Taj Muhammad Afridi

He is the brother of Alhaj Shah Jee Gul Afridi.^[2]

Afridi owns an oil refinery and is an owner of Al-Haj Enterprises and Al Haj FAW Motors.^[2][3] Previously, he was a contractor for the NATO in Afghanistan.^[2]

He was elected to the Senate of Pakistan on a general seat from the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) as an independent candidate in the 2015 Pakistani Senate election.^[4][5][6] His term ended on 11 March 2021.^[7]

He contested the 2021 Pakistani Senate election on a general seat from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as a candidate of Balochistan Awami Party (BAP), but was unsuccessful.^[8]

He joined the Tehreeke Islahate Pakistan on 14 August 2021.^[9]

He was appointed the provincial Caretaker Cabinet of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on 26 January 2023, and was given the portfolio of Relief, Rehabilitation, and Resettlement. He resigned along with the entire cabinet on 10 August 2023.^[1][10][11]

On 16 June 2023, he joined the Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML(N)) together with his brother, Shahjee Gul Afridi.^[12]

On 30 October 2025, he contested a Senate by-election to a general seat from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as an independent candidate, but was unsuccessful. He received 45 votes, and was defeated by Khurram Zeeshan, an independent candidate supported by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), who received 91 votes.^[13]