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Senator
Hidayat Ullah
Member of the Senate of Pakistan
In office
March 2012 – March 2024
Personal details
Died(2024-07-03)3 July 2024
Damadola, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
NationalityPakistani
Political partyPakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (2018-2024)
Pakistan Peoples Party (2012-2018)

Hidayat Ullah (Urdu: ہدایت اللہ) was a Pakistani politician who had been a member of Senate of Pakistan from March 2012 to March 2024.

Political career

He was elected to the Senate of Pakistan as an independent candidate on a general seat from the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) in the 2012 Pakistani Senate election.[1][2][3]

He was re-elected to the Senate as an independent candidate on a general seat from FATA in the 2018 Pakistani Senate election.[4][5]

He joined the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on 27 August 2018.[6]

Assassination

He was killed along with three others in a remote controlled bombing on his vehicle in Bajaur on 3 July 2024 while he was on his way to attend a campaign rally for a by-election in Damadola.[7][8]

References

  1. ^ "PPP contacts N for unopposed Senate slots election". The Nation. Archived from the original on 28 January 2018. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  2. ^ "PPP dominates Senate elections". www.geo.tv. Archived from the original on 28 January 2018. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  3. ^ "Senate elections: Despite drama, upset, PPP comes out on top - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 3 March 2012. Archived from the original on 12 July 2015. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  4. ^ "LIVE: PML-N-backed independent candidates lead in Punjab, PPP in Sindh - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 3 March 2018. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  5. ^ Khan, Iftikhar A. (4 March 2018). "PML-N gains Senate control amid surprise PPP showing". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
  6. ^ "Senator Hidayat Ullah Khan joins PTI". The News International. 2018-08-27. Retrieved 2024-07-03.
  7. ^ "Former senator Hidayat Ullah, two others killed in Bajaur blast". Brecorder. 2024-07-03. Retrieved 2024-07-03.
  8. ^ Akbar, Ali (2024-07-03). "Former PTI senator Hidayatullah Khan, 2 others killed in Bajaur blast". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2024-07-03.