Abbas Khan Afridi
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 |
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]
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[edit]
Belonging to Kohat in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, his father Shammim Afridi and his brother Amjad Khan Afridi are both politicians.[4]
Business career[edit]
He is the founder and CEO of Afridi Traders and holds shares in other projects as well.
Political career[edit]
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[edit]
- ^ "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.
