Amir Muqam
{{Short description|Pakistani politician}}
{{BLP sources|date=October 2015}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific-prefix =
| name = Amir Muqam
| native_name = امیر مقام
| native_name_lang =
| image =
| office2 = Ministry of States and Frontier Regions (Pakistan)
| term_start2 = 11 March 2024
| term_end2 =
| president2 = Asif Ali Zardari
| primeminister2 = Shehbaz Sharif
| predecessor2 =
| successor2 =
| office1 = Ministry of Kashmir Affairs and Gilgit-Baltistan
| term_start1 = 29 March 2024
| term_end1 =
| president1 = Asif Ali Zardari
| primeminister1 = Shehbaz Sharif
| predecessor1 =
| successor1 =
| office3 = National Heritage and Culture Division (Pakistan)
| term_start3 = 11 March 2024
| term_end3 = 28 March 2024
| president3 = Asif Ali Zardari
| primeminister3 = Shehbaz Sharif
| predecessor3 = Aurangzeb Khan Khichi
| successor3 = Attaullah Tarar
| office5 = Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs (Pakistan)
| term_start5 = September 2013
| term_end5 = April 2018
| president5 = Mamnoon Hussain
| primeminister5 = Nawaz Sharif
| office4 = Advisor to Prime Minister for National Heritage and Culture
| term_start4 = April 2022
| term_end4 = August 2023
| president4 = Arif Alvi
| primeminister4 = Shehbaz Sharif
| office6 = Federal Minister for Industries and Production
| term_start6 = 3 May 2011
| term_end6 = 19 June 2012
| president6 = Pervez Musharraf
| primeminister6 = Yusuf Raza Gillani
| predecessor6 =
| successor6 =
| office7 = Federal Minister for Political Affairs
| term_start7 = 25 April 2006
| term_end7 = 15 November 2007
| president7 = Pervez Musharraf
| primeminister7 = Shaukat Aziz
| predecessor7 =
| successor7 =
| office8 = Minister of State for Water and Power
| term_start8 = 2 September 2004
| term_end8 = 24 April 2006
| president8 = Pervez Musharraf
| primeminister8 = Shaukat Aziz
| predecessor8 =
| successor8 =
| office9 = Member of National Assembly of Pakistan
| constituency9 = NA-11 Shangla
| term_start9 = 29 February 2024
| term_end9 =
| constituency10 = NA-31 Shangla
| term_start10 = 17 March 2008
| term_end10 = 16 March 2013
| constituency11 = NA-31 Shangla
| term_start11 = 16 November 2002
| term_end11 = 15 November 2007
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1963|7|25}}
| birth_place = Puran Tehsil, West Pakistan, Pakistan
| citizenship = Pakistan
| nationality = Pakistani
| party = PMLN (2012-present)
| otherparty = PML(Q) (2002-2013)
MMA (2002)
| height =
| alma_mater = University of Peshawar
| profession = Politician
| signature =
| relations = Ibadullah Khan (brother)
| website =
}}
Amir Muqam is a Pakistani politician who is serving as the Federal Minister for Kashmir affairs and Gilgit Baltistan along with States and frontier regions in second Shehbaz Sharif cabinet. He is affiliated with PML(N) and serving as its Provincial President in Khyber pakhtunkhwa. He was a close aide to former military dictator Pervez Musharraf. He previously served as advisor to the prime minister on political affairs in the Third Nawaz Sharif ministry and Abbasi government. He is also a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan. Previously, he was a member of the National Assembly from 2002 to 2007 and again from 2008 to 2013. Muqam has been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan since February 29, 2024.
Subsequently, on March 11, 2024, he assumed office as a federal minister in the Shehbaz Sharif cabinet,{{Cite web |date=2024-03-11 |title=19-member federal cabinet takes oath |url=https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2024/03/11/pm-shehbaz-names-of-19-member-federal-cabinet/ |access-date=2024-03-15 |language=en-US}} overseeing the ministries of States and Frontier Regions, along with National Heritage and Culture.
