Muhammad Yousuf (politician)

Qari Muhammad Yousaf (born 1 January 1952) is a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan, from June 2013 to May 2018. Previously, he had been a member of the National Assembly from 2002 to 2007.

Early life
He was born on 1 January 1952 in a Deshani family, a subcaste of Swati tribe.

Political career
He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan as a candidate of Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA) from Constituency NA-22 (Battagram) in 2002 Pakistani general election. He received 24,092 votes and defeated Muhammad Nawaz Khan, a candidate of Pakistan Muslim League (Q) (PML-Q).

He ran for the seat of the National Assembly as a candidate of MMA from Constituency NA-22 (Battagram) in 2008 Pakistani general election but was unsuccessful. He received 20036 votes and lost the seat to Muhammad Nawaz Khan, a candidate of PML-Q.

He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (F) from Constituency NA-22 (Battagram) in 2013 Pakistani general election. He received 18,314 votes and defeated Mohammad Nawaz Khan, an independent candidate.