in 2003 holding this office until the 2008 general elections. Member of National Assembly (2008–2013) In the 2008 general elections, Mehtab Ahmed Khan won the NA-17 Abbottabad seat. He also won the PF-45 provincial assembly seat and had to vacate both the Senate and the Provincial Assembly seats after the victory since a parliamentarian in Pakistan can only keep one seat. His son Shamoon Yar Khan won this seat. He was elected as the federal Minister for Railways on 31 March 2008 in the initial coalition between the PPP and PML(N) after the elections. However, he, along with the other PML(N) ministers, resigned less than two months later after differences regarding the restoration of the judges who were removed during the 2007 Pakistani state of emergency. In the 2013 general elections, Mehtab Ahmad Khan lost to his political rival for a seat in the national assembly. Post 2013 Elections Abbasi was elected as the Opposition Leader in the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on 3 June 2013; he retained the position until 9 April 2014 when he resigned to take the oath as the governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa The President of Pakistan, Mamnoon Hussain, on the advice of then Prime Minister, Nawaz Sharif, appointed Abbasi as Governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Abbasi took the oath of the office on 15 April 2014 in Peshawar. On 8 February 2016, Abbasi resigned as Governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Head Of Aviation Affairs After resigning as the Governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and a year-long hiatus, Abbasi took up the role of aviation advisor to the prime minister on 14 February 2017. Abbasi took this position to improve the loss-making Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) and turnaround its operations. In this short time, he has made big changes in the PIA, whereby the CEO and CCO were replaced. Furthermore, improvements have been made in aircraft surveillance to curb drug trafficking, which was rampant in the past. The New Islamabad Airport was also completed under his supervision. References External links Minister of Railways Profile Profile on Senator Mehtab Ahmed Khan Politicians of Pakistan Sardar Mehtab as MNA A Pakistani Leader Political History of Circle Bakote Sardar Mehtab tribe of Circle Bakote |- 1952 births Living people Hindkowan people North-West Frontier Province MPAs 1997–1999 Pakistan Muslim League (N) politicians People from Abbottabad District Minister of Railways (Pakistan)