Nasim Wali Khan
Pakistani politician (1933–2021)
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Begum Nasim Wali Khan Moor BiBi (Urdu: بیگم نسيم ولی خان مور بی بی 1932 – 16 May 2021) was a female politician in Pakistan. Nasim Wali Khan was a leader of Awami National Party–Wali.[1] Nasim Wali Khan was the former provincial president and parliamentary leader of the Awami National Party in Provincial Assembly of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa.[2]
Begum Nasim Wali Khan Moor BiBi | |
|---|---|
بیگم نسیم ولی خان | |
| Born | 4 January 1932 |
| Died | May 16, 2021 (aged 89) |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Known for | Former Provincial Leader of Awami National Party |
Political party | Awami National Party Awami National Party (Wali) |
| Spouse | |
| Children | Sangeen Wali Khan, Gulalai Wali Khan, Asfandyar Wali Khan (step-son) |
She was born in 1933. She was one of the main leaders of the Pakistan National Alliance and made history in 1977 as the first woman elected from a Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province general seat in the 1977 election.[3]
Nasim Wali Khan married Abdul Wali Khan in 1954.[4] She was the mother of Sangeen Wali Khan (late), and Dr Gulalai Wali Khan[5][6] as well as step-mother of Asfandyar Wali Khan.[7] Nasim Wali Khan died on 16 May 2021 in Charsadda, Pakistan.[8][9][10]
Further reading
- "Globe-trotting". India Today. 1978-09-15.
