Ali Asghar Khan (politician)

Ali Asghar Khan
علی اصغر خان

Former Regional President
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf
Hazara Region
In office
23 February 2013 – 23 May 2015

Central Vice-President of
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf
In office
2012–2013
Appointed by Imran Khan

Member of Central Executive Committee of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf
Appointed by Imran Khan
Assumed office
2011–
Personal details
Citizenship  Pakistan
Residence Abbottabad
Alma mater Royal Institute of British Architects U.K.
University of Greenwich
Occupation Politician
architect
Development Practitioner
Religion Islam
Website aliasgharkhan.com

Ali Asghar Khan (Urdu: علی اصغر خان‎;) is a prominent politician and social activist from Hazara region in Pakistan. He belongs to Abbottabad the centre of Hazara region in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

Early life- family and education

Ali Asghar Khan was born in Karachi, the second son of Air Marshal Asghar Khan and Amina Shamsie. His father was recognised as man of principles in Pakistani politics.[1][2] His brother Omar Asghar Khan[3] was also a politician, social activist and development practitioner.[4][5]

Khan received his early education from Habib Public School Karachi and Abbottabad Public School. An architect by trade,[6] he got his professional education from the Royal Institute of British Architects, U.K..

Political career and social work

Ali Asghar Khan addresses public rally in Abbottabad

He served as the Executive Director of the Omar Asghar Khan Development Foundation, for more than 10 years,[7] Foundation works on political advocacy across the country, particularly in the Hazara region.

He is founder of Tehreek Huqooq e Hazara[8] (Movement for Rights of Hazara)[9] and is also active in national politics.

He participated very actively in a movement known as Lawyers' Movement since its early protests against the Musharraf regime in March 2007 till the restoring the judges in March 2009. In recognition of his contribution to the movement, Ali Asghar Khan was selected in group of ten individuals invited to hoist the national flag at the Chief Justice's residence on 22 March 2009.[10]

Like his father and brother, Khan is struggling for the rights of people, especially in Hazara. In 2009, Khan initiated a national campaign named Aman Ittehad (United for Peace) which is working in all four provinces including FATA and Gilgit-Baltistan.[11]

Ali Asghar Khan has remained involved in politics since his teens when he began taking part in democratic movements in mid-70s. He was first arrested at the age of 17 in Lahore for breaking the infamous Section 144 and participating in a pro- democracy rally, something that was to be repeated a number of times during the Pakistan National Alliance's movement led by his father. He later went on to contest the general elections unsuccessfully from NA-17 Abbottabad.[12]

Khan got elected as President Hazara Region of the Pakistan Tehrik Insaf in 2013, previously he was party's Central Vice-President, he is also a member of the Central Executive Committee of the party since 2011.[13] Khan was willing to contest in general elections scheduled on 11 May 2013, as party candidate from NA-17 constituency but he could not get consideration by the parliamentary board of Pakistan Tehrik Insaf. Ali is known for his progressive and development-oriented ideas, and have remained part of different committees formed to opt party 's policies.[14] [15]

Ali Asghar Khan was accused in March 2015 of being involved in the illegal construction of commercial plazas in Abbottabad, for which the court ordered the EPA to make an inspection,[16] and as a result of which work on the said plazas was stopped [17]

References

  1. ↑ Anjum, Niaz. "Fungus, the bogeyman". The Reporter. http://www.the-reporter.info. Retrieved 14 February 2012. External link in |publisher= (help)
  2. ↑ Panhwar, Sani (1989). He was not hanged. MY ASSOCIATION WITH ASGHAR KHAN (www.bhutto.org). pp. 113 to 122.
  3. ↑ Khan, Ali Asghar (27 June 2002). "son of Air Marshal Asghar Khan and brother of Omar Asghar Khan". Daily Dawn. Retrieved 15 February 2012.
  4. ↑ Khan, Omar Asghar. "Omar Asghar Khan". Sungi Development Foundation. SUNGI. Retrieved 15 February 2012.
  5. ↑ Khan, Omar Asghar. "Workers Employers Bilateral Council of Pakistan Meeting With Chief Executive of Pakistan at Islamabad on 30th April, 2001". Meeting with Chief Executive of Pakistan. Workers Employers Bilateral Council of Pakistan (WEBCOP). Retrieved 15 February 2012.
  6. ↑ Design Group Practice. "PRINCIPAL ARCHITECT". DGP. Retrieved 13 February 2012.
  7. ↑ Khan, Ali Asghar. "Executive Director". Omar Aghar Khan Foundation. OAKDF. Retrieved 13 February 2012.
  8. ↑ Referendum Sought, on Hazara Province (11 April 2011). "Ali Asghar Khan, Chief of Tehrik Haqooq-i-Hazara". Daily The News Islamabad. Retrieved 15 February 2012.
  9. ↑ Protest Rally, Kohistan flood rehabilitation issues (2 January 2011). "Tehrik Haqooq-i-Hazara". Daily Times Islamabad. Retrieved 15 February 2012.
  10. ↑ "CJ Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry restored – Special Coverage – Jang Group of Newspaper". geo.tv.
  11. ↑ Khan, Ali Asghar (1 January 2012). "Country-wide Solidarity Day by Aman Ittehad (Alliance for Peace)". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 15 February 2012.
  12. ↑ Khan, Ali Asghar (6 October 2002). "ELECTIONS 2002 (Hazara Division)". Daily Times. Retrieved 15 February 2012.
  13. ↑ Daily, The Nation. "Announcement by Imran Khan". Ali Asghar Khan member CEC of PTI. The News. Retrieved 15 February 2012.
  14. ↑ http://tribune.com.pk/story/1042798/aiming-for-president-ali-asghar-khan-to-contest-pti-polls/
  15. ↑ Hassan Ali (7 April 2013). "Growing rifts: Internal dissent dampens PTI’s popularity". tribune.com.pk.
  16. ↑ EPA orders news item 2015
  17. ↑ Supreme Court stops work on plazas and cutting of trees Nov 2015

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