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Taimur Saleem Khan Jhagra (born 9 November 1977) is a Pakistani politician who was the Provincial Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa for Finance and Health, in office since 29 August 2018 till 18 January 2023. He had been a member of the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa from August 2018 till January 2023.

Early life and education

Jhagra was born on 9 November 1977 in Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.[2] He is the son of retired federal secretary Mohammad Saleem Khan Jhagra, nephew of late PPP leader and provincial minister Iftikhar Jhagra and grandson of two influential personalities hailing from the province; Mohammad Ibrahim Khan Jhagra, who was a leading figure in the Pakistan movement, and one of the most respected political personalities in the then North West Frontier Province (NWFP); and of Ghulam Ishaq Khan, the influential bureaucrat who served as President of Pakistan between 1988 and 1993.[3]

Jhagra received his primary education in Peshawar, at the PAF (Pakistan Air Force) Degree College School, and his secondary education at The New School Rome, Italy. After completing his pre-engineering studies, also from the PAF Degree College Peshawar, Jhagra graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology[2] followed by an MBA (Master of Business Administration) from the London Business School in 2008.[4]

Political career

Jhagra began his political career after quitting his job as partner at McKinsey & Company.[1]

In January 2018, he joined Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).[1] Following which he was allocated PTI ticket to contest the 2018 general election from Constituency PK-73 (Peshawar-VIII) despite stiff opposition from within PTI.[5][6] It was noted that at-least 33 PTI workers had applied for a ticket for Constituency PK-73 (Peshawar-VIII) many of which were locals but PTI decided to allocate the ticket to Jhagra, who is relatively unknown in the constituency.[4]

He was elected to the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as a candidate of PTI from Constituency PK-73 (Peshawar-VIII) in the 2018 general election.[7] He received 15,449 votes and defeated Aman Ullah, a candidate of Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal.[8]

On 29 August 2018, he was inducted into the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provincial cabinet of Chief Minister Mahmood Khan and was appointed as Provincial Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa for Finance.[9]

On February 5, 2020, he was also given the additional portfolio of Health.[10]

Across health and finance, he has been appreciated for the breadth and depth of reform carried out, which has helped bring Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, a small province, into the limelight as the province leading on reform in the country. [11] [12]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Late Ishaq Khan's grandson joins PTI". The Nation. 11 January 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Taimur Saleem Khan". www.pakp.gov.pk. KP Assembly. Archived from the original on 25 November 2018. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
  3. ^ Bureau Report (24 July 2018), "Taimur Jhagra overcomes heavy odds to become leading contender in polls", The News International. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
  4. ^ a b "PTI 'parachute' who aims to conquer all | The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 2 July 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  5. ^ "Taimur Jhagra overcomes heavy odds to become leading contender in polls". The News. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  6. ^ Shah, Waseem Ahmad (30 June 2018). "Over 200 vying for Peshawar's 19 NA and PA seats". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  7. ^ "Election Results 2018 - Constituency Details". www.thenews.com.pk. The News. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  8. ^ "PK-73 Result - Election Results 2018 - Peshawar 8 - PK-73 Candidates - PK-73 Constituency Details - thenews.com.pk". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  9. ^ "11 member KP cabinet takes oath, Kamran Bangash left out". The News. 29 August 2018. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
  10. ^ "Taimur Jhagra given KP health portfolio as additional charge".
  11. ^ "Taimur Khan Jhagra of Pakistan: The minister extraordinaire". 28 February 2021.
  12. ^ "How a McKinsey partner became K-P's finance minister". 21 January 2019.


source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taimur_Saleem_Khan_Jhagra