Usman Khan Tarakai

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Usman Khan Tarakai
عثمان خان ترکئی
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
In office
13 August 2018 – 20 January 2023
ConstituencyNA-19 (Swabi-II)
In office
2008 – 31 May 2018
ConstituencyNA-12 (Swabi-I)
Personal details
Born (1947-09-01) 1 September 1947 (age 76)
Swabi, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Political party PPP (2023-present)
Other political
affiliations		PTI (2015-2023)
Awami Jamhuri Ittehad Pakistan (2012-2015)
Independent (2008-2012)
RelativesLiaqat Khan Tarakai (cousin)
Mohammad Ali Tarkai (cousin)
Shahram Khan Tarakai (nephew)
Faisal Khan Tarakai (nephew)

Usman Khan Tarakai (Urdu: عثمان خان ترکئی; born 1 September 1947) is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from the constituency NA-19 (Swabi-II) from August 2018 till January 2023. Previously, he was a member of the National Assembly from NA-12 Swabi-I from 2008 to May 2018.

Early life[edit]

He was born on 1 September 1947 in Swabi Pakistan.[1]

He worked as a technical advisor for Al Jazeera in Qatar before entering politics.[2]

Political career[edit]

Engr. Usman Tarakai was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as an independent candidate from Constituency NA-12 (Swabi-I) in 2008 Pakistani general election.[3][4][5] He received 49,872 votes and defeated Asfandyar Wali Khan of Awami National Party.[6]

Tarakai was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of Awami Jamhuri Ittehad Pakistan (AJIP) from Constituency NA-12 (Swabi-I) in 2013 Pakistani general election.[7][8] He received 56,680 votes and defeated a Haji Rahman Ullah of ANP.[9]

In 2015, AJIP merged into Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).[5]

He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PTI from Constituency NA-19 (Swabi-II) in 2018 Pakistani general election.[10] He received 83,903 votes and defeated Waris Khan, a joint candidate of ANP and other political parties.[11]

On 18 May 2023, he left the PTI due to the 2023 Pakistani protests.[12] Six days later, on 24 May 2023, he joined the Pakistan People's Party (PPP).[13]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "Detail Information". 23 March 2011. Archived from the original on 23 March 2011. Retrieved 9 July 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. ^ "Candidates shun PML(Q) tickets". DAWN.COM. 30 November 2007. Archived from the original on 17 March 2017. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
  3. ^ "PESHAWAR: Vote recounting begins in Swabi, Mansehra". DAWN.COM. 21 February 2008. Archived from the original on 16 March 2017. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
  4. ^ "Candidates begin election drive in Swabi". DAWN.COM. 3 November 2012. Archived from the original on 17 March 2017. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
  5. ^ a b "Two become one: AJIP to merge with PTI today - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 22 November 2015. Archived from the original on 27 December 2017. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  6. ^ "2008 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 January 2018. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
  7. ^ "Elections 2013: PML-N leads, followed by PTI, PPP". www.geo.tv. Archived from the original on 3 March 2017. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
  8. ^ "PTI suffers blow as two influential families join PML-N in Swabi". DAWN.COM. 25 January 2017. Archived from the original on 4 March 2017. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
  9. ^ "2013 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 February 2018. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
  10. ^ "PTI's Usman Khan wins NA-19 election". Associated Press Of Pakistan. 26 July 2018. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
  11. ^ "NA-19 Result - Election Results 2018 - Swabi 2 - NA-19 Candidates - NA-19 Constituency Details - thenews.com.pk". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
  12. ^ "Two more ex-lawmakers end their affiliation with PTI". Samaa. 2023-05-21. Retrieved 2023-05-21.
  13. ^ "Former PTI MNA Usman Khan Tarakai joins PPP". DAWN.COM. 2023-05-24. Retrieved 2023-05-30.


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