Syed Tauqeer Mehdi
Syed Tauqeer Mehdi | |
|---|---|
سید توقیر مہدی | |
| Member of the Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly | |
| Assumed office 22 June 2026 | |
| Preceded by | Raja Zakaria Khan Maqpoon |
| Constituency | GBA-7 Skardu-I |
| Personal details | |
| Party | Pakistan People's Party |
| Parent | Syed Mehdi Shah (father) |
Syed Tauqeer Mehdi is a Pakistani politician who has served as a member of the Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly since June 2026.[1] He is the son of Syed Mehdi Shah, the current Governor and former Chief Minister of Gilgit-Baltistan.[2]
Political career
Mehdi was elected to the Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly from GBA-7 Skardu-I as a candidate of Pakistan People's Party (PPP) in the 2026 Gilgit Baltistan Assembly election. He received 4,622 votes and defeated Raja Jalal Hussain Maqpoon, a candidate of Istehkam-e-Pakistan Party (IPP).[3] The Election Commission subsequently notified Mehdi as the elected member for the constituency.[4]
Cabinet
On 22 July 2026, Chief Minister Amjad Hussain named Mehdi as one of eight Pakistan People's Party members appointed to a 12-member provincial cabinet, alongside four members of the Istehkam-e-Pakistan Party.[5] Mehdi was unable to attend the oath-taking ceremony at the Governor's House in Gilgit after a road was blocked, preventing him from travelling from Skardu; his father, Governor Syed Mehdi Shah, administered the oath to the other seven PPP cabinet members in his absence.[6]
References
- ↑ Nagri, Jamil (22 June 2026). "PPP's Amjad Hussain elected as GB chief minister after members take oath". dawn.com. Dawn. Retrieved 22 June 2026.
- ↑ Rizwan (6 June 2026). "Political heirs, party hoppers and new entrants vie for GB seats". thenews.pk. The News International. Retrieved 24 June 2026.
- ↑ GBA-7 Form 49 (2026), 7 June 2026, retrieved 16 June 2026
- ↑ "G-B EC moves to complete house". tribune.com.pk. The Express Tribune. 20 June 2026. Retrieved 5 August 2026.
- ↑ Nagri, Jamil (23 July 2026). "Newly sworn-in GB CM picks 8 PPP, 4 IPP assembly members to join his cabinet as ministers". dawn.com. Dawn. Retrieved 5 August 2026.
- ↑ "Seven PPP members of GB cabinet take oath". dawn.com. Dawn. 30 July 2026. Retrieved 5 August 2026.