Ayub Afridi (politician) explained

Ayub Afridi
Office:	Advisor to Prime Minister on Overseas Pakistanis
Primeminister:	Imran Khan
President:	Arif Alvi
Term Start:	23 November 2021
Term End:	10 April 2022
Office1:	Member of the Senate of Pakistan
Term Start1:	12 March 2018
Term End1:	23 November 2021
Nationality:	Pakistani
Party:	Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (2018-present)
Relations:	Manzoor Afridi (cousin)^[1] Javed Afridi (nephew)^[2]

Muhammad Ayub Afridi is a Pakistani politician who had been a Member of the Senate of Pakistan from March 2018 to December 2021.

Political career

Afridi was elected to the Senate of Pakistan as a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf on general seat from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in 2018 Pakistani Senate election.^{[3] [4]} He took oath as Senator on 12 March 2018.^[5]

On 23 November 2021, he resigned from his seat as senator and was appointed as Advisor to Prime Minister on Overseas Pakistanis.^{[6] [7] [8]}

Notes and References

1. News: Manzoor Afridi to be KP caretaker CM . 2 November 2018 . The News . en.
2. News: Manzoor Afridi set to become caretaker CM of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. 5 December 2021 . 26 May 2018. Dawn (newspaper) . en.
3. News: LIVE: PML-N-backed independent candidates lead in Punjab, PPP in Sindh - The Express Tribune. 3 March 2018. The Express Tribune. 3 March 2018.
4. News: Khan. Iftikhar A.. PML-N gains Senate control amid surprise PPP showing. 4 March 2018. DAWN.COM. 4 March 2018.
5. News: Senate elect opposition-backed Sanjrani chairman and Mandviwala his deputy. 12 March 2018. The News. 12 March 2018. en. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20180312085816/https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/291451-51-newly-elected-senators-take-oath-pml-n-finalises-raja-zafarul-haq-for-chairman. 12 March 2018.
6. News: PTI's Ayub Afridi resigns as senator, appointed PM's adviser on overseas Pakistanis. 23 November 2021. 5 December 2021. Dawn (newspaper).
7. News: PTI senator Ayub Afridi resigns for Tarin's election. 23 November 2021. 5 December 2021. The News International (newspaper).
8. News: PM approves appointment of Ayub Afridi as Advisor on Overseas Pakistanis. 23 November 2021. 5 December 2021. The Nation (newspaper).