Early life
Amir Muqam was born at village Chagum Puran Tehsil in Shangla town, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, on 25 July 1963 into a Pakhtoon family.{{cite web |title=Election Commission of Pakistan: Amir Muqam |url=http://www.elections.com.pk/candidatedetails.php?id=163 |publisher=Election Commission of Pakistan |access-date=10 October 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141031143405/http://www.elections.com.pk/candidatedetails.php?id=163 |archive-date=31 October 2014 }} After matriculating from a local high school, Muqam enrolled at the University of Engineering and Technology in Peshawar in 1983 to study engineering. In 1988, Muqam graduated from UET Peshawar with BSc in Mechanical engineering.{{citation|url=http://pakistanherald.com/Profile/Engineer-Amir-Muqam-146 |title=Engineer Amir Muqam |publisher=PakistanHerald |access-date=3 April 2012}}{{cite web|title=Amir Muqam|url=http://www.pakistanileaders.com.pk/profile/Amir_Muqam|publisher=Pakistan Leaders Online database|access-date=10 October 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141015203213/http://www.pakistanileaders.com.pk/profile/Amir_Muqam|archive-date=15 October 2014|url-status=dead}} His brother Ibadullah Khan is also politician in Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N).{{cite news|title=Brother to vacate NA seat for Amir Muqam|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1034508|access-date=24 March 2017|website=dawn.com|date=6 August 2013|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170325202201/https://www.dawn.com/news/1034508|archive-date=25 March 2017}}
Political career
In 1998, Muqam was elected as general secretary of the Cantonments Association till he remained until 2001. In 2001, Muqam was elected unopposed as Nazim of Bengali Chagum Union Council after participating in local government elections.
Amir Muqam won the 2002 Pakistani general election on the ticket of Muttahida Majlis Amal from NA-31 constituency.{{cite web|title=Amir Muqam Election 2002|url=https://www.electionpakistani.com/ge2002/NA-31.htm |publisher=Election Pakistani}} However, after winning elections Muqam defected to PML(Q) to support Gen. Pervez Musharraf.{{cite web|title=Amir Muqam is PML-N's best bet|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/199492-Amir-Muqam-is-PML-Ns-best-bet|publisher=The News |date= April 19, 2017 }} During Pervez Musharraf tenure he enjoyed close ties with him, Pervez Musharraf called him his brother and gifted him a personal Glock pistol.{{cite web|title=Musharraf's 'brother'|date=7 May 2013|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/812357/musharrafs-brother}} Muqam was made Minister of State for Water and Power and Political Affairs.
Muqam won the general elections from NA 38 Shangla on PML(Q) ticket. He obtained 25,960 against his opponent Safeer Khan from ANP.{{citation|url=http://www2.ecp.gov.pk/vsite/ElectionResult/Search.aspx?constituency=NA&constituencyid=NA-31 |title=NA-31 (Shangla)Result: Announced |publisher=ECP |access-date=3 April 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120518200747/http://www2.ecp.gov.pk/vsite/ElectionResult/Search.aspx?constituency=NA&constituencyid=NA-31 |archive-date=18 May 2012 }}
Before the 2013 Pakistani general election he left PML(Q) on reportedly some difference with Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain{{citation|url=http://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2012/03/29/news/national/amir-muqam-joins-pml-n/ |title=Amir Muqam joins PML-N |publisher=Pakistan Today |date= 29 Mar 2012 |access-date=3 April 2012}}{{citation|url=http://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2012/03/28/news/national/shujaat-dissolves-pml-q-kp-chapter-to-preempt-muqam%E2%80%99s-defection/ |title=Shujaat dissolves PML-Q KP chapter to preempt Muqam's defection |publisher=Pakistan Today |date= 29 Mar 2012 |access-date=3 April 2012}} Muqam announced to join the PML(N) after holding a meeting with Nawaz Sharif and was appointed Senior vice President of the party.{{citation|url=http://www.onlinenews.com.pk/details.php?id=191345/ |title=Amir Muqam appointed PML-N's senior vice president |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019115139/http://www.onlinenews.com.pk/details.php?id=191345%2F |archive-date=2013-10-19 }}{{citation|url=http://www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-News-13-13519-Amir-Muqam-quits-Q-to-join-PML-N |title=Amir Muqam quits 'Q' to join PML-N |publisher=The News |date=29 Mar 2012 |access-date=3 April 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120403072054/http://www.thenews.com.pk/Todays-News-13-13519-Amir-Muqam-quits-Q-to-join-PML-N |archive-date=3 April 2012 }}
Amir Muqam contested from NA-30 (Swat-II) in the 2013 Pakistani general election, however, he lost the seat from Salim Rehman of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf.{{cite news|title=100 new MNAs-elect to make debut in NA today|url=http://nation.com.pk/islamabad/01-Jun-2013/100-new-mnas-elect-to-make-debut-in-na-today/amp|access-date=24 March 2017|date=1 June 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170306133535/http://nation.com.pk/islamabad/01-Jun-2013/100-new-mnas-elect-to-make-debut-in-na-today/amp|archive-date=6 March 2017}}{{cite news|title=Form-15s missing in many constituencies won by PTI|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/45522-form-15s-missing-in-many-constituencies-won-by-pti|access-date=3 March 2017|work=www.thenews.com.pk|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170304035514/https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/45522-form-15s-missing-in-many-constituencies-won-by-pti|archive-date=4 March 2017}}
In the 2018 Pakistani general election Muqam contested two national assembly and two provisional assembly seats, however, he lost all fours seats. From NA-2 (Swat-I) he got 41125 votes and stood second,{{cite web|title=NA 2 Swat 1, Election 2018|url=https://www.geo.tv/election/NA-2 |publisher=Geo TV}} from NA-29 (Peshawar-III) he stood fifth and obtained just 10569 votes.{{cite web|title=NA 29 Peshawar 3, Election 2018|url=https://www.geo.tv/election/NA-29 |publisher=Geo TV}} He also lost two provisional seats PK-2 (Swat) and PK 4 (Swat 3).{{cite web|title= PK2, Election 2018|url=https://www.geo.tv/election/PK-2|publisher=Geo TV}}
Electoral history
= 2002 =
Amir Muqam contested the elections on MMA ticket however, after winning the election he defected to General Pervaiz Musharraf's PML(Q).
