Aghaz Ikramullah Gandapur Explained

Aghaz Ikramullah Gandapur
Birth Date:November 14, 1992
Office:Member of the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Term Start:22 October 2018
Constituency:PK-99 (Dera Ismail Khan-V)
Nationality:Pakistani
Party:Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (F) (2024-present)
Father:Ikramullah Gandapur[1]
Relations:Inayatullah Khan Gandapur (Grand father)
Israr Ullah Khan Gandapur (Uncle)
Term End:18 January 2023
Otherparty:Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Parliamentarians (2023-2024)
PTI (2018-2023)

Aghaz Ikramullah Gandapur is a Pakistani politician who was a member of the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa from October 2018 to January 2023. Gandapur is the youngest ever member of the KPK parliament, being of only 25 years at time of his inclusion into Parliament. He has a bachelor's degree in international relations. Gandapur was elected onto PK-99 after the killing of his father in the Kulachi bombings. His family has been in politics for many years - with his grandfather serving as Chief Minister of KPK, his uncle Isarullah serving as law minister, and his father serving as agricultural minister.

Political career

Gandapur was elected to the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) from the constituency PK-99 in 2018 Pakistani by-elections held on 14 October 2018. He defeated an independent candidate Fatehullah Khan. Gandapur garnered 30,330 votes while his closest rival secured 22,825 votes.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: By-elections in KP: PTI banking on families of party leaders to deliver seats. thenews.com.pk. 15 October 2018.
  2. Web site: By-Election 2018: PTI, PML-N win four NA seats each. geo.tv. 15 October 2018.