Aftab Ahmad Khan Sherpao
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Aftab Ahmad Khan Sherpao (Urdu: آفتاب احمد خان شیرپاو; born 20 August 1944) is a Pakistani politician who is the current chairman of the centre-left Pashtun nationalist Qaumi Watan Party, after previously being a member of the Pakistan Peoples Party. He was a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from November 2002 to May 2018.
Aftab Ahmad Khan Sherpao | |
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آفتاب احمد خان شیرپاو | |
Chairman of Qaumi Watan Party | |
Assumed office 17 October 2012 | |
Minister of Interior | |
In office 25 August 2004 – 15 November 2007 | |
Prime Minister | Shaukat Aziz |
Preceded by | Faisal Saleh Hayat |
Succeeded by | Hamid Nawaz Khan (caretaker) |
Minister for Water and Power | |
In office 2002–2004 | |
Prime Minister | Zafarullah Khan Jamali |
Chief Minister of the North-West Frontier Province | |
In office 24 April 1994 – 12 November 1996 | |
President | Farooq Leghari |
Prime Minister | Benazir Bhutto |
Governor | Maj.Gen. Khurshid Ali Khan Lt.Gen. Arif Bangash |
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan | |
In office 18 November 2002 – 31 May 2018 | |
Constituency | NA-8 (Charsadda-II) |
Personal details | |
Born | (1944-08-20) 20 August 1944 (age 79)[1] Peshawar, North-West Frontier Province, British India |
Nationality | Pakistani |
Political party | Qaumi Watan Party (2008-present) |
Other political affiliations | PML-Q (2002–2008) PPP (1988–2002) |
Relations | Hayat Muhammad Khan Sherpao (brother) |
Education | Edwardes College Peshawar |
Alma mater | Lawrence College, Murree Edwardes College Pakistan Military Academy |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Pakistan |
Branch/service | Pakistan Army |
Years of service | 1965–1977 |
Rank | Major |
Unit | Probyns Horse Regiment-Armoured Corps |
Battles/wars | Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 |
Sherpao previously served as the Federal Interior Minister of Pakistan. He had earlier been the Federal Minister for Water and Power, Minister for Kashmir Affairs and Northern Areas and States & Frontier Regions and Minister for Interprovincial Coordination. Sherpao has also served as the 14th and 18th Chief Minister of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.