Akram Khan Durrani (Urdu: اکرم خان درانی, Pashto: اکرم خان دراني; born 2 March 1960) is a Pakistani politician who was the Leader of the Opposition in the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, in office from 2 October 2018 till 18 January 2023. He previously served as the Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa from 2002 to 2007. He served as Federal Minister for Housing and Works, in the Abbasi cabinet from August 2017 to May 2018 and as the Federal Minister for Housing and Works in the third Sharif ministry from June 2013 to July 2017. He was a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from June 2013 to May 2018 from NA-26 (Bannu).
Akram Khan Durrani | |
|---|---|
اکرم خان درانی | |
| Minister for Housing and Works | |
| In office 4 August 2017 – 31 May 2018 | |
| President | Mamnoon Hussain |
| Prime Minister | Shahid Khaqan Abbasi |
| In office 19 June 2013 – 28 July 2017 | |
| President | Mamnoon Hussain |
| Prime Minister | Nawaz Sharif |
| 23rd Chief Minister of the North-West Frontier Province | |
| In office 29 September 2002 – 11 October 2007 | |
| Preceded by | Mehtab Ahmed Khan |
| Succeeded by | Shamsul Mulk (caretaker) |
| Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan | |
| In office 1 June 2013 – 31 May 2018 | |
| Constituency | NA-26 (Bannu) |
| Leader of Opposition in the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | |
| In office 2 October 2018 – 18 January 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Maulana Lutfur Rehman |
| Member of the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | |
| In office 13 August 2018 – 18 January 2023 | |
| Constituency | PK-90 (Bannu-IV) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Akram Khan Durrani 2 March 1960[1] |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Political party | Jamiat Ulema-e Islam (F) |
| Relations | Ghulam Qadir Khan Durrani (father) |
| Children | Zahid Akram Durrani (son) Ziad Durrani (son) |
Early life
editDurrani was born on 2 March 1960.[1] He belongs to Mewa Khel, a sub-tribe of the Durrani Pashtuns residing in Surrani, Bannu.
Political career
editDurrani was elected several times to the provincial assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa from his home constituency of Bannu.[2] In September 2002, he was elected by the Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA) as the Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa where he served until 2007.[3] He survived an assassination attempt in 2007 when he was the chief minister.[4]
In the 2013 Pakistani general election he was elected as the member of the National Assembly of Pakistan.[5] He also won provincial assembly seat which he relinquished in order to retain his national assembly seat.[6]
Durrani was appointed as Minister for Housing & Works by the President of Pakistan Mamnoon Hussain on the advice of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on 29 August 2013.[7]
On 27 November 2015, Durrani survived an attempt on his life as his convoy came under a bomb attack in Narmikhail area of Bannu.[8]
He had ceased to hold ministerial office in July 2017 when the federal cabinet was disbanded following the resignation of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif after Panama Papers case decision.[9] Following the election of Shahid Khaqan Abbasi as Prime Minister of Pakistan in August 2017, he was inducted into the federal cabinet of Abbasi.[10][11] He was appointed as the Minister for Housing and Works for the second time.[12] Upon the dissolution of the National Assembly on the expiration of its term on 31 May 2018, Durrani ceased to hold the office as Federal Minister for Housing and Works.[13]
On 13 July 2018, Durrani remained safe despite a blast near his convoy that killed four people and injured 32 others.[14]
He was re-elected to Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as a candidate of MMA from Constituency PK-90 (Bannu-IV) in 2018 Pakistani general election.[15]
On 2 October 2018, he became leader of the opposition in the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.[16]
Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
editAkram Khan Durrani remained Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa from 2002 to 2007. One of his work was that he declared the 'Girl campus of Khyber Medical College' as an independent medical college by name Khyber Girls Medical College.
References
edit- ^ a b "Detail Information". pildat.org. PILDAT. Archived from the original on 25 April 2017. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "JUI nominates Akram Durani for chief ministership". Dawn. 17 October 2002. Archived from the original on 9 October 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
- ^ "Akram Durrani elected NWFP chief minister". Dawn. 30 November 2002. Archived from the original on 9 October 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
- ^ "Two killed in attack on minister's convoy". Dawn. 27 November 2015. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
- ^ "PHA-Profile". pha.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 9 October 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
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- ^ "JUI-F represented: Three new ministers take oath - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. The tribune. 17 January 2014. Archived from the original on 17 August 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
- ^ "Akram Khan Durrani survives bid on life in Bannu, two dead". The News International. Archived from the original on 10 October 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2016.
- ^ "PM Nawaz Sharif steps down; federal cabinet stands dissolved". Daily Pakistan Global. Archived from the original on 28 July 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
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- ^ Raza, Syed Irfan (5 August 2017). "PM Abbasi's bloated cabinet sworn in". Dawn. Pakistan. Archived from the original on 5 August 2017. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
- ^ "Notification" (PDF). Cabinet division. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 June 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
- ^ Akbar, Ali (13 July 2018). "Blast targets convoy of JUI-F leader Akram Khan Durrani, 4 killed". Dawn. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
- ^ "Pakistan election 2018 results: National and provincial assemblies". Samaa TV. Archived from the original on 29 July 2018. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
- ^ "Durrani named opposition leader in KP Assembly". The News. Retrieved 17 October 2018.