Muhammad Waqas Khan

Muhammad Waqas Khan (born 6 May 1969) is a Pakistani politician who has served the Jamaat e Islami from the time he was a teenager.

Muhammad Waqas Khan
Member of the Provincial Assembly of Punjab
In office 25 November 2002 – 2007
Constituency	PP-8 Wah Cantt
Personal details
Born	6 May 1969 Rawalpindi, Pakistan
Political party	Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan
Education	Masters in Political Science
Alma mater	University of Punjab, University of Peshawar (1994)
Occupation	Politician
Known for	Author of two books and several booklets

Education and early life

Khan was born on 6 May 1969 at Rawalpindi. His forefathers belong to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's district Swabi. His father Dr. Muhammad Kamal (Vice Ameer JI) was the Central President of Islami Jamiat Talaba. His grandfather Khan Jan Muhammad was a close companion of Maulana Syed Abul Ala Maudoodi. During his teenage Khan shifted to Wah Cantt with his family. He passed his Matric From FG Model High school Wah Cantt and intermediate (FSc) from Govt College St Town Rawalpindi. He is a graduate of Punjab University. He earned his master's degree in political science from University of Peshawar in 1994.

Political career

He won during the by-election of Punjab Assembly, and was an elected member of the ,Provincial Assembly of Punjab, PP-8 (Rawalpindi-VIII) Wah Cantt. He is also Ameer Jamaat-e-Islami Taxila and president of the JI political committee Punjab North.

Literature

Khan has written wrote two books and several booklets, including Ar Rooh War reihan (Seerat un Nabi) and Islami Falahi Riyasat (Islamic Welfare State).