Amir Muqam
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Amir Muqam is a Pakistan
i politician and currently Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
(MNA) for second consecutive tenure. He was elected as MNA for the first time in general elections of 2002 in Pervez Musharraf
era on Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal
(MMA) coalition seat. He was member of the Jamaat-e-Islami
party at that time. Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal was the then major opposition party to the pro-Musharraf government of Pakistan Muslim League (Q)
. Amir Muqam soon changed his loyalties and joined the ruling party. He justified his act by saying that he wanted to deliver to and improve the social conditions of his constituency that was not possible being part of the opposition. While being part of the federal government, he remained Minister of State for Water and Power and Federal Minister for Political Affairs. In that duration, he managed to get some funds from the federal government for the development of his constituency Shangla which has the second lowest Human Development Index in the country. He primarily gave attention to electrification, provision of telephone network and construction and improvement of roads within Shangla District. Changing his loyalties, however, made him controversial amongst his voters. He was supposed to be very close to the then President of Pakistan and founder of the Pakistan Muslim League (Q) Parvez Musharraf and in spite of being in experienced in the national politics, he was made provincial president of the party for the province now called Khyber Pukhtunkhwa. He still holds the title. He was re-elected as MNA in general elections of 2008.
- Amir Muqam holds Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering from University of Engineering and Technology, Peshawar.
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
i politician and currently Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
National Assembly of Pakistan
The National Assembly of Pakistan is the lower house of the bicameral Majlis-e-Shura, which also compromises the President of Pakistan and Senate . The National Assembly and the Senate both convene at Parliament House in Islamabad...
(MNA) for second consecutive tenure. He was elected as MNA for the first time in general elections of 2002 in Pervez Musharraf
Pervez Musharraf
Pervez Musharraf , is a retired four-star general who served as the 13th Chief of Army Staff and tenth President of Pakistan as well as tenth Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee. Musharraf headed and led an administrative military government from October 1999 till August 2007. He ruled...
era on Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal
Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal
Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal is a coalition of Islamist parties that was formed in 2002 to electorally challenge the Pakistan Parliament's incumbent parties...
(MMA) coalition seat. He was member of the Jamaat-e-Islami
Jamaat-e-Islami
This article is about Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan. For other organizations of similar name see Jamaat-e-Islami The Jamaat-e-Islami , is a Pro-Muslim political party in Pakistan...
party at that time. Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal was the then major opposition party to the pro-Musharraf government of Pakistan Muslim League (Q)
Pakistan Muslim League (Q)
The Pakistan Muslim League or officially Pakistan Muslim League is a centrist, modern political party in Pakistan. The present form of PML-Q was formed prior to 2002 general elections....
. Amir Muqam soon changed his loyalties and joined the ruling party. He justified his act by saying that he wanted to deliver to and improve the social conditions of his constituency that was not possible being part of the opposition. While being part of the federal government, he remained Minister of State for Water and Power and Federal Minister for Political Affairs. In that duration, he managed to get some funds from the federal government for the development of his constituency Shangla which has the second lowest Human Development Index in the country. He primarily gave attention to electrification, provision of telephone network and construction and improvement of roads within Shangla District. Changing his loyalties, however, made him controversial amongst his voters. He was supposed to be very close to the then President of Pakistan and founder of the Pakistan Muslim League (Q) Parvez Musharraf and in spite of being in experienced in the national politics, he was made provincial president of the party for the province now called Khyber Pukhtunkhwa. He still holds the title. He was re-elected as MNA in general elections of 2008.
- Amir Muqam holds Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering from University of Engineering and Technology, Peshawar.