Asfandyar Wali Khan
Politician
1949 –
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.
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- Born
- Feb 19, 1949
Charsadda - Parents
- Nationality
- Pakistan
- Profession
- Education
- University of Peshawar
- Islamia College
- Lived in
- Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
- Charsadda
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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