Abdul Matin Khan (1944 – 30 October 2008) was a Pakistani politician and three times, member of the National Assembly (MNA) of Pakistan

Awami National Party The Awami National Party (ANP; , ; lit. ''People's National Party'') is a Pashtun nationalist, secular and leftist political party in Pakistan. The party was founded by Abdul Wali Khan in 1986 and its current president is Aimal Wali Khan, g ...

. Khan was born in

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in 1944 and graduated from Jahanzeb College,

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in 1967. He completed his master's in history at

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in 1969. Khan earned his

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from SM Law College,

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, and his master's in political science from the

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in 1971. After completing his education, Khan joined the prosecution branch of police, but resigned after his elder brother joined the civil service in 1975. Abdul Matin Khan joined the

(ANP) in 1989. He applied for the party ticket in 1990 but the ticket of his constituency went to IJI as ANP was the part of Combined Opposition. Instead, Khan contested the election as an independent candidate and won the election for National Assembly. In 1993, Khan won the National Assembly seat again. In 1997, Khan was again given the party ticket and he won the election for the third time. He was made Parliamentary Secretary for Social Welfare and Women's Development.

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was imposed in the country in 1999 and no elections were held until 2002. In 2002, he lost to the religo-political alliance MMA, and was returned to the assembly again in 2008.NA-28 (Buner) - The Election Commission of Pakistan
He was tipped as minister of state when he died of a cardiac arrest. After his death his son Istiqbal Khan, continued his legacy, won election from ANP ticket for MNA and was also Minister of Anti Narcotics in Pakistan for short duration.

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Awami National Party politicians 1944 births 2008 deaths Pashtun politicians People from Buner District University of the Punjab alumni University of Karachi alumni {{Pakistan-MNA-stub