Sardar Bahadur Ahmed Khan

Sardar Bahadur Ahmed Khan Sehar is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from 2002 to 2013. He remained a member of the federal cabinet as Minister for Defence Production from 2011 to 2013.

Sardar Bahadur Ahmed Khan
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
In office
2002–2013
ConstituencyNA-181 (Layyah-I)
Personal details
NationalityPakistani
Political partyPakistan People's Party (2013-2018, 2023-)
Other political
affiliations		Pakistan Muslim League (Q) (2002-2013)
Independent (2018-2023)

Political career

Khan was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan from Constituency NA-181 (Layyah-I) as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (Q) (PML-Q) in 2002 Pakistani general election.[1][2] He secured 86,247 votes and defeated Faiz Ul Hassan, a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N).[3]

Khan was re-elected to the National Assembly from Constituency NA-181 (Layyah-I) as a candidate of PML-Q in 2008 Pakistani general election.[2][1][4] He secured 58,797 votes and defeated Faiz Ul Hassan.[5] During his second tenure as Member of the National Assembly, he was inducted into the federal cabinet of Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gillani and was made federal minister for defence production[6] where he remained from May 2011 to June 2012.[7] He was inducted into the federal cabinet of Prime Minister Raja Pervaiz Ashraf and was made federal minister[8] for defence production where he remained from June 2012 to March 2013.[9][10]

Khan ran for the seat of National Assembly from NA-181 (Layyah-I) as a candidate of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) in 2013 Pakistani general election[11] but was unsuccessful. He secured 81,393 and lost the seat to Faiz Ul Hassan, a candidate of PML-N.[12]

Khan ran for the seat of National Assembly from NA-187 (Layyah-I) as an independent candidate in the 2018 Pakistani general election but was unsuccessful. He secured 88,544 votes and lost the seat to Abdul Majeed Khan Niazi, a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).[13]

References
  1. Ghumman, Khawar (29 September 2014). "Sound byte : 'Past elections were better managed than 2013'". DAWN.COM. Archived from the original on 9 August 2017. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  2. Ghumman, Khawar (11 January 2013). "In election politics past and present haunt PML-Q". DAWN.COM. Archived from the original on 10 August 2017. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  3. "2002 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 January 2018. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
  4. "Black Monday for PML-Q". DAWN.COM. 20 February 2008. Archived from the original on 9 April 2017. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  5. "2008 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 January 2018. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
  6. "PML-Q ministers and their portfolios". www.thenews.com.pk. Archived from the original on 21 August 2017. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
  7. "Yousaf Raza Gillani cabinet". Cabinet division. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
  8. "15 PML-Q members join federal cabinet - Samaa TV". www.samaa.tv. Archived from the original on 22 January 2018. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
  9. "Raja Pervez Ashraf cabinet" (PDF). cabinet.gov.pk. Cabinet Division. Archived (PDF) from the original on 5 May 2017. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
  10. "ist of ex-Ministers for Defence Production". www.modp.gov.pk. Ministry of Defence Production. Archived from the original on 1 July 2017. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
  11. Raza, Syed Irfan (13 April 2013). "Gilani's two sons, brother get PPP tickets". DAWN.COM. Archived from the original on 8 August 2017. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  12. "2013 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 September 2017. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
  13. "NA-187 Layyah Election 2018 Full Result Candidates Vote". www.electionpakistani.com. Retrieved 2023-02-08.
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