Abbas Khan Afridi
Abbas Khan Afridi (Urdu: عباس خان آفریدی) is a Pakistani politician and businessman who previously served as the Federal Minister of Textile Industry in 2014-2015[1] and is a member of the Senate of Pakistan.[2]
Abbas Khan Afridi | |
|---|---|
| Ministry of Textile Industry | |
| In office March 2014 – 2015 | |
| President | Mamnoon Hussain |
| Prime Minister | Nawaz Shareef |
| Preceded by | Khurram Dastgir Khan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Abbas Khan Afridi Kohat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan |
| Political party | Pakistan Muslim League (N) |
| Relations | Shammim Afridi (father) Amjad Khan Afridi (brother) |
| Children | 5 |
| Occupation | Politician Businessman |
Afridi was the second highest tax payer in the country in 2013.[3]
He is currently the joint secretary of the Pakistan Muslim League (N).
Personal life
Belonging to Kohat in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, his father Shammim Afridi and his brother Amjad Khan Afridi are both politicians.[4]
Business career
He is the founder and CEO of Afridi Traders and holds shares in other projects as well.
Political career
He was elected to the Senate of Pakistan in March 2009 as an Independent candidate. He was sworn in as Federal Minister of Textile Industry on 19 March 2014.[5]
References
- "Federal Minister List Pakistan". National Assembly of Pakistan. Retrieved 15 June 2014.
- "Senate profile". Senate of Pakistan. Retrieved 15 June 2014.
- "Oath as Federal textile Minister". The Express Tribune. 19 March 2014. Retrieved 15 June 2014.
- "PPP Senator Shamim Afridi's house attacked in Kohat". Dawn News. 3 September 2022.
- "JUI-F's Abbas Afridi gets textile". No. 19 March 2014. Pakistan Today. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
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