Asad Mehmood () is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from August 2018 till August 2023 and also served as the Federal Minister for Communications from April 2022 to August 2023. He also served as the Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National Assembly of Pakistan on Religious Affairs and Inter-faith Harmony. He is an alumnus of Khair al-Madaris and the current Chancellor of Jamia Qasim Ul Uloom.
Personal life
Asad is the son of Fazal-ur-Rehman, former Leader of Opposition & current President of Pakistan Democratic Movement and grandson of Mufti Mahmood, former Chief Minister of NWFP (now Khyber Pakhtunkhwa). He is also the Chancellor of Jamia Qasim Ul Uloom in Multan.
Political career
He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA) from Constituency NA-37 (Tank) in 2018 Pakistani general election. He received 28,504 votes and defeated Habib Ullah Khan Kundi, a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf. Following his successful election, MMA nominated him for the office of Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly of Pakistan. On 15 August 2018, he lost the office to Qasim Suri. He also served as the Chairman of Standing Committee of National Assembly of Pakistan on Religious Affairs and Inter-faith Harmony. He took oath as a federal minister for Communications and Postal Services in Shahbaz Sharif Cabinet.
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Living people
Pakistani MNAs 2018–2023
Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal MNAs
Year of birth missing (living people) Jamia Khairul Madaris alumni People from Lakki Marwat District Jamia Qasim Ul Uloom people