Swab Phaoprathan

Swab Phaoprathan (Thai: สวาป เผ่าประทาน), also known as Sawab Khan Pathan or Tawab Khan, is a Thai businessman and politician of Pashtun Pakistani ancestry. He became a member of the House of Representatives in January 2020 as a party-list candidate for Bhumjaithai Party, following the death of Chai Chidchob.[1]

Khan was born to a Thai family of Pakistani ancestry whose family migrated from Muhibullah Banda village in Adina, Swabi District. He is fluent in Pashto language.[2] His father, Abdul Wahab, was a soldier in British Indian Army.[3]

Previously, he has served as a special representative of the Thai king for the Muslim community in Thailand.[2]

References
  1. "ประกาศสภาผู้แทนฯ เลื่อนลำดับ "สวาป เผ่าประทาน" ขึ้นเป็นส.ส. แทน ชัย ชิดชอบ". Prachachat (in Thai). 27 January 2020. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
  2. Correspondent, A. (January 28, 2020). "Pakistani-origin man becomes Thai MP". DAWN.COM.
  3. "Thai parliamentarian cherishes his roots in small Pakistani town". Arab News PK. February 12, 2020.


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