{{short description|Pakistani politician (born 1972)}} {{Infobox officeholder | honorific_suffix = | name = Mujahid Ali | office = Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan | term_start = 29 February 2024 | term_end = | constituency = NA-21 Mardan-I | term_start1 = 13 August 2018 | term_end1 = 20 January 2023 | constituency1 = NA-20 (Mardan-I) | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1972|4|03|df=y}} | birth_place = Mardan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan | party = PTI (2013-present) | other_party = PPP (2008) | native_name = {{nq|مجاہدعلی}} | term_start2 = 1 June 2013 | term_end2 = 31 May 2018 | constituency2 = NA-11 (Mardan-III) }}
'''Mujahid Ali''' ({{Langx|ur|{{Nastaliq|مجاہد علی}}}}; born 3 April 1972) is a Pakistani politician who has been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan since February 2024. He previously served as a member from August 2018 till January 2023 and from June 2013 to May 2018.
==Early life== He was born on 3 April 1972.<ref name="pildat/dob">{{cite web|title=Detail Information|url=http://www.pildat.org/MNA/rsDetail.asp?detid=11|website=www.pildat.org|publisher=PILDAT|accessdate=24 April 2017|url-status=bot: unknown|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170425122618/http://www.pildat.org/MNA/rsDetail.asp?detid=11|archivedate=25 April 2017}}</ref>
==Political career==
He ran for the seat of the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as a candidate of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) from Constituency PK-25 (Mardan-III) in the 2008 Pakistani general election but was unsuccessful. He received 7,035 votes and lost the seat to a candidate of Awami National Party (ANP).<ref>{{cite web|title=2008 election result|url=https://www.ecp.gov.pk/Documents/General%20Elections%202008/Report,%20General%20Election%202008,%20Vol-II.pdf|publisher=ECP|accessdate=23 February 2018|archive-date=5 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180105060230/https://ecp.gov.pk/Documents/General%20Elections%202008/Report,%20General%20Election%202008,%20Vol-II.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref>
Ali was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) from Constituency NA-11 (Mardan-III) in the 2013 Pakistani general election.<ref>{{cite news|title=10 MNAs get notices for filing unclear statements|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1306734|accessdate=3 March 2017|work=DAWN.COM|date=6 January 2017|language=en|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170303201231/https://www.dawn.com/news/1306734|archivedate=3 March 2017}}</ref><ref name="tribune/21june2013" /><ref name="tribune/20june2013" /> He received 38,233 votes and defeated a candidate of PPP.<ref name="ecp/2013">{{cite web|title=2013 election result|url=https://ecp.gov.pk/Documents/General%20Elections%202013%20report/Election%20Report%202013%20Volume-II.pdf|publisher=ECP|accessdate=1 April 2018|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180201140612/https://ecp.gov.pk/Documents/General%20Elections%202013%20report/Election%20Report%202013%20Volume-II.pdf|archivedate=1 February 2018}}</ref>
In 2013, he called for release of Mumtaz Qadri which created a controversy.<ref name="tribune/21june2013">{{cite news|title=Salman Taseer's assassin: PTI MNA ruffles feathers, demands Qadri's acquittal - The Express Tribune|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/566224/salman-taseers-assassin-pti-mna-ruffles-feathers-demands-qadris-acquittal/|accessdate=15 March 2017|work=The Express Tribune|date=21 June 2013|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170303202345/https://tribune.com.pk/story/566224/salman-taseers-assassin-pti-mna-ruffles-feathers-demands-qadris-acquittal/|archivedate=3 March 2017}}</ref><ref name="tribune/20june2013">{{cite news|title=Naya Pakistan?: PTI MNA calls for Mumtaz Qadri's release - The Express Tribune|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/565893/naya-pakistan-pti-mna-calls-for-mumtaz-qadris-release/|accessdate=15 March 2017|work=The Express Tribune|date=20 June 2013|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170316212106/https://tribune.com.pk/story/565893/naya-pakistan-pti-mna-calls-for-mumtaz-qadris-release/|archivedate=16 March 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Dangerous statements - The Express Tribune|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/566425/dangerous-statements/?amp=1|accessdate=16 March 2017|work=tribune.com.pk|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170316212228/https://tribune.com.pk/story/566425/dangerous-statements/?amp=1|archivedate=16 March 2017}}</ref>
He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PTI from Constituency NA-20 (Mardan-I) in the 2018 Pakistani general election.<ref>{{cite news |title=PTI candidate Mujahid Ali wins NA-20 election |url=https://www.app.com.pk/pti-candidate-mujahid-ali-wins-na-20-election/ |accessdate=31 July 2018 |work=Associated Press Of Pakistan |date=27 July 2018}}</ref> He received 78,140 votes and defeated Gul Nawaz Khan, a candidate of ANP.<ref>{{cite web |title=NA-20 Result - Election Results 2018 - Mardan 1 - NA-20 Candidates - NA-20 Constituency Details - thenews.com.pk |url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/election/constituency/NA-20 |website=www.thenews.com.pk |accessdate=31 July 2018 |language=en}}</ref>
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