Asfandyar Wali Khan
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Asfandiyar Wali Khan اسفندیار ولی خان اسفندیار ولي خان | |
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President of Awami National Party | |
Assumed office 2003 | |
Preceded by | Ehsan Wyne |
In office 1999–2002 | |
Preceded by | Ajmal Khattak |
Succeeded by | Ehsan Wyne |
Personal details | |
Born | Charsadda, North-West Frontier Province, Pakistan (present-day Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan) | 19 February 1949
Political party | Awami National Party |
Children | Aimal Wali Khan (son) |
Parents |
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Relatives | Khan Abdul Bahram Khan (great-Grand father) Abdul Ghaffar Khan (grandfather) Abdul Ghani Khan (uncle) Abdul Ali Khan (uncle) Sangeen Wali Khan (half-brother) |
Residence(s) | Walibagh, Charsadda, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan |
Profession | Politician |
Parliament Pakistan | |
Asfandyar Wali Khan (
Personal background
Asfandyar Wali Khan was born in
Education
Asfandyar Wali Khan completed his early education from Aitchison College, Lahore, High School from Islamia Collegiate School and his BA from Islamia College, Peshawar Pakhtoon Khwa University of Peshawar.[1]
Political career
Asfandyar Wali Khan joined the opposition to
Asfandyar Wali Khan served as leader of the Pakhtun Student Federation prior to being elected to the provincial Assembly in the 1990 election, while in the 1993 election he was elected to Pakistan's National Assembly. A seat to which he was re-elected to the National Assembly in the 1997 election and served as Parliamentary leader of the ANP and chairman of the standing committee on inter-provincial co-ordination.
In 1999, he was elected party president for the first time. He was defeated in the 2002 election, in what was a repeat of his father's defeat in 1990, when a tactical alliance was formed by all the anti-ANP groups against him. After his defeat he resigned as president of his party, only to be re-elected unopposed in the subsequent party election. In 2003 he was elected to the Senate for a 6-year term. He was re-elected to the National Assembly in the parliamentary elections that was held in February 2008, leading his party to power both provincially and nationally, the former for the first time since 1947 and the latter since 1997.[4]
In September 2008, he was elected as chairman of the standing committee on foreign affairs.[5]
In 2008 it was reported by Dawn that he made a secret visit to the United States in which he made high level contacts with the U.S Central Command.[6]
Assassination attempt
On 3 October 2008, he was targeted by a suicide bomber who attempted to kill him while he was greeting guests during
Asfandyar Wali Khan remained Steadfast and challenged the Terrorists.The story that opposition propagated about leaving to London is fake.Asfandyar remained in Charsadda and his party fought against terroristsReferences
- ^ "Awami National Party website". Archived from the original on 25 July 2011. Retrieved 27 February 2008.
- ^ Hayat Sherpao Khan the murder. Finally, nothing was proved against him. Archived 17 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 28 March 2008
- ^ Cowasjee, Ardeshir (21 June 1997) Murtaza's murder. The Dawn. The DAWN Group. Available online at [1]. Also see Cowasjee (25 April 1996) Old Hat. The Dawn. The DAWN group [2]
- ^ Asfandyar facing opposition from family[usurped]
- ^ Asfandyar Wali elected Chairman Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs Archived 28 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine APP, Retrieved 9-17-08
- ^ US silent on visit of Asfandyar
- ^ Asfandyar unfazed after suicide attack DAWN 4 October 2008
- ^ Retrieved October 4, 2008
External links
- Awami National Party Archived 27 October 2019 at the Wayback Machine
- Awami National Party Archived 21 October 2017 at the Wayback Machine
- Khan Abdul-Ghaffar Khan/Badshah Khan, Wali Khan, ANP
- Interview with Asfandyar Wali Khan
- Asfandyar Wali: Profile of Pakistan's Progressive Pashtun Politician By Hassan Abbas