Asad Mehmood: Difference between revisions

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'''Asad Mehmood''' ({{lang-langx|ur|{{Nastaliq|اسعد محمود}}}}) is a Pakistani politician who had beenwas a member of the [[National Assembly of Pakistan]] from August 2018 till August 2023 and also served as the [[Ministry of Communications (Pakistan)|Federal Minister for Communications]] from April 2022 to August 2023. He also served as the Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National Assembly ofStanding PakistanCommittee on Religious Affairs and Inter-faith Harmony. He is an alumnus of [[Khair al-Madaris]] and the current Chancellorchancellor of [[Jamia Qasim Ul Uloom]].

Asad was born in 1985; he is the son of [[Fazal-ur-Rehman (politician)|Maulana Fazal-ur-Rehman]], former [[Leader of the Opposition (Pakistan)|Leader of Opposition]] & currentand [[President (corporate title)|President]] of [[Pakistan Democratic Movement]], and grandson of [[Mufti Mahmood]], former [[Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa|Chief Minister of NWFP]] (now [[Khyber Pakhtunkhwa]]).

He graduated from [[Jamia Qasim Ul Uloom|Jamia Qasim ul Uloom]] in 2010 and has also taught in it as a lecturer.

He is also the [[Chancellor (education)|Chancellor]] of [[Jamia Qasim Ul Uloom]] in [[Multan]].<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.bbc.com/urdu/pakistan-61147300 | title=وفاقی کابینہ میں شامل وزرا کون ہیں؟ | newspaper=BBC News اردو }}</ref>

He was elected to the [[National Assembly of Pakistan]] as a candidate of [[Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal]] (MMA) from Constituency [[NA-37 (Tank)]] in [[2018 Pakistani general election]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Party-wise breakdown of NA seats as unofficial final results pour in |url=https://www.geo.tv/latest/204914-party-wise-breakdown-of-na-seats-as-unofficial-final-results-pour-in |access-date=1 August 2018}}</ref> He received 28,504 votes and defeated Habib Ullah Khan Kundi, a candidate of [[Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf]].<ref>{{cite web |title=NA-37 Result - Election Results 2018 - Tank - NA-37 Candidates - NA-37 Constituency Details - thenews.com.pk |url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/election/constituency/NA-37 |website=www.thenews.com.pk |access-date=1 August 2018 |language=en}}</ref> Following his successful election, [[Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal|MMA]] nominated him for the office of [[Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan]].<ref>{{cite news |title=MMA nominates Maulana Asad Mehmood as deputy speaker NA |url=https://www.geo.tv/latest/206517-mma-nominates-maulana-asad-mehmood-as-deputy-speaker-na |access-date=14 August 2018 |work=Geo News}}</ref> On 15 August 2018, he lost the office to [[Qasim Suri]].<ref>{{cite news |title=PTI's Asad Qaiser sworn in as NA speaker amid opposition ruckus |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1427135/ptis-asad-qaiser-sworn-in-as-na-speaker-amid-opposition-ruckus |access-date=15 August 2018 |work=DAWN.COM |date=15 August 2018}}</ref> He isalso served as the [[Chairperson|Chairman]] of Standing Committee of National Assembly of Pakistan on Religious Affairs and Inter-faith Harmony. He took oath as a federal minister for Communications and Postal Services in [[First Shehbaz Sharif ministry|Shahbaz Sharif]] Cabinet]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/951435-federal-cabinet-finalised-alvi-refuses-to-swear-it-in | title=34-member cabinet takes oath today }}</ref>