24 Facts About Mahmood Khan

Mahmood Khan is a Pakistani politician who was the Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa from August 2018 till January 2023 and a member of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf.

Mahmood Khan had been a member of the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa from August 2018 till January 2023, when he, as Chief Minister, dissolved the Assembly.

Mahmood Khan was born on 30 October 1970 in Matta, Swat Pakistan.

Mahmood Khan received his early education from Government Primary School Matta and completed his high school education from Peshawar Public School and College.

Mahmood Khan has a degree of Master of Science in Agriculture which he obtained from the University of Peshawar.

Mahmood Khan quit Pakistan Peoples Party and joined Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf in 2012.

Mahmood Khan was elected to the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as a candidate of PTI from Constituency PK-84 Swat-V in 2013 Pakistani general election.

Mahmood Khan received 11,071 votes and defeated a candidate of Awami National Party.

Mahmood Khan made national news in April 2014, when a social activist Shakil Wahidullah filed a petition against him in the Peshawar High Court alleging him of corruption of Rs 1.8 million during his tenure as Provincial Minister for Sports, Culture, Tourism and Museums.

The inquiry officer noted that Mahmood Khan had no role in the matter.

Mahmood Khan had acknowledged it but said it had happened due to misunderstanding, While Mahmood Khan was exonerated by the inquiry officer, saying the handling of financial affairs falls within the jurisdiction of the principal accounts officer and his staff.

Mahmood Khan was removed from the cabinet and subsequently his ministerial portfolio was withdrawn on the orders of Peshawar High Court, along with suspension of three senior officers of the sports department.

Mahmood Khan was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as a candidate of PTI from Constituency PK-9 in 2018 Pakistani general election.

Mahmood Khan received 25,630 votes and defeated Muhammad Ayub Khan, a candidate of Awami National Party.

Mahmood Khan became Chief Minister as the richest member of the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

Mahmood Khan became the first person from Malakand Division to be nominated for the position of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister.

Mahmood Khan received 77 votes against his opponent Mian Nisar Gul who secured 33 votes.

The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government under Mahmood Khan launched the Sehat Card Plus Programme, providing free healthcare services to residents and significantly improving access to essential medical care.

Provincial Minister Taimur Mahmood Khan Jhagra emphasized that, and stated that despite the federal government's exclusion of these families from free health services, the provincial government would continue to provide essential healthcare.

Provincial Minister Taimur Mahmood Khan Jhagra announced the inclusion of the population of newly-merged tribal districts in the Sehat Card Plus Programme.

Mahmood Khan criticized the federal government's abrupt decision to exclude 1.6 million residents from free health services.

Mahmood Khan's government completed eight hydropower projects by September 2021, which aimed to improve energy production and continute to economic growth in the region.

On 17 January 2023, Mahmood Khan sent a letter to Governor Haji Ghulam Ali, advising him to dissolve the Provincial Assembly.

Mahmood Khan ceased to be Chief Minister on 21 January 2023 after the appointment of Muhammad Azam Khan, a bureaucrat, as the caretaker Chief Minister.