Muhammad Ismail (Pakistani politician)

Muhammad Ismail
Member of the Gilgit Baltistan Assembly
In office
1994–1999
ConstituencyGBA-24 (Ghanche-III)
In office
2000–2005
ConstituencyGBA-24 (Ghanche-III)
In office
2005–2010
ConstituencyGBA-24 (Ghanche-III)
In office
2010–2015
ConstituencyGBA-24 (Ghanche-III)
In office
2015–2020
ConstituencyGBA-24 (Ghanche-III)
In office
25 November 2020 – 24 November 2025
ConstituencyGBA-24 (Ghanche-III)
Provincial Minister of Finance
In office
18 July 2023 – 24 November 2025
Chief MinisterGulbar Khan
Personal details
PartyPPP (1994-present)

Muhammad Ismail is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the Gilgit Baltistan Assembly from November 2020 to November 2025.

Early life

Muhammad Ismail hails from Saltoro Siachen valley, Gilgit Baltistan. He got his Engineering degree in mechanical engineering from University of Engineering and Technology Lahore in 1992.

Political career

Ismail contested for Northern Area Assembly from NA-LA 24 in 1994 as an independent candidate and joined PPP after winning the election. In 1999, 2004, and 2009 he won from the same constituency four times consecutively on Pakistan People Party ticket. In 2013 he lost to PMLN's candidate by 30 votes, later on he challenged the results in court and won the election by 1 vote. He contested in the 2020 Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly election on 15 November 2020 from GBA-24 (Ghanche-III) on the ticket of the Pakistan Peoples Party. He won the election by 573 votes over the runner up Syed Shamsuddin of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf. He garnered 6,239 votes while Shamsuddin received 5,666 votes. He sits as an opposition in GB legislative assembly. And after 2.5 year the PTI Government was finished and anew Government was established. In this Government he selected as Senior minister and give a charge of finance minister. He win 6 consecutive elections on the behalf of Pakistan Peoples Party.

Currently Engineer Ismail also holds the position of provincial General Secretary of Pakistan People party. [1]

References

  1. ^ "Gilgit-Baltistan Legislative Assembly Election 2020". dunyanews.tv. Retrieved 2020-11-17.