Afnan Ullah Khan Explained

Honorific-Prefix:Senator
Afnan Ullah Khan
Native Name:Urdu: {{nq|افنان اللہ خان
Office1:Member of the Senate of Pakistan
Term Start1:3 March 2021
Constituency1:General seat from Punjab
Party:Pakistan Muslim League (N)
Father:Mushahid Ullah Khan
Relatives:Rida Khan (sister)

Afnan Ullah Khan (Urdu: {{nq|افنان اللہ خان) is a Pakistani politician who is currently serving as a member of the Senate of Pakistan, elected on a general seat from Punjab, since March 2021.[1] He belongs to Pakistan Muslim League (N). He is the son of a former federal minister and senator Mushahid Ullah Khan.[2]

Early life and background

Afnan was born to an Urdu-speaking Muhajir family of Yusufzai Pashtun ancestry. His grandfather migrated from the United Provinces in India to West Punjab in Pakistan, after the partition of British India, and settled in Rawalpindi.

Political career

He contested the 2018 Pakistani general election as a candidate of the Pakistan Muslim League (N) from NA-247 Karachi South-II, but was unsuccessful. He revived 18,158 votes and lost to Arif Alvi, a candidate of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).[3]

He was elected to the Senate of Pakistan in the 2021 Pakistani Senate election as a candidate of the PML(N). He was elected unopposed.[4]

Books

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Senate of Pakistan. senate.gov.pk.
  2. Web site: مشاہداللہ خان کی وفات کے بعدبیٹے افنان اللہ خان کے کاغذات نامزدگی منظور افنان اللہ خان جنرل نشست پر سینیٹ الیکشن میں حصہ لیں گے، افنان اللہ خان اپنے والد مشاہداللہ خان کے کورنگ امیدوار تھے. UrduPoint.
  3. Web site: NA-247 Results - Election 2018 Results - - Candidates List - Constituency Details - Geo.tv . 2023-09-15 . www.geo.tv . en.
  4. Web site: Mahmood . Amjad . 2021-02-26 . All Senate candidates from Punjab elected unopposed . 2023-09-15 . DAWN.COM . en.