| An important political figure
of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz, Sardar Mehtab Ahmed was born
on December 15, 1952 in Malakot area of Abbottabad. He
graduated from Sir Syed School Rawalpindi and later had his
Bachelors degree in Legislation and Law (LL.B) and practiced
as lawyer in Rawalpindi courts before joining his father’s
clothing business.
His uncle Sardar Sarfaraz Khan
tipped Sardar Mehtab as politician and he was elected Member
of the Provincial Assembly first time in 1986.
Mehtab Khan won all elections
except in 2002, though it could not block his way to the
Parliament as he was elected Member of the Senate in 2003.
He became 22nd Chief Minister
of the North West Frontier Province (NWFP) on February 21,
1997 and served in the office till October 12, 1999.
He also held offices of
provincial minister health, law and parliamentary affairs
while served as federal minister for Kashmir Affairs and
Northern Areas.
Sardar Mehtab had been member
of Senate Standing Committees on ports and shipping, foreign
affairs, defence and interior.
He is an active PML-N stalwart
and one of the party leaders who had been to jail during their
political careers.
He won the February 18 general
elections from NA-17 and PF-45, Abbottabad on ticket of
Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N). He seized victory over
independent candidate Azhar Khan Jadoon in NA-17 and defeated
independent candidate Sardar Ali Zaman in PF constituency.
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