Faisal Zaman

MPA Faisal Zaman
Members of Public Safety Commission
In office 21 November 2016 – 28 May 2018
Member of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly
In office 13 August 2018 – 18 January 2023
Constituency	PK-42 (Haripur-III)
In office 31 May 2013 – 28 May 2018
Constituency	PK-52 (Haripur-IV)
Personal details
Nationality	Pakistani
Political party	Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Parliamentarians (2023-present)
Other political affiliations	PTI (2018-2022)
Relations	Raja Aamer Zaman (brother)
Parent	Raja Sikander Zaman (father)
Occupation	Politician

Raja Faisal Zaman (Urdu: راجہ فیصل زمان) is a Pakistani politician hailing from Haripur District, who had been a member of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly from August 2018 till January 2023.^[1] He also served as the chairman and a member of different committees.^{[2][3][4][5][6]}

Political career

Faisal Zaman was elected as the member of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly on ticket of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf from PK-52 (Haripur-IV) in 2013 Pakistani general election.^[7] In 2018, he was expelled from PTI for allegedly selling his vote in the Senate polls.^[8][9]

He ran again for the PK-42 Haripur seat in 2018 General Elections and won as an Independent candidate.^[10] In 2021, he was arrested on murder case of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) provincial deputy general secretary Malik Tahir Iqbal.^[11] In April 2022, he escaped from the MPA hostel which was declared as a sub-jail.^[12]

References

1. "Faisal Zaman | KP Assembly". www.pakp.gov.pk. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
2. "STANDING COMMITTEE NO. 16 ON IRRIGATION AND POWER DEPARTMENT". www.pakp.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 18 January 2018. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
3. "STANDING COMMITTEE NO. 15 ON INFORMATION AND PUBLIC RELATIONS DEPARTMENT". www.pakp.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 7 January 2019. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
4. "STANDING COMMITTEE NO. 10 ON FINANCE DEPARTMENT". www.pakp.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 6 December 2017. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
5. "STANDING COMMITTEE NO. 09 ON EXCISE AND TAXATION DEPARTMENT". www.pakp.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 16 February 2018. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
6. "STANDING COMMITTEE NO. 08 ON HIGHER EDUCATION, ARCHIVES AND LIBRARIES DEPARTMENT". www.pakp.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 24 December 2017. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
7. Khawar Ghumman (3 April 2013). "PTI finalises names of candidates for KP". DAWN.COM. Archived from the original on 3 March 2017. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
8. "PTI names and shames MPAs who 'sold votes'". Daily Times. 18 April 2018. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
9. Ashfaq, Mohammad (30 July 2018). "Most of ex-MPAs expelled by PTI bite the dust". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
10. "Notification" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 June 2020. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
11. "PTI's MPA Faisal Zaman arrested in Abbottabad over murder charges". Brecorder. 11 January 2021. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
12. "PTI MPA Faisal Zaman flees from police custody in Peshawar". 24 News HD. 23 April 2022. Retrieved 24 October 2022.