Taimur Khan Jhagra

Taimur Saleem Khan Jhagra (born 9 November 1977) is a Pakistani politician who is the current Provincial Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa for Finance, in office since 29 August 2018. He has been a member of the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa since August 2018.


Taimur Saleem Khan Jhagra
Provincial Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa for Finance
Assumed office
29 August 2018
Chief MinisterMahmood Khan
Preceded byMuzafar Said
Member of the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Assumed office
13 August 2018
ConstituencyPK-73 (Peshawar-VIII)
Personal details
Born (1977-11-09) 9 November 1977
Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
NationalityPakistani
Political partyPakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (2018-present)
RelativesGhulam Ishaq Khan (grandfather)[1]
Iftikhar Khan Jhagra (uncle)[1]
Alma materLondon Business School (MBA)
Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology (B.S)

Early life and education

He was born on 9 November 1977 in Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.[2] He's the son of retired federal secretary Saleem Khan Jhagra, nephew of late PPP leader and provincial minister Iftikhar Jhagra and grandson of Ghulam Ishaq Khan, the influential bureaucrat who served as President of Pakistan between 1988 and 1993.[3]

He received a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology[2] before earning the degree of Master of Business Administration from the London Business School in 2008.[4]

Political career

Jhagra began his political career after quitting his job as partner at McKinsey & Company.[1]

In January 2018, he joined Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).[1] Following which he was allocated PTI ticket to contest the 2018 general election from Constituency PK-73 (Peshawar-VIII) despite stiff opposition from within PTI.[5][6] It was noted that at-least 33 PTI workers had applied for a ticket for Constituency PK-73 (Peshawar-VIII) many of which were locals but PTI decided to allocate the ticket to Jhagra, who is relatively unknown in the constituency.[4]

He was elected to the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as a candidate of PTI from Constituency PK-73 (Peshawar-VIII) in the 2018 general election.[7] He received 15,449 votes and defeated Aman Ullah, a candidate of Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal.[8]

On 29 August 2018, he was inducted into the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provincial cabinet of Chief Minister Mehmood Khan and was appointed as Provincial Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa for Finance.[9]

References
  1. "Late Ishaq Khan's grandson joins PTI". The Nation. 11 January 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  2. "Taimur Saleem Khan". www.pakp.gov.pk. KP Assembly. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
  3. Bureau Report (24 July 2018), "Taimur Jhagra overcomes heavy odds to become leading contender in polls", The News International. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
  4. "PTI 'parachute' who aims to conquer all | The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 2 July 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  5. "Taimur Jhagra overcomes heavy odds to become leading contender in polls". The News. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  6. Shah, Waseem Ahmad (30 June 2018). "Over 200 vying for Peshawar's 19 NA and PA seats". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  7. "Election Results 2018 - Constituency Details". www.thenews.com.pk. The News. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  8. "PK-73 Result - Election Results 2018 - Peshawar 8 - PK-73 Candidates - PK-73 Constituency Details - thenews.com.pk". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  9. "11 member KP cabinet takes oath, Kamran Bangash left out". The News. 29 August 2018. Retrieved 29 August 2018.


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