Muhammad Saleem Khan

Muhammad Saleem Khan
ڈاکٹر محمد سلیم خان
Member of the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (then NWFP)
In office
1993–1996
ConstituencyPF-24 Swabi
Member of the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (then NWFP)
In office
2002–2007
ConstituencyPF-31 (Swabi-I)
Provincial Minister for Health, North-West Frontier Province / Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
In office
2002–2007
Succeeded bySyed Zahir Ali Shah
Personal details
Born
Died(2009-02-07)7 February 2009
PartyAwami National Party
Swabi Qaumi Mahaz (SQM)
ChildrenBabar Saleem
Parent(s)Muhammad Firdous Khan (father)
Bibi Zohra (mother)
OccupationPolitician, Physician

Muhammad Salim Khan (died 7 February 2009) was a Pakistani politician, physician and one of the founders of the Swabi Qaumi Mahaz (SQM), who served twice as a Member of the Provincial Assembly (MPA) from Swabi PF-24 Swabi 1993-1996 and (PF-31 Swabi-I), Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (formerly NWFP) from 2002 to 2007. He also held the Health portfolio in the provincial government.[1][2][3][4] He is the father of Babar Saleem.

Political career

Muhammad Saleem Khan was associated with the Awami National Party (ANP) early in his political career and was connected to the Khudai Khidmatgar movement through his family.[1][4]

Saleem was elected from Constituency PF-24 Swabi on an ANP ticket in 1993,[5] but lost the election to ANP's Saleem Khan Advocate after becoming an independent candidate in the 1997 elections.[6][7]

He co-founded the Swabi Qaumi Mahaz (SQM) around 1997 when there were differences with the ANP leadership regarding tickets.[3][1]

He was elected as an MPA from Constituency PF-31 Swabi-I as an independent in the 2002 provincial elections, serving from 2002 to 2007.[2] He also served as the provincial health minister in the North-West Frontier Province (present-day Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) at some point.[8]

In the 2008 provincial election for PK-31 (Swabi-I), Muhammad Zarshid of ANP won with 9,482 votes, defeating Saleem (running as an independent), who received 7,969 votes.[9][10]

Death

Saleem died on 7 February 2009.[11]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Swabi residents seek concession in power rates". 13 February 2011.
  2. ^ a b "Muhammad Saleem Pf-31-2002 – PAKP".
  3. ^ a b "Swabi Qaumi Mahaz chief likely to join PML-N". 29 January 2018.
  4. ^ a b "ANP let down by own stalwarts in Swabi". 7 January 2015.
  5. ^ "PF-24 Swabi Election 1993 Full Result KPK Assembly NWFP".
  6. ^ "PF-24 Swabi Election 1997 Full Result 1997 KPK Assembly".
  7. ^ "6 new faces elected from Swabi". 19 October 2002.
  8. ^ "Khudai Khidmatgar woman dies at 105". 19 March 2025.
  9. ^ "PK-31 Swabi Detail Election Result 2008 Full Information".
  10. ^ "Tough contest likely on six provincial seats in Swabi". 6 May 2013.
  11. ^ "Swabi residents want power rates reduced". 13 February 2011.