Faisal Amin Khan Gandapur Explained

Sardar Faisal Amin Khan Gandapur
Birth Date:20 December 1975
Birth Place:Dera Ismail Khan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Office:Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
Term Start:26 April 2024
Constituency:NA-44 Dera Ismail Khan-I
Nationality:Pakistani
Party: PTI (2018-present)
Relations:Ali Amin Gandapur (brother)[1]
Office1:Member of the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Term Start1:22 October 2018
Term End1:18 January 2023
Citizenship:Pakistan
France (renounced)
Office2:Provincial Minister for Local Government, Elections and Rural Development
Constituency1:PK-97 (Dera Ismail Khan-III)
Term Start2:29 November 2021
Term End2:18 January 2023
1Blankname2:Governor
1Namedata2:Shah Farman
Haji Ghulam Ali
2Blankname2:Chief Minister
2Namedata2:Mahmood Khan
Native Name Lang:ur
Native Name:فیصل امین خان گنداپور

Sardar Faisal Amin Khan Gandapur is a Pakistani politician who has been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan since April 2024. He was a member of the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa from October 2018 to January 2023.

He also served as the Provincial Minister of for Local Government, Elections, and Rural Development from November 2021 till January 2023.

Additionally, he has also worked in modeling and journalism.

Faisal Amin was a French citizen but on the advice of his brother Ali Amin Gandapur relinquished his citizenship in 2018 when he joined the active politics of Pakistan.[2]

Early life and education

Faisal Amin was born in Dera Ismail Khan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on 20 December 1975.[3]

He belongs to a politically active Pashtun family of the Gandapur tribe: His late father Major (retd) Aminullah Gandapur was the former Minister for Revenue, Excise and Taxation, while his brothers Ali Amin Gandapur and Umar Amin Khan Gandapur have served in important administrative postings.

He was educated at the Government College University, Lahore and at the Forman Christian College, Lahore,[4] having earned his Master's degree in English literature.

Career

Fashion model

Before entering politics Faisal Amin was a model, featuring in a music video by Shehzad Roy and having walked the runway at the Paris Fashion Week in France.[5]

Journalism

He has written articles for leading French magazines, including the daily newspaper Le Figaro.

Ecology

He's an horse breeder and an environmentalist.

Politics

Faisal Amin was elected to the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) from the constituency PK-97 in 2018 Pakistani by-elections held on 14 October 2018. He defeated Farhan Afzal Malik of Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP). Gandapur garnered 18,170 votes while his closest rival, the combined opposition candidate Farhan Dhap Advocate of PPP secured only 7,609 votes.[6]

He has also been Minister for Local Bodies, Elections and Rural Development in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa cabinet.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Relatives of three PTI heavyweights eyeing by-poll tickets in KP - Daily Times. 1 September 2018. dailytimes.com.pk. 15 October 2018.
  2. Web site: 29 September 2018 . By-elections: Only three PTI candidates not related to party lawmakers . . He persuaded his brother Faisal Amin Gandapur, a French citizen, to give up his citizenship and return home and contest election for the provincial assembly in the by-election..
  3. Web site: Faisal Amin Khan: Minister Profile . 13 February 2024 . Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
  4. Web site: Faisal Amin Khan . https://web.archive.org/web/20240213192321/https://pulitzercenter.org/people/faisal-amin-khan . 13 February 2024 . Pulitzer Center.
  5. Web site: A Pakistani model, who played a hero's role in a music video is now a provincial minister . https://web.archive.org/web/20240213192732/https://www.bolnews.com/lifestyle/2021/09/a-pakistani-model-who-played-a-heros-role-in-a-music-video-is-now-a-provincial-minister/ . 13 February 2024 . Bol News. 6 September 2021 .
  6. Web site: By-Election 2018: PTI, PML-N win four NA seats each. geo.tv. 15 October 2018.