Anwar Saifullah Khan (; born 7 June 1945) is a

Pakistani Pakistanis (, ) are the citizens and nationals of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. Pakistan is the fifth-most populous country, with a population of over 241.5 million, having the second-largest Muslim population as of 2023. As much as ...

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and

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. As a member of the Pakistan Muslim League (Junejo), he served in

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Nawaz Sharif Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif (born 25 December 1949) is a Pakistani politician and businessman who served as the 12th Prime Minister of Pakistan, prime minister of Pakistan for three non-consecutive terms, first serving from 1990 to 1993, then ...

's cabinet as Federal Minister of Environment and Urban Affairs from 1990 to 1993 and as Federal Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources from 1994 to 1996 in coalition with Prime Minister

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. He was also elected to the

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from

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (; ; , ; abbr. KP or KPK), formerly known as the North West Frontier Province (NWFP), is a Administrative units of Pakistan, province of Pakistan. Located in the Northern Pakistan, northwestern region of the country, Khyber ...

in 1990, serving until 1997. In the 2008 general elections, Saifullah contested for two provincial seats from

Lakki Marwat Lakki Marwat or Lakki (Urdu and ) is the headquarters of Lakki Marwat District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. Lakki Marwat has become List of cities in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa by population, one of the fastest growing cities in Khyber P ...

, and was elected to the

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from both. He became a member of

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in 2008.

Early life and family

Anwar Saifullah Khan was born in

Peshawar Peshawar is the capital and List of cities in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa by population, largest city of the Administrative units of Pakistan, Pakistani province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. It is the sixth most populous city of Pakistan, with a district p ...

into the Saifullah family hailing from Marwat tribe of

Pashtuns Pashtuns (, , ; ;), also known as Pakhtuns, or Pathans, are an Iranian peoples, Iranic ethnic group primarily residing in southern and eastern Afghanistan and northwestern Pakistan. They were historically also referred to as Afghan (ethnon ...

. He is the son of Begum Kulsum Saifullah, and the brother of politicians Salim and Humayun Saifullah Khan. He is also the son-in-law of former

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Ghulam Ishaq Khan Ghulam Ishaq Khan (20 January 1915 – 27 October 2006), commonly known by his initials GIK, was a Pakistani bureaucrat, politician and statesman who served as the seventh President of Pakistan from 1988 to 1993. He previously served as Chairm ...

, and the father-in-law of

Omar Ayub Khan Omar Ayub Khan (; born 26 January 1970) is a Pakistani politician who is currently serving as the Leader of the Opposition. He was the last Federal Minister for Economic Affairs under the Prime Ministership of Imran Khan from April 2021 unti ...

, the grandson of Pakistan's former

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. Anwar Saifullah was educated at the

University of Peshawar The University of Peshawar (; ; ; abbreviated UoP; known more popularly as Peshawar University) is a public research university located in Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. The university is one of the oldest universities in the provi ...

, and

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. He took the post of co-chairman of

Saif Group Saif Group ( ) is a group of companies headquartered in Islamabad. It operates in power, health care, textiles, real estate, and telecommunications. It is majority owned by Saifullah Khan family. History Saif Group brought the first GSM phone ...

, a Pakistani conglomerate, in 1984.

Political career

Anwar Saifullah Khan was elected to the

from

in 1990, serving until 1997 as a member of the Pakistan Muslim League (Junejo). He served in

's cabinet as Federal Minister of Environment and Urban Affairs from 1990 to 1993, and as Federal Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources from 1994 to 1996 in coalition with Prime Minister

. In the 2008 general elections, Saifullah contested for two provincial seats from

, and was elected to the

from both. He later joined

as a candidate for

Governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa The Governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (formerly known as Governor of North-West Frontier Province) is the appointed head of state of the provincial government in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (formerly North-West Frontier Province, or NWFP), Pakistan. Alth ...

, but this was vetoed by coalition partner

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 ...

, a rival of the Saifullah family. He was instead appointed President of PPP Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, but resigned following his defeat in the 2013 general elections.

References

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Early life and family

Political career

See also

References