Syed Tauqeer Mehdi is a Pakistani politician who has served as a member of the Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly since June 2026. He is the son of Syed Mehdi Shah, the current Governor and former Chief Minister of Gilgit-Baltistan.
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Political career
Mehdi was elected to the Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly from GBA-7 Skardu-I as a candidate of Pakistan People's Party (PPP) in the 2026 Gilgit Baltistan Assembly election. He received 4,622 votes and defeated Raja Jalal Hussain Maqpoon, a candidate of Istehkam-e-Pakistan Party (IPP). The Election Commission subsequently notified Mehdi as the elected member for the constituency.
Cabinet
On 22 July 2026, Chief Minister Amjad Hussain named Mehdi as one of eight Pakistan People's Party members appointed to a 12-member provincial cabinet, alongside four members of the Istehkam-e-Pakistan Party. Mehdi was unable to attend the oath-taking ceremony at the Governor's House in Gilgit after a road was blocked, preventing him from travelling from Skardu; his father, Governor Syed Mehdi Shah, administered the oath to the other seven PPP cabinet members in his absence.