PESHAWAR: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s Mahmood Khan was elected Khyber Pakhtunkhwa chief minister on Thursday.
The PTI nominee defeated Mian Nisar Gul of Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal as he secured 77 votes. The MMA nominee received 33 votes.
Mahmood has previously held the portfolio of sports, culture and irrigation in the province. He was also given the portfolio of K-P home minister, but was later removed from the post.
The 46-year-old was recommended by former KP chief minister Pervaiz Khattak for the post.
Mahmood was elected as member of the provincial assembly from PK-9, Swat in the 2013 and 2018 general elections. He is the PTI Malakand Division president.
Born in Matta Tehsil of Swat in 1972, Mahmood received his early education from Government Primary School Matta and completed his matriculation from Peshawar Public School. He did his masters in agriculture from the Agriculture University of Peshawar.
