Aimal Wali Khan
Aimal Wali Khan (Pashto: اېمل ولي خان; born 18 November 1986) is a Pakistani politician and the provincial president of the Awami National Party (ANP) for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.[2] He is the son of the central president of ANP, Asfandyar Wali Khan; the grandson of the founder of ANP, Abdul Wali Khan; and the great-grandson of the founder of the Khudai Khidmatgar movement, Abdul Ghaffar Khan.[3][4]
Aimal Wali Khan | |
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اېمل ولي خان | |
Khan in 2020 | |
| Member of the Senate of Pakistan[1] | |
| Assumed office March 2024 | |
| President | Asif Ali Zardari |
| Prime Minister | Shehbaz Sharif |
| Constituency | General seat from Balochistan |
| Provincial President of Awami National Party Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | |
| Assumed office 12 April 2019 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 November 1986 |
| Political party | Awami National Party |
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| Relatives | Abdul Wali Khan (grandfather) Abdul Ghaffar Khan (great-grandfather) Khan Abdul Bahram Khan (great-great-grandfather) |
| Education | Masters In Business Administration |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Website | aimalwali |
Education edit
Khan completed his early education at Fazl-e-Haq school and College Mardan and his A-levels at Atchison College Lahore. He also earned a Master of Business Administration.
Political career edit
Khan started his political career in 2007 as a worker for the Pakhtun Students’ Federation (PSF). He remained associated with the student wing till 2011. Awami National Party holds their intraparty elections every four years. Khan was elected as Joint Secretary in 2011, Afrasiab Khattak was leading the provincial cabinet at that moment. In 2014, Khan was elected as Provincial Deputy General Secretary for four years. He also served as an acting General Secretary of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. In 2019, his name was suggested for the Provincial President and no one opposed him. His name was suggested by the then Provincial President and Ex-Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Amir Haider Khan Hoti. He was elected as Provincial President ANP Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on 12 April 2019. Khan also holds the Directorship of Baacha Khan Trust.
He ran for the seat of the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa from Constituency PK-58 (Charsadda-II) as a candidate of ANP in the 2018 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provincial election but was unsuccessful. He received 22,141 votes and lost the seat to Sultan Muhammad Khan, a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).[5]
He ran for the seat of the National Assembly from Constituency NA-24 (Charsadda-II) as a candidate of ANP in the 2022 Pakistan by-elections but was unsuccessful. He received 68,356 votes and lost the seat to Imran Khan, the chairman of PTI.
Khan also writes articles[6] in Pakistani newspapers addressing political issues of the country. He is critical of extremism and terrorism in Pakistan.[7]
References edit
- ^ https://www.radio.gov.pk/29-03-2024/seven-elected-unopposed-senators-from-balochistan
- ^ Riffatullah (11 April 2019). "Aimal elected ANP provincial president". thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
- ^ Umer Farooq (4 November 2019). "Under Aimal Wali: ANP quietly weeds out veterans". tribune.com.pk. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
- ^ Said Alam Khan (11 April 2019). "Aimal elected ANP KP president". nation.com.pk. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
- ^ "PK-58 GHANI KHAN 3, General Elections 2018 Result". Geo News.
- ^ "Let's make Pakistan". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
- ^ "Mosques collecting donations for Afghan Taliban, claims ANP". DAWN.COM. 9 June 2021. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
External links edit
- Official website