Who is Asfandyar Wali Khan?
Asfandyar Wali Khan is a Pakistani politician. A democratic socialist, he is President of the Awami National Party in Pakistan.
His father, Khan Abdul Wali Khan, was the party's first President. He is the grandson of Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan, better known as Bacha Khan; Abdul Ghaffar was the founder of the non-violent Pashtun political movement, Khudai Khidmatgar in undivided India and a follower of Mahatma Gandhi. Asfandyar's uncle Dr. Khan Sahib was the Congress Party's Chief Minister of the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, during the waning days of the British Raj, and also the Chief Minister of the province during the early days of independent Pakistan. Asfandyar is the present President of the Awami National Party and has served as Member of Provincial Assembly, Member of National Assembly, senator and presently MP in Pakistan's Parliament.
- Born
- Feb 19,
Charsadda - Parents
- Nationality
- Profession
- Education
- University of Peshawar
- Islamia College
- Lived in
- Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
- Charsadda
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Asfandyar Wali Khan
Pakistani politician
Asfandyar Wali Khan (Pashto: اسفندیار ولي خان; Urdu: اسفندیار ولی خان; born 19 February ) is a Pakistani politician from KhyberPakhtunkhwa, currently serving as the president of the AwamiNationalParty (ANP). He is the son of AbdulWaliKhan, the party's founding president.
Wali Khan is the current president of the AwamiNationalParty. He has served as Member of ProvincialAssemblyofKhyberPakhtunkhwa, as a Member of the NationalAssemblyofPakistan, and a senator in the SenateofPakistan. He is credited with achieving provincial autonomy in Pakistan and renaming the North-West Frontier Province to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, with the support of coalition partner PPP during the 18th Amendment in [citationneeded]
Family background
Asfandyar Wali Khan was born in Charsadda, a small village near Peshawar, KhyberPakhtunkhwa. He is the eldest son of AbdulWaliKhan and his first wife, Taj Bibi. His father married Taj Bibi's death in February NasimWaliKhan in SangeenWaliKhan, is the eldest son of this marriage and was Asfandyar's half-brother.[citationneeded]
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Asfandyar Wali Khan (Urdu and Pashto: اسفندیار ولی خان) (born 19 February ) is a Pakistani Pashtun politician who is the president of the Awami National Party (ANP). His father, Abdul Wali Khan, was the party's first president. He is the grandson of Abdul Ghaffar Khan, better known as Bacha Khan; Abdul Ghaffar was the founder of the non-violent political movement in NWFP , Khudai Khidmatgar ("Servants of the God") during British colonial rule in India and a companion of Mahatma Gandhi. Asfandyar's Granduncle Khan Abdul Jabbar Khan was the Indian National Congress's Chief Minister of the North West Frontier Province, during the waning days of the British Raj, and also the Chief Minister of the province during the early days of independent Pakistan. Asfandyar is the present president of
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