Mir Kalam
{{Short description|Pakistani politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Mir Kalam Khan
| honorific-suffix =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1990|2|18}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.pakp.gov.pk/member/pk-112-2018/|title=Mir Kalam Khan|website=Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa|accessdate=4 October 2019}}
| birth_place = Asadkhel (near Razmak), Dossali, North Waziristan, Pakistan
| alma_mater = University of Peshawar{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/amp/509940-lawmaker-from-north-waziristan-to-work-on-confidence-building-between-people-state|title=Lawmaker from North Waziristan to work on confidence-building between people, state|website=The News International|date=8 August 2019|accessdate=2 April 2020}}
| office = Member of the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
| term_start = 27 August 2019
| term end =
| constituency = PK-112 (North Waziristan-II)
| nationality = Pakistani
| party = PkMAP (2023-present)
| term_end = 18 January 2023
| otherparty = IND (2019-2023)
}}
Mir Kalam Khan Wazir (Pashto/Urdu: {{lang|ps|میرکلام خان وزیر}}) is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa from August 2019 till January 2023. He is a founding member of the Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM).{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/amp/501887-ptm-secures-one-seat-in-tribal-districts-polls|title=PTM secures one seat in tribal districts' polls|website=The News International|date=22 July 2019|accessdate=4 October 2019}}
On 30 August 2020, Mir Kalam survived an assassination attempt by two gunmen as he was traveling in his car in Mirali, North Waziristan after participating in a protest. He lamented that the police had not made any progress in investigating the case.{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/amp/708443-mpa-from-north-waziristan-survives-bid-on-life|title=MPA from North Waziristan survives bid on life|website=The News International|date=1 September 2020|accessdate=5 September 2020}}
Early life and education
Mir Kalam was born and raised in Asadkhel, a village about {{convert|40|km|mi|round=5}} northeast of the hill station of Razmak, in the Dossali Subdivision of North Waziristan, Pakistan. In 2011, he graduated from the Department of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Peshawar.
Political career
Kalam contested 2019 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provincial election on 20 July 2019 from constituency PK-112 (North Waziristan-II) as an independent. He won the election by the majority of 4,079 votes over the runner up Mir Sadiqullah of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (F). He garnered 12,057 votes while Sadiqullah received 7,978 votes.{{Cite web|url=https://www.samaa.tv/news/2019/07/tribal-area-elections-2019/amp/|title=Independents grab most seats in merged districts' elections – Samaa Digital|website=www.samaa.tv|date=21 July 2019|accessdate=21 July 2019}}
He was elected unopposed to the Senior Vice President position of the Pashtunkhwa Milli Awami Party's (PKMAP) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa chapter during the party's national congress held between 19 and 21 December 2022. The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) notified his election on 9 January 2023.{{Cite web |date=2023-01-11 |title=ECP officially notifies the newly elected PMAP office-bearers |url=https://www.pkmap.org/ |access-date=2023-12-27 |website=Pashtunkhwa Milli Awami Party |language=en}}
References
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Category:People from North Waziristan
Category:Pashtun Tahafuz Movement politicians
Category:Independent MPAs (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa)
Category:Politicians from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Category:University of Peshawar alumni
Category:21st-century Pakistani politicians
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