Babar Saleem

MPA
Babar Saleem
Member of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly
In office
31 May 2013 – 28 May 2018
ConstituencyConstituency PK-31 (Swabi-I)
Personal details
Born (1983-01-05) January 5, 1983[1]
PartyPakistan Muslim League (N) (2018-present)
Other political
affiliations
Awami Jamhuri Ittehad Pakistan (2013-2015)
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (2015-2018)
Swabi Qaumi Mahaz (1994-2018)
OccupationPolitician

Babar Saleem (born; 5 January 1983 Pashto: بابر سليم) is a Pakistani politician hailing from Swabi District, who was a member of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly, belonging to the Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PMLN). He is the son of late Dr. Muhammad Saleem Khan, ex-Minister of health KPK.[2] He also served as a committee chairman[3] and member of different committees .[4][5][6][7][8]

Education

Babar Saleem has Bachelor of Computer Science and Master of Business Administration degrees.[2]

Political career

After the death of his father, Dr. Muhammad Saleem, in 2009, he took over as the chairman of Swabi Qaumi Mahaz.[9][10]

Babar was elected as the member of the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa from Constituency PK-31 (Swabi-I) in the 2013 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provincial election on ticket of Awami Jamhuri Ittehad Pakistan (AJIP), which later merged into the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).[11]

He was kicked out of the PTI due to horse-trading in the 2018 Pakistani Senate election. He later joined the Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML(N)).[12][13]

He ran for the Provincial Assembly from PK-44 Swabi-II as a candidate of the PML(N) in the 2018 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provincial election, but was unsuccessful. He received 18,228 votes and was defeated by Asad Qaiser, a candidate of the PTI.[14]

References

  1. ^ "Babar Khan PK-31-2013 – PAKP".
  2. ^ a b "Babar Saleem". www.pakp.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 13 November 2017. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
  3. ^ "Standing Committee No. 14 on Industries, and Technical Education Department". www.pakp.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 31 January 2018. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
  4. ^ "Standing Committee No. 28 on Science and Technology and Information Technology Department". www.pakp.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 2 January 2018. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
  5. ^ "Standing Committee No. 01 on Procedure & Conduct of Business Rules, Privileges & Implementation of Government Assurances". www.pakp.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 16 February 2018. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
  6. ^ "Standing Committee No. 31 on Energy and Power Department". www.pakp.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 7 January 2019. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
  7. ^ "Standing Committee Nol 29 on Housing Deparment [sic]/Provincial Housing Authority". www.pakp.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 4 January 2018. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
  8. ^ "Standing Committee No. 19 on Food Department". www.pakp.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 18 October 2017. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
  9. ^ "Swabi Qaumi Mahaz chief likely to join PML-N". 29 January 2018.
  10. ^ "Swabi Qaumi Mahaz merged into PTI". 24 March 2018.
  11. ^ Muhammad Shoaib (19 October 2015). "Rifts: MPA Babar Khan lashes out against Shahram, his father". tribune.com.pk. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
  12. ^ Sirajuddin (4 February 2018). "'Imran, what did you do for KP?' Nawaz, Maryam thunder at PML-N's Peshawar 'power show'". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
  13. ^ "PTI initiate disciplinary action against its 20 lawmakers". The Express Tribune. 18 April 2018. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
  14. ^ "PK-44 Swabi Election 2018 Full Result 2018 Vote Candidate". www.electionpakistani.com. Retrieved 20 November 2023.