Pir Ishaq Gailani (born 1954) is a former member of

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's national legislature, the

Wolesi Jirga The House of Representatives of the People, or Da Afghanistan Wolesi Jirga (), was the lower house of the bicameral National Assembly of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, alongside the upper House of Elders. The House of Representatives of t ...

. He founded the

National Solidarity Movement of Afghanistan The party known as National Solidarity Movement of Afghanistan (, ''Nahzat-e Hambastagi-ye Melli-ye Afghanistan'') is led by Sayed Ishaq Gailani. It supported Hamid Karzai in the 2004 presidential election despite its previous support for the f ...

. His family includes a number of

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religious leaders. Pir Ishaq Gailani has a nephew, Pir Sayed Ishaq Gailani, who has also been elected to the Wolesi Jirga, from Paktika Province, but for a different political party. His grandson, Sayed Mohmood Hasamuddeen Al-Gailani, also served in the Wolesi Jirga, representing

Ghazni Ghazni (, ), historically known as Ghaznayn () or Ghazna (), also transliterated as Ghuznee, and anciently known as Alexandria in Opiana (), is a city in southeastern Afghanistan with a population of around 190,000 people. The city is strategica ...

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Gailani, Ishaq Politicians of Paktika Province Members of the House of the People (Afghanistan) National Solidarity Movement of Afghanistan politicians Living people 1954 births