Anjum Aqeel Khan
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
In office
2008–2013
ConstituencyNA-48 (Islamabad-I)
Personal details
NationalityPakistani

Anjum Aqeel Khan is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from 2008 to 2013.

Early life

Khan started his career as a school teacher. He then became a real estate agent, and later a real estate developer.[1]

Political career

He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan from Constituency NA-48 (Islamabad-I) as a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N) in 2008 Pakistani general election.[2][1][3] He received 61,480 votes and defeated Syed Israr Hussain, a candidate of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP).[4]

He ran for the seat of the National Assembly from Constituency NA-48 (Islamabad-I) as a candidate of PML-N in 2013 Pakistani general election but was unsuccessful.[5][3][1] He received 52,205 votes and lost the seat to Javed Hashmi.[6]

He was seen being forefront standing in the National Assembly gallery during the vote of no confidence against Imran Khan, being a gatekeeper of the assembly members bought over using horse trading methods.

Controversies

In February 2011, Khan agreed to reimburse the sum of 5.8 billion rupees after admitting to the Federal Investigation Agency that, as the real estate broker of the National Police Foundation, he caused major financial losses (six-billion-rupee land fraud) to the Foundation.[7] He was arrested in July 2011, but got released shortly thereafter.[8] In November 2011, the police prosecuted Khan again for illegally occupying a plot in Islamabad.[9] Arrested, he finally was bailed out in March 2012.[10]

In 2016, the Pakistani National Accountability Bureau is criticized for not moving forward on Khan's obvious illegal real estate operations.[11] In 2019, Khan is acquitted in National Police Foundation corruption case.[12]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "NA-48 by-election: Anjum Aqeel's fate hangs in the balance - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 13 August 2013. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
  2. ↑ Raza, Syed Irfan (20 February 2008). "PML-N sweeps in Pindi, Islamabad". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
  3. 1 2 Ghumman, Khawar (26 August 2013). "PML-N candidate blames local chapter for losing NA-48 seat". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
  4. ↑ "2008 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 January 2018. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
  5. ↑ "PML-N likely to field Anjum Aqeel again in NA-48 by-polls". Retrieved 21 July 2017.
  6. ↑ "2013 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 February 2018. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
  7. ↑ "Police foundation fraud: MNA agrees to refund Rs5.8 billion - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 23 February 2011. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
  8. ↑ "14 day judicial remand of MNA Anjum Aqeel Khan granted". 25 July 2011. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
  9. ↑ "Another scandal: Anjum Aqeel booked for occupying land in capital - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 27 October 2011. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
  10. ↑ Reporter, A (20 January 2012). "PML-N MNA seeks bail". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
  11. ↑ "NAB fails to investigate case while detained official not getting justice". dailytimes.com.pk. DailyTimes. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
  12. ↑ "Former PML-N MNA acquitted in police foundation graft case". 8 May 2019.


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