ISLAMABAD: The newly elected Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Mehmood Khan took oath of his office in Peshawar.
KP Governor Iqbal Zafar Jhagra administered the oath. The ceremony was held at Governor House Peshawar. Mehmood Khan was elected as a member of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly from Matta area of Swat on PTI ticket during the recent general elections.
He was elected as the Leader of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly.
Khan was elected on Thursday with 77 votes.
Mahmood Khan was also former KP CM Pervez Khattak’s choice for the KP CM seat.
Born in Swat’s Matta tehsil in 1972, Mahmood Khan completed matriculation and intermediate exams from a public school. Mahmood Khan got master’s degree in agriculture from Peshawar University.
He participated in the 2008 local elections as an independent candidate and was elected the Union Council Nazim for Kheri.
