Atta-ur-Rehman (politician)

Atta-Ur-Rehman (عطا الرحمن), born 25 July 1965) is a Pakistani politician currently serving as Senator.

The son of Mufti Mehmood, former Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and the younger brother of Fazl-ur-Rehman, he is the vice-president of JUI (F).

He also served as federal Minister of Tourism from 2008 to 2010 during the PPP government.

Early life and education
Following his early education in a local madrasa, he completed his Master's in Islamic Studies from the Gomal University, Dera Ismail Khan.

Member of National Assembly
He was elected two times consecutively as the member of national assembly of Pakistan from NA-25, District Tank. In his first election he led the main contender Mr Dawar Khan Kundi by about 72,000 votes. In his second election of 2008, he defeated the former provincial minister Habib Ullah Khan Kundi aka Babu Khan, but there was a controversy in the result and Babu Khan claimed that the election was unfair and he petitioned a case in the Supreme Court of Pakistan against Maulana Atta-ur-Rehman but the Supreme Court cleared the result and Maulana Atta-ur-Rehman was declared as the member of National Assembly of Pakistan.

Minister of Tourism
In 2008, JUI, under a unanimous decision passed by the central executive committee, joined the PPP government as a coalition partner and he was given the portfolio of Minister of Tourism. His first measure was to ban alcohol in hotels and restaurants for both local and foreign tourists. He would keep the position till 2010.

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