Abdul Akbar Khan
| Abdul Akbar Khan | |
|---|---|
| MPA KPK Assembly | |
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In office April 2008 – March 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Abdul Akbar Khan |
| Succeeded by | Tufail Anjum |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
September 1, 1949 Spenkai, Palodheri Mardan, KPK Pakistan |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Political party | Pakistan Peoples Party |
| Profession | Zamindar, Politician |
| Religion | Sunni Muslim |
Abdul Akbar Khan (born September 1, 1949) is a senior politician from Mardan. He has been elected MPA five times to the provincial assembly KPK in 1988, 1990, 1993, 2002, and 2008 on Pakistan Peoples Party Parliamentarians ticket. In the 2013 General Elections, he lost to PTI candidate Tufail Anjum.
Personal life
He belongs to a small village Spenkai, Palodheri in Mardan. His father, Sher Akbar Khan, was a local land owner. Abdul Akbar Khan got married in 1969 and then he married a second time in 2000, into a very well known family in Dir district. He has two children, a daughter named Malaika and a son named Abdal. He has a LLB degree.
Political career
Khan started his political career in the early 1980s from the PPP platform and quickly rose its ranks. After the 1988 General Elections, he was appointed Deputy Speaker KPK Assembly (then N.W.F-P Assembly). He became the Speaker KPK Assembly in 1993. He also served as PPPP parliamentary leader[1] in the KPK Assembly from 2002 to 2013.
References
- ↑ Lieven, Anatol (2011). Pakistan: A Hard Country. PublicAffairs. pp. 450–. ISBN 9781610390231. Retrieved 20 May 2013.