Office: | Member of the Provincial Assembly of Balochistan |
Term: | 2002–2007; 2013–present |
Party: | Pakhtunkhwa Milli Awami Party |
Birth Date: | 22 December 1962 |
Birth Place: | Gulistan, Balochistan, Pakistan |
Alma Mater: | University of Balochistan |
Abdul Majeed Khan Achakzai (born 22 December 1962) is a Pakistani politician from Balochistan affiliated with the Pakhtunkhwa Milli Awami Party. Born in 1962 in Gulistan, he is an agriculturist by profession and is a graduate of the University of Balochistan. From 2002 to 2007, he served as a member of the Provincial Assembly of Balochistan. He was elected from the PB-13 constituency (Killa Abdullah).[1]
In the general election of 2013, he was elected into the provincial assembly again from the same constituency.[2] [3] He belongs to the Achakzai family of Balochistan, which includes prominent personalities such as Abdul Samad Achakzai, Muhammad Khan Achakzai, Mahmood Khan Achakzai and Hamid Khan Achakzai.[1]
On 20 June 2017, Inspector Ataullah was controlling traffic at GPO Chowk on Zarghoon Road, Quetta, when he was hit by a speeding Land Cruiser. Initially, the police registered a case against unknown persons for killing the traffic inspector.[4] [5] However, when CCTV footage of the incident was aired on media, Majeed Khan Achakzai was arrested three days later. He was released on bail.[6]
In September 2020, a model court in Pakistan's Balochistan province acquitted Majeed Khan Achakzai.[7]