He was elected to the
National Assembly of Pakistan as an independent candidate from
Constituency NA-37 (Tribal Area-II) in the
2008 Pakistani general election. He received 26,287 votes and defeated an independent candidate Syed Riaz Hussain. He was re-elected to the National Assembly as an independent candidate Constituency NA-37 (Tribal Area-II) in the
2013 Pakistani general election. He received 29,623 votes and defeated an independent candidate, Sayed Qaisar Hussain. He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of
Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) from Constituency
NA-46 (Tribal Area-VII) in the
2018 Pakistani general election. He received 21,461 votes and defeated Syed Iqbal Mian, a candidate of
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf. ==References==