Mehmood Jan


Mehmood Jan is a Pakistani politician who currently serves as Deputy Speaker of the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, in office since August 2018. He has been a member of the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa since August 2018. Previously, he was a member of the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa from May 2013 to May 2018.

Early life and education

He was born on 5 May 1969 in Peshawar, Pakistan.
He has a degree of Bachelor of Arts.

Political career

He was elected to the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf from Constituency PK-7 in 2013 Pakistani general election. He received 12,583 votes and defeated Hashmat Khan, a candidate of Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan.
He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as a candidate of PTI from Constituency Constituency PK-66 in 2018 Pakistani general election. Following his successful election, PTI nominated him for the office of Deputy Speaker of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly. On 15 August, he was elected as Deputy Speaker of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly. He received 78 votes against his opponent Jamshaid Khan Mohmand who received 30 votes.