first time
in 1986.
Mehtab Khan won all
elections except in
2002, though it could
not block his way
to the Parliament
as he was elected
Member of the Senate
in 2003.
He became 22nd Chief
Minister of the North
West Frontier Province
(NWFP) on February
21, 1997 and served
in the office till
October 12, 1999.
He also held offices
of provincial minister
health, law and parliamentary
affairs while served
as federal minister
for Kashmir Affairs
and Northern Areas.
Sardar Mehtab had
been member of Senate
Standing Committees
on ports and shipping,
foreign affairs, defence
and interior.
He is an active PML-N
stalwart and one of
the party leaders
who had been to jail
during their political
careers.
He won the February
18 general elections
from NA-17 and PF-45,
Abbottabad on ticket
of Pakistan Muslim
League-Nawaz (PML-N).
He seized victory
over independent candidate
Azhar Khan Jadoon
in NA-17 and defeated
independent candidate
Sardar Ali Zaman in
PF constituency.
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