Asad Mehmood

Asad Mehmood (Urdu: اسد محمود) is a Pakistani politician who has been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan since August 2018. He is serving as the chairman of the standing committee of the National Assembly of Pakistan on Religious Affairs and Inter-faith Harmony. He is an alumnus of Khair al-Madaris and the current Chancellor of Jamia Qasim Ul Uloom.

Asad Mehmood
Minister of Communications
Assumed office
19 April 2022
PresidentArif Alvi
Prime MinisterShehbaz Sharif
Preceded byMurad Saeed
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
Assumed office
13 August 2018
ConstituencyNA-37 (Tank)
Chairman Standing Committee on Religious Affairs and Inter-faith Harmony
Assumed office
11 February 2020
Muhtamim of Jamia Qasim-ul-Uloom
Assumed office
2016
Personal details
BornAbdul Khel, Pakistan
Political party
RelationsMufti Mahmud (grand father),

Atta-ur-Rehman (uncle),

Maulana Lutf ur Rehman (uncle)[1]
Parent

Personal life

Asad is the son of Fazal-ur-Rehman and grandson of Mufti Mahmood, who was against the creation of Pakistan and was one of many who called the founder of Pakistan "Kafir-e-Azam" which literally translates to "Kafir of the nation"[3] He graduated from Khair al-Madaris. He is the Chancellor of Jamia Qasim Ul Uloom in Multan.[4]

Political career

He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA) from Constituency NA-37 (Tank) in 2018 Pakistani general election.[5] He received 28,504 votes and defeated Habib Ullah Khan Kundi, a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf.[6] Following his successful election, MMA nominated him for the office of Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan.[7] On 15 August 2018, he lost the office to Qasim Suri.[8] He is Chairman of Standing Committee of National Assembly of Pakistan on Religious Affairs and Inter-faith Harmony. He took oath as a federal minister for Communications and Postal Services in Shahbaz Sharif Cabinet.[9]

References
  1. Wazir, Hamid Khan (7 August 2018). "Fazlur Rehman's son to be MMA's nominee for NA deputy speaker". Pakistan Today.
  2. Hussain, Javed (7 August 2018). "MMA announces name of Fazl's son as nominee for NA deputy speaker post". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
  3. "Don't trust Maulana Fazlur Rahman". 13 October 2019.
  4. "وفاقی کابینہ میں شامل وزرا کون ہیں؟". BBC News اردو.
  5. "Party-wise breakdown of NA seats as unofficial final results pour in". Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  6. "NA-37 Result - Election Results 2018 - Tank - NA-37 Candidates - NA-37 Constituency Details - thenews.com.pk". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  7. "MMA nominates Maulana Asad Mehmood as deputy speaker NA". Geo News. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  8. "PTI's Asad Qaiser sworn in as NA speaker amid opposition ruckus". DAWN.COM. 15 August 2018. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  9. "34-member cabinet takes oath today".


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