Aimal Wali Khan (; born 18 November 1986) is a Pakistani politician and

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, serving as a member of the Senate of Pakistan since April 2024. He is the son of the former president of Awami National Party, Asfandyar Wali Khan; the grandson of the founder of the party, Abdul Wali Khan; and the great-grandson of the Indian independence activist and founder of the Khudai Khidmatgar movement, Abdul Ghaffar Khan.

Education

Khan completed his early education at Fazl-e-Haq College Mardan and his A-levels at Atchison College Lahore. He also earned a

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Political career

Khan started his political career in 2007 as a worker for the Pakhtun Students’ Federation (PSF). He remained associated with the student wing till 2011.

holds their intraparty elections every four years. Khan was elected as Joint Secretary in 2011,

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was leading the provincial cabinet at that moment. In 2014, Khan was elected as Provincial Deputy General Secretary for four years. He also served as an acting General Secretary of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. In 2019, his name was suggested for the Provincial President and no one opposed him. His name was suggested by the then Provincial President and Ex-Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Amir Haider Khan Hoti. He was elected as Provincial President ANP Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on 12 April 2019. Khan also holds the Directorship of Baacha Khan Trust. He ran for the seat of the

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from Constituency PK-58 (Charsadda-II) as a candidate of ANP in the 2018 Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provincial election but was unsuccessful. He received 22,141 votes and lost the seat to

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, a candidate of

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(PTI). He ran for the seat of the

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from Constituency NA-24 (Charsadda-II) as a candidate of ANP in the 2022 Pakistan by-elections but was unsuccessful. He received 68,356 votes and lost the seat to

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, the chairman of PTI. Khan also writes articles in Pakistani newspapers addressing political issues of the country. He is critical of extremism and

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Khan, Aimal Wali Living people Awami National Party politicians 1986 births Pashtun politicians People from Charsadda District, Pakistan Iqra University alumni Aitchison College alumni Institute of Business Administration, Karachi alumni 21st-century Pakistani politicians

Education

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