Khalid Hussain Magsi

Khalid Hussain Magsi (Urdu: خالد حسین مگسی‎; born 2 February 1960) is a Pakistani politician who has been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan, since August 2018. Previously he was a member of the National Assembly from June 2013 to September 2014 and again from May 2016 to May 2018.

For other people with similar names, see Khalid Hussain (disambiguation).
Khalid Hussain Magsi
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
Assumed office
13 August 2018
ConstituencyNA-260 (Nasirabad-cum-Kachhi-cum-Jhal Magsi)
In office
9 May 2016 – 31 May 2018
ConstituencyNA-267 (Kachhi-cum-Jhal Magsi)
Personal details
Born (1960-02-02) February 2, 1960
NationalityPakistani
Political partyBalochistan Awami Party

Early life

He was born on 2 February 1960.[1]

Political career

He was elected District nazim of Jhal Magsi in 2005.[2]

He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as an independent candidate from Constituency NA-267 (Kachhi-cum-Jhal Magsi) in 2013 Pakistani general election.[3][4] He received 42,240 votes and defeated an independent candidate, Abdul Raheem Rind.[5]

In September 2014, Balochistan Election Tribunal declared the election as null and void and ordered re-election in the constituency.[6] He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N) from Constituency NA-267 (Kachhi-cum-Jhal Magsi) in the by-elections held in April 2016.[7] He received 29,630 votes and defeated Yar Muhammad Rind, a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).[8]

In April 2018, he quit PML-N and joined the newly created Balochistan Awami Party (BAP).[9]

He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of BAP from Constituency NA-260 (Nasirabad-cum-Kachhi-cum-Jhal Magsi) in 2018 Pakistani general election.[10]

References
  1. "Detail Information". 19 April 2014. Archived from the original on 19 April 2014. Retrieved 11 July 2017.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link)
  2. "PML wins key seats despite infighting". DAWN.COM. 7 October 2005. Archived from the original on 10 April 2017. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
  3. "Jhal Magsi-Kachhi: NA 267 by-election due on April 28 - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 11 March 2016. Archived from the original on 7 March 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  4. "General elections: NADRA report reveals irregularities in PP-147 - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 27 September 2014. Archived from the original on 7 March 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  5. "2013 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 February 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  6. "Election tribunal orders re-election in NA-267 Kachhi-Jhal Magsi - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 19 September 2014. Archived from the original on 7 March 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  7. "Magsi retains NA seat". DAWN.COM. 30 April 2016. Archived from the original on 7 March 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  8. "PML-N's Magsi wins NA-267 by-election". www.pakistantoday.com.pk. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  9. Hussain, Javed (5 April 2018). "Magsi, Kamal, Domki quit PML-N, set to join newly-formed BAP". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
  10. "Pakistan election 2018 results: National and provincial assemblies". Samaa TV. Retrieved 3 August 2018.


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