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Raja Jalal Hussain Maqpoon (Urdu: راجہ جلال حسین مقپون) is a Pakistani politician who served as the 7th Governor of Gilgit-Baltistan from 2018 to 2022.

Political career

He ran for the seat of the Legislative Assembly of Gilgit Baltistan as a candidate of PTI from Constituency GBLA-7 in the 2015 Gilgit Baltistan Assembly election, but was unsuccessful. He came in second receiving 3,330 votes and losing the seat to Akbar Khan Taban.

He was appointed the governor of Gilgit-Baltistan by President Arif Alvi on the advice of Prime Minister Imran Khan after the resignation of Mir Ghazanfar Ali Khan. On 30 September 2018, he took the oath of office as Governor. On 11 April 2022, he resigned.

See also

• List of current Pakistani governors

References

1. ^ "GB Governor Raja Jalal Maqpoon decides to resign". ARY News. 10 April 2022. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
2. Taj, Imtiaz (30 September 2019). "راجہ جلال حسین مقپون نے نئے گورنر گلگت بلتستان کی حیثیت سے حلف اٹھا لیا". Dawn News (in Urdu). Retrieved 12 August 2019.
3. "Result GBLA 7 – SKARDU 1". G-B Votes. 8 June 2015. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
4. GBee, Staff (30 September 2018). "Raja Jalal Hussain Maqpoon swears in as the Governor of Gilgit-Baltistan". GBee News. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
5. Web, Desk (26 September 2018). "Raja Jalal Maqpoon appointed as new GB Governor". The Nation. Retrieved 30 September 2018. {{cite news}}: |first= has generic name (help)
6. "Raja Jalal Hussain Maqpoon sworn in as new G-B governor". The Express Tribune. 30 September 2018.

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