{{Election box begin |title=2002 General Election: NA-31 (Shangla)}}
{{Election box candidate|
|candidate = Amir Muqam
|votes = 25,960
|percentage = 43.21
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|candidate = Safeer Khan
|votes = 18,676
|percentage = 31.08
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|candidate = Afsar-ul-Mulk
|votes = 11,769
|percentage = 19.59
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|candidate = Jamal Zeb Khan
|votes = 2,743
|percentage = 4.56
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Muhammad Saleem Khan
|votes = 531
|percentage = 0.88
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Ibadullah
|votes = 406
|percentage = 0.68
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 7,284
|percentage = 12.13
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 60,085
|percentage = 27.40
|change =
}}
{{Election box gain|
|winner = MMA
|loser = Independent (politician)
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
= 2008 =
Muqam contested 2008 Pakistani general election on PML(Q)'s ticket and won from NA-31 (Shangla). However, later he developed a difference with Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain and joined PML(N).
{{Election box begin |title=2008 General Election: NA-31 (Shangla)http://test1947.ecp.gov.pk/ConstResult.aspx?Const_Id=NA-31&type=NA
{{Dead link|date=September 2022}}}}
{{Election box candidate|
|candidate = Engineer Amir Muqam
|votes = 26,928
|percentage = 42.40
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|candidate = Sadid ur Rehman
|votes = 15,740
|percentage = 24.78
|change = -6.30
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|candidate = Dr Afsar ul Mulk Khan
|votes = 12,999
|percentage = 20.47
|change = +0.88
}}
{{Election box candidate|
|candidate = Rahat Hussain
|votes = 6,477
|percentage = 10.20
|change = -33.01
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Safeer Khan
|votes = 1,171
|percentage = 1.85
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Muhammad Saleem
|votes = 193
|percentage = 0.30
|change = -0.58
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 11,188
|percentage = 17.62
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 63,508
|percentage = 26.04
|change = -1.36
}}
{{Election box gain|
|winner = PML
|loser = MMA
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}
= 2013 =
Amir Muqam Contested 2013 from NA-30 (Swat-II) however, he lost the seat from Salim Rehman of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf.
{{Election box begin no change |title=General Election 2013: NA-30 (Swat-II) http://test1947.ecp.gov.pk/ConstResult.aspx?Const_Id=NA-30&type=NA {{Dead link|date=September 2022}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf
|candidate = Salim Rehman
|votes = 49,976
|percentage = 31.49
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Pakistan Muslim League (N)
|candidate = Amir Muqam
|votes = 33,027
|percentage = 20.81
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (F)
|candidate = Muhammad Hafiz-ur-Rahman
|votes = 16,704
|percentage = 10.52
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Pakistan Peoples Party
|candidate = Syed Allauddin
|votes = 16,373
|percentage = 10.32
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Awami National Party
|candidate = Khurshid
|votes = 15,595
|percentage = 9.83
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Jamaat-e-Islami
|candidate = Fazal-e-Subhan
|votes = 11,367
|percentage = 7.16
}}
{{Election box valid no change
|votes = 158,717
|percentage = 95.64
}}
{{Election box rejected no change
|votes = 7,228
|percentage = 4.36
}}
{{Election box turnout no change
|votes = 165,945
|percentage = 35.88
}}
{{Election box majority no change
|votes = 16,949
|percentage = 10.68
}}
{{Election box gain no swing
|winner = Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf
|loser = Pakistan Peoples Party
}}
{{Election box end}}
= 2018 =
In 2018, Amir Muqam contested two provisional seats NA-29 (Peshawar-III) and NA-2 (Swat-I). He finished fourth in NA-29 (Peshawar-III) and second in NA-2 (Swat-I). He also contested two provisional seats PK-2 (Swat) and PK 4 (Swat 3) and lost both.
