the seat of the National Assembly as a candidate of ANP from Constituency NA-4 (Peshawar-IV) in 2002 Pakistani general election, but was unsuccessful. He received 16,660 votes and lost the seat to Sabir Hussain Awan, a candidate of Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA). He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of ANP from Constituency NA-4 (Peshawar-IV) in 2008 Pakistani general election. He received 31,598 voted and defeated Muhammad Azam Afridi, a candidate of PPP. In November 2008, he was inducted into the federal cabinet of Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gillani and was appointed as Minister of State for Defence in 2008 but was removed in 2009 because he could not attend office due to health problems. In June 2010, he was appointed as the federal minister for narcotics in 2010. He was unable to contest the 2013 Pakistani general election due to health issues. He died in 2016. References 1945 births 2016 deaths Awami National Party politicians People from Peshawar Pakistani MNAs 1993–1996 Pakistani MNAs 2008–2013 Pakistani MNAs 1990–1993 North-West Frontier Province MPAs 1985–1988 North-West Frontier Province MPAs 1997–1999