Introduction
Junaid Akbar (Urdu: جنید اکبر; born 23 March 1977) is a Pakistani politician who has been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan, since August 2018. Previously, he was a member of the National Assembly from June 2013 to May 2018.
Early life
He was born on 23 March 1977.
Political career
Akbar was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) from Constituency NA-35 (Malakand Protected Area) in 2013 Pakistani general election. He received 51,312 votes and defeated a candidate of Jamiat Ulema-e Islam (F).
He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PTI from Constituency NA-8 (Malakand Protected Area) in 2018 Pakistani general election. He received 81,310 votes and defeated Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, the chairman of the Pakistan Peoples Party.