Amjad Khan Afridi
Pakistani politician
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Amjad Khan Afridi (Urdu: امجد خان آفریدی) is a Pakistani politician from Kohat District who thrice served as a member of the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, from March 2008 to March 2013, from May 2013 to May 2018, and from August 2018 to January 2023.[1]
Amjad Khan Afridi | |
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امجد خان آفریدی | |
| Member of the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | |
| In office 13 August 2018 – 18 January 2023 | |
| Constituency | PK-80 (Kohat-I) |
| In office 31 May 2013 – 28 May 2018 | |
| Constituency | PK-37 (Kohat-I) |
| In office 20 March 2008 – 20 March 2013 | |
| Constituency | PF-37 (Kohat-I) |
| Personal details | |
| Party | JIP (2025–present) |
Other political affiliations | PPP (2021-2025) IND (2018–2021) PTI (2013–2018) ANP (2008–2013) |
| Relations | Abbas Khan Afridi (brother) |
| Parent | Shammim Afridi (father) |
| Occupation | Politician |
Political career
He was elected to the Provincial Assembly of the North-West Frontier Province as an independent candidate from PF-37 (Kohat-I) in the 2008 North-West Frontier Province provincial election. He received 12,927 votes and defeated Aurangzeb Khan, another independent candidate.[2] After the election, he joined the Awami National Party (ANP).[3]
He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as an independent candidate from PK-37 (Kohat-I) in the 2013 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provincial election. He received 18,071 votes and defeated Ghulam Habib, a candidate of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (F) (JUI-F).[4] After the election, he joined the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).[5]
He was expelled from the PTI for violating party discipline in the 2015 local elections.[6]
He was re-elected to the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as an independent candidate from PK-80 (Kohat-I) in the 2018 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provincial election. He received 29,279 votes and defeated Aftab Alam Afridi, a candidate of PTI.[7]
On 17 February 2021, he joined the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) with his father, Shammim Afridi.[8]
He contested the 2024 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provincial election as a candidate of the PPP from PK-90 Kohat-I, but was unsuccessful. He received 35,143 votes and was defeated by Aftab Alam Afridi, an independent candidate supported by the PTI.[9]