Bakht Baidar is a social worker and politician from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. He was born in a small Village known as Kityarai. Kityarai is situated in Dir lower, Pakistan.
Political career
He started his political career at District Council level in 1979. He has been a candidate 3 times at the district council level in which he was elected twice in 1979 and 1983. In 1993 he became member of the provincial assembly for the first time. He has been to prisons many times during his political career. He has served as the secretary general of . QWP granted him a ticket for contesting elections on the PK-97 seat in the May 2013general elections. He won by securing 10912 votes against Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan candidate who secured 7528 votes. He took oath as a Minister in the PTI led provincial government on June 13, 2013.
Education
He matriculated in 1968 from school in a nearby village known as Ouch. He was disqualified in the elections in Musharraf era in which a candidate was required to have a bachelor's degree. However, the PPPcoalition government removed this condition and he was able to participate in the 11 May2013 elections.
Minister of Irrigation
He was a Minister of Irrigation in a caretaker setup in 2008.
Minister of Industries, Commerce & Labour 2013
He was given the portfolio of Minister of Industries, Commerce & Labour in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government. However, he was sacked in November 2013 just after a few months because of poor performance. accused PTI of saving its own ministers at the cost of others and pledged to sit in opposition and play their role as opposition.
Attack on Guesthouse
There have been multiple attacks on the guest house of Bakht Baidar. The deadliest attack left six people dead and wounded four on the night of Eid Ul Fitr 2014. The funeral prayers of the dead were offered on Eid day, thus turning Eid into mourning. The dead included Muhammad Ishaq and two policemen. Baidar was on Umra Trip and arrived the next day. After the incident many leaders including Siraj ul Haq, the Emir of Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan offered condolences to the family.
Quitting Party
Baidar was blamed for violating party policy in the Senate Elections in March 2015. The party chief Aftab Ahmad Khan sent him a show cause notice. However, Baidar asked for an unconditional apology from the party leadership and threatened he would resign from the party. This would eventually lead him to quit his provincial assembly membership.
