Sheikh Amanullah Haqqani (died 10 December 2018) was a Pakistani religious and political figure. He served as Provincial Minister of Religious Affairs and Provincial Amir of

Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam ( ur, جمیعت علماءِ اسلام, abbreviated as JUI) was founded by Shabbir Ahmad Usmani as an offshoot of the Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind (JUH) on 26 October 1945. History The original Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind was formed in Bri ...

(F) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. He was also elected Member of the

National Assembly In politics, a national assembly is either a unicameral legislature, the lower house of a bicameral legislature, or both houses of a bicameral legislature together. In the English language it generally means "an assembly composed of the repre ...

from

Lakki Marwat district Lakki Marwat ( ps, لکی مروت ولسوالۍ, ur, ) is a district in Bannu Division of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in Pakistan. It was created as an administrative district on July 1, 1992, prior to which it was a tehsil of Bannu District ...

in the 2002 elections.

Career

Haqqani was elected to the National Assembly in 2002 on a

Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal The Muttahida Majlis–e–Amal (MMA; Urdu: , "United Council of Action") is a political alliance consisting of conservative, Islamist, religious, and far-right parties of Pakistan. Naeem Siddiqui (the founder of Tehreek e Islami) proposed suc ...

(MMA) ticket.

Controversies

Haqqani was vocal in his criticism of the arrangement of funds by the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government. In 2022 he accused the government of misusing the anti-dengue funds for the by-election campaign. In 2017 he also filed a petition to block the Peshawar bus project citing technical and legal flaws.

Death

Haqqani died on 10 December 2018.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Haqqani, Amanullah 20th-century births 2018 deaths Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal politicians Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (F) politicians Members of the National Assembly of Pakistan People from Lakki Marwat District Pakistani people