Israr Ullah Khan Gandapur
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Israr Ullah Khan Gandapur Minister | |
|---|---|
| Minister for Law, Parliamentary Affairs and Human Rights | |
| In office 31 May 2013 – 16 October 2013 | |
| Succeeded by | Imtiaz Shahid |
| Constituency | PK-67 D.I. Khan-IV |
| Member of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly | |
| In office May 2013 – October 2013 | |
| In office 2008–2013 | |
| In office 2002–2008 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 August 1975 Kulachi, Dera Ismail Khan District, Pakistan |
| Died | 16 October 2013 (aged 38) Kulachi, Dera Ismail Khan District, Pakistan |
| Party | PTI (2013-2018) |
| Other political affiliations | QWP (2008-2013) |
| Parent | Inayatullah Khan Gandapur (father) |
| Relatives | Sardar Ikramullah Gandapur (brother)
Aghaz Ikramullah Gandapur (Nephew) |
Sardar Israr Ullah Khan Gandapur (Urdu: اسرار اللہ خان گنڈا پور; 6 August 1975 – 16 October 2013) was a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa from 2002 till his murder by a terrorist suicide bomber. In his third term, he was serving as Minister for Law, Parliamentary Affairs and Human Rights at the time of his death.[1][2]
On 16 October 2013, Gandapur was murdered – along with at least seven other victims – by a suicide bomb blast on the first day of Eid al-Adha while greeting locals at his residence in Kulachi village.[3][4] He was the third Member of the Provincial Assembly (MPA) killed by terrorists in a period of five months, following MPA Fareed Khan and MPA Imran Khan Mohmand.[2]