1. 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.
23 Facts About Amir Muqam
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Amir Muqam is affiliated with PML and serving as its Provincial President in Khyber pakhtunkhwa.
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Amir Muqam was a close aide to former military dictator Pervez Musharraf.
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Amir Muqam previously served as advisor to the prime minister on political affairs in the Third Nawaz Sharif ministry and Abbasi government.
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Amir Muqam is a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan.
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Amir Muqam was born at village Chagum Puran Tehsil in Shangla town, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, on 25 July 1963 into a Pakhtoon family.
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In 1988, Amir Muqam graduated from UET Peshawar with BSc in Mechanical engineering.
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In 1998, Amir Muqam was elected as general secretary of the Cantonments Association till he remained until 2001.
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In 2001, Amir Muqam was elected unopposed as Nazim of Bengali Chagum Union Council after participating in local government elections.
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Amir Muqam won the 2002 Pakistani general election on the ticket of Muttahida Majlis Amal from NA-31 constituency.
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However, after winning elections Amir Muqam defected to PML to support Gen.
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Amir Muqam was made Minister of State for Water and Power and Political Affairs.
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Amir Muqam won the general elections from NA 38 Shangla on PML ticket.
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Amir Muqam obtained 25,960 against his opponent Safeer Khan from ANP.
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Amir Muqam contested from NA-30 in the 2013 Pakistani general election he lost the seat from Salim Rehman of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf.
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Amir Muqam lost two provisional seats PK-2 and PK 4.
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Amir Muqam contested the elections on MMA ticket however, after winning the election he defected to General Pervaiz Musharraf's PML.
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Amir Muqam contested 2008 Pakistani general election on PML's ticket and won from NA-31.
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Amir Muqam Contested 2013 from NA-30 however, he lost the seat from Salim Rehman of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf.
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In 2018, Amir Muqam contested two provisional seats NA-29 and NA-2.
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Amir Muqam finished fourth in NA-29 and second in NA-2.
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Amir Muqam contested two provisional seats PK-2 and PK 4 and lost both.
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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, the project was assigned during the Pakistan Muslim League tenure on the recommendation of Ameer Muqam.