Sher Akbar Khan


Sher Akbar Khan is a Pakistani politician who has been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan, since August 2018. Previously he was a member of the National Assembly from 2002 to 2007 and again from June 2013 to May 2018.

Early life

He was born on 1 April 1957.

Political career

Khan was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of Pakistan Peoples Party from Constituency NA-28 in 2002 Pakistani general election. He received 34,224 votes and defeated Abdul Mateen Khan, a candidate of Awami National Party.
Khan ran for the seat of the National Assembly as a candidate of PPP–S from Constituency NA-28 in 2008 Pakistani general election but was unsuccessful. He received 17,241 votes and lost the seat to Abdul Mateen Khan, a candidate of ANP.
Khan was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan from Constituency NA-28 in 2013 Pakistani general election. He received 29,170 votes and defeated a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf.
In October 2017, he quit JI and joined PTI.
He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PTI from Constituency NA-9 in 2018 Pakistani general election. He received 58,037 votes and defeated Kamran Khan, a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League .