{{Election box begin |title=General election 2018: NA-29 (Peshawar-III){{cite web|url=https://www.ecp.gov.pk/ConstResult.aspx?Const_Id=NA-29&type=NA&Election_ID=10070&Election=GENERAL+ELECTION+25+JUL+2018|title=ECP – Election Commission of Pakistan|website=www.ecp.gov.pk|access-date=23 August 2018}}}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf
|candidate = Nasir Khan Yousafzai
|votes = 49,762
|percentage = 39.64
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal
|candidate = Naeem Jan
|votes = 29,357
|percentage = 23.38
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Awami National Party
|candidate = Arbab Kamal Ahmed Khan
|votes = 20,392
|percentage = 16.24
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Pakistan Muslim League (N)
|candidate = Amir Muqam
|votes = 15,458
|percentage = 12.31
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
|party = Tehreek Labbaik Pakistan
|candidate = Muhammad Shafeeq
|votes = 10,569
|percentage = 8.42
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout
|votes = 130,157
|percentage = 40.62
|change =
}}
{{Election box total valid
|votes = 125,538
|percentage = 96.45
|change =
}}
{{Election box rejected
|votes = 4,619
|percentage = 3.55
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority
|votes = 20,405
|percentage = 16.26
|change =
}}
{{Election box registered electors
|reg. electors = 320,401
}}
{{Election box new seat win
|winner = Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change
|title=General election 2018: NA-2 (Swat-I){{cite web|url=https://www.ecp.gov.pk/ConstResult.aspx?Const_Id=NA-2&type=NA&Election_ID=10070&Election=GENERAL+ELECTION+25+JUL+2018|title=ECP – Election Commission of Pakistan|website=www.ecp.gov.pk|access-date=8 August 2018}}
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf
|candidate = Haider Ali Khan
|votes = 61,687
|percentage = 37.21
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Pakistan Muslim League (N)
|candidate = Amir Muqam
|votes = 41,125
|percentage = 24.81
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal
|candidate = Naveed Iqbal
|votes = 18,055
|percentage = 10.89
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Pakistan Peoples Party
|candidate = Amjad Ali Khan
|votes = 16,018
|percentage = 9.66
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Awami National Party
|candidate = Mumtaz Ahmed Chamoot
|votes = 14,618
|percentage = 8.82
}}
{{Election box candidate no change
|party = Others
|candidate = Others (five candidates)
|votes = 5,557
|percentage = 3.35
}}
{{Election box end}}
Controversies and Scandals
The National Accountability Bureau summoned Muqam in assets beyond his known sources cases multiple times.{{cite news|title=NAB Summons PML-N leader Amir Muqam in assets case|url=https://arynews.tv/nab-summons-pml-n-leader-amir-muqam/|publisher=Ary News|date=23 Sep 2020}}{{cite news|title=PML-N's Ameer Muqam under NAB investigation|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1399671|publisher=Dawn Newspaper|date=5 April 2018}} A new reference was filed against Amir Muqam in 2021.{{cite news|title=NAB launches new probe against Amir Muqam|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/837287-nab-launches-new-probe-against-amir-muqam|publisher=Dawn Newspaper|date=May 20, 2021}}
Amir Muqam's son was arrested over corruption charges in the construction of Alpari Road in KP's Shangla district by the Federal Investigation Agency,{{cite news|title=FIA arrests son of Ameer Muqam over corruption charges|url=https://arynews.tv/fia-ameer-muqam-son-corruption-charges/|publisher=Ary News|date=14 May 2019}} the project was assigned during the Pakistan Muslim League (N) tenure on the recommendation of Ameer Muqam.{{cite news|title=PML-N leader Amir Muqam's son arrested over 'corruption'|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/1972240/pml-n-leader-amir-muqams-son-arrested-corruption|publisher=Dawn Newspaper|date=13 May 2019}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.shangla.net Shangla]
- [http://www.puran.20m.com Puran]
{{Sharif III Cabinet}}
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