Shehryar Khan Afridi

Shehryar Khan Afridi
Minister of State for Interior
Assumed office
31 August 2018
President Arif Alvi
Mamnoon Hussain
Prime Minister Imran Khan
Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan
Assumed office
13 August 2018
Constituency NA-32 (Kohat)
In office
1 June 2013 – 31 May 2018
Constituency NA-14 (Kohat)
Personal details
Born (1971-03-12) 12 March 1971
Nationality Pakistani
Political party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf

Shehryar Khan Afridi (Urdu: شہریار خان آفریدی‬‎; born 12 March 1971) is a Pakistani politician who is the current Minister of State for Interior, in office since 31 August 2018. He has been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan since August 2018. Previously, he was a member of the National Assembly from June 2013 to May 2018.

Early life and education

He was born on 12 March 1971.[1]

He received a masters degree in International Relations from the University of Peshawar.[2]

He wanted to join the Civil Services of Pakistan but was not selected as he failed in the examination.[2]

Political career

Afridi ran for the seat of National Assembly of Pakistan as an independent candidate from Constituency NA-14 (Kohat) in Pakistani general election, 2002[3] but was unsuccessful. He received 12,083 votes and lost the seat to a candidate of Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal.[4]

Afridi was elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) from Constituency NA-14 (Kohat) in Pakistani general election, 2013.[5][6][7][8] He received 68,129 votes and defeated a candidate of Jamiat Ulema-e Islam (F) (JUI-F).[9]

He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of PTI from Constituency NA-32 (Kohat) in Pakistani general election, 2018.[10] He received 82,248 votes and defeated Gohar Mohammad Khan Bangash, a candidate of Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA).[11]

On 28 August 2018, he was named by Imran Khan as Minister of State for Interior.[12] On 31 August 2018, he was sworn in as Minister of State for Interior in the federal cabinet of Prime Minister Imran Khan.[13][14]

Residence controversy

In October 2018, Afridi was accused of using public funds worth millions of rupees to renovate and redecorate his new residence. Following which Prime Minister Imran Khan took notice of the issue and ordered Federal Investigation Agency to carry out the investigation.[15][16][17][18]

References

  1. ↑ "Detail Information". www.pildat.org. PILDAT. Archived from the original on 25 April 2017. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
  2. 1 2 "Shehryar Afridi at the helm of the interior ministry". Geo News. 1 September 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  3. ↑ "Three women file papers in Kohat". DAWN.COM. 26 August 2002. Archived from the original on 18 March 2017. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
  4. ↑ "2002 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 January 2018. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  5. ↑ "PTI's MNA Shehryar Afridi terms terrorism major issue of Pakistan". Aaj News. Archived from the original on 3 March 2017. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
  6. ↑ "Rift on PK-37 result: Boost for PTI in Kohat, Hangu". DAWN.COM. 13 May 2013. Archived from the original on 3 March 2017. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
  7. ↑ "PTI tops list of lawmakers yet to file statements of assets". DAWN.COM. 9 November 2014. Archived from the original on 4 March 2017. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
  8. ↑ "100 new MNAs-elect to make debut in NA today". 1 June 2013. Archived from the original on 6 March 2017. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
  9. ↑ "2013 election result" (PDF). ECP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 February 2018. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
  10. ↑ Correspondent, The Newspaper's (28 July 2018). "Vote recount ordered in Kohat's PK-81". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  11. ↑ "NA-32 Result - Election Results 2018 - Kohat - NA-32 Candidates - NA-32 Constituency Details - thenews.com.pk". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  12. ↑ "Shehryar Khan Afridi to be appointed minister of state for interior: sources". Geo News. 28 August 2018. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
  13. ↑ "Cabinet Division notifies appointment of Shehryar Afridi as Minister of State for Interior". Business Recorder. 31 August 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  14. ↑ "Shehryar Afridi takes oath as State Minister for Interior". The Nation. 31 August 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  15. ↑ "Probe against state interior minister for renovating house on govt money". Geo News. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
  16. ↑ "Fawad asks PEMRA to launch enquiry against allegations on Shehryar Afridi". pakistan today. 13 October 2018. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
  17. ↑ "PM orders probe against minister Afridi". The News. 13 October 2018. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
  18. ↑ Reporter, The Newspaper's Staff (13 October 2018). "FIA probing renovation of minister's residence". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.