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Nawabzada Salahuddin is the present Chief of Tanawalis and the present Nawab of Amb (Tanawal).[1] He is the son of Nawab Muhammad Saeed Khan.
He holds the record of being the youngest parliamentarian ever to be elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan and then went on to be elected five times to the National Assembly of Pakistan (from 1985 to 1997), a feat only achieved by seven other Pakistani parliamentarians, including the former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.[2]
He has held important portfolios in the federal government, such as, Parliamentary Secretary for Production (1991-1993) and Standing Committee Chairman on Sports, Tourism, Culture and Youth Affairs (1997-1999) during his tenure. Besides these he has been member of several other Standing Committees.
He has also served as Interim Provincial Minister in the Kyber Pakhtunkhwa Government(1990-1991).
He has twice led a delegation of Pakistan to the United Nations General Assembly and also at several other international forums, such as the Common Wealth election observer in Kenya,[clarification needed] SAARC[clarification needed] and the Cancun Summit on Natural Habitat.
Tenure Rulers of Amb (Tanawal)[3] unknown date - 1803 (Mir) Haibat Khan 1803 - 1805 (Mir) Hashim Ali Khan 1805 - 1818 (Mir) Nawab Khan 1818–1840 (Mir) Painda Khan 1840–1868 (Nawab) Jahandad Khan 1868–1907 (Nawab) Muhammad Akram Khan 1907 - 26 February 1936 (Nawab) Khanizaman Khan 26 February 1936 - 1971 (Nawab) Muhammad Farid Khan 1971–1973 (Nawab) Muhammad Saeed Khan 1973 (Nawab) Salahuddin Saeed Khan[4] References
- ^ http://www.worldstatesmen.org/Pakistan_princes.html
- ^ Pakistan Election Commission Pakistan Election Commission - Unique Stats: http://www.ecp.gov.pk/content/uniquestats.html
- ^ Ben Cahoon, WorldStatesmen.org. "Pakistan Princely States". http://www.worldstatesmen.org/Pakistan_princes.html#Amb. Retrieved 2007-10-03.
- ^ Pakistan Election Commission - Unique Stats: http://www.ecp.gov.pk/content/uniquestats.html[dead link]
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