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Aimal Wali Khan (Pashto: اېمل ولي خان; born 18 November 1986) is a Pakistani politician and president of Awami National Party, serving as a member of the Senate of Pakistan since April 2024.[2] He is the son of the former president of Awami National Party, Asfandyar Wali Khan; the grandson of the founder of the party, Abdul Wali Khan; and the great-grandson of the Indian independence activist and founder of the Khudai Khidmatgar movement, Abdul Ghaffar Khan.[3][4]
Aimal Wali Khan | |
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اېمل ولي خان | |
 Khan in 2020 | |
| President of the Awami National Party | |
| In office 5 May 2024 – 16 November 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Asfandyar Wali Khan |
| Succeeded by | Zmarak Khan Achakzai |
| Member of the Senate of Pakistan[1] | |
| Assumed office 9 April 2024 | |
| President | Asif Ali Zardari |
| Prime Minister | Shehbaz Sharif |
| Constituency | General seat from Balochistan |
| Provincial President of Awami National Party Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | |
| In office 12 April 2019 – 2 May 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Haider Khan Hoti |
| Succeeded by | Mian Iftikhar Hussain |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 November 1986 |
| Political party | Awami National Party (2011-present) |
| Parent |
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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
editKhan 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.[citation needed]
Political career
editKhan started his political career in 2007 as a worker for the Pakhtun Students’ Federation (PSF).[citation needed] 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.[citation needed] He also served as an acting General Secretary of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.[citation needed] 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.[citation needed] Khan also holds the Directorship of Baacha Khan Trust.[citation needed]
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- ^ "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.