Anwar Saifullah Khan
| Anwar Saifullah Khan أنور سيف الله خان | |
|---|---|
| Senator for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa | |
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In office 21 December 1990 – 21 March 1997 | |
| Preceded by | Salim Saifullah Khan |
| Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources | |
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In office 26 January 1994 – 5 November 1996 | |
| Prime Minister | Benazir Bhutto |
| Preceded by | Jehangir Badar |
| Succeeded by | Nouraiz Shakoor |
| Minister for Environment and Urban Affairs | |
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In office 1991 – 18 July 1993 | |
| Prime Minister | Nawaz Sharif |
| Succeeded by | Shahida Jamil |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
June 7, 1946 Peshawar, North West Frontier Province, British India (now Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan) |
| Political party |
Pakistan People's Party Pakistan Muslim League (Junejo) (1988–2009) |
| Relations |
Salim, Humayun (brothers) Ghulam Ishaq Khan (father-in-law) Omar Ayub Khan (son-in-law) |
| Alma mater |
University of Peshawar Christ Church, Oxford University of Southern California |
Anwar Saifullah Khan (Urdu: أنور سيف الله خان; born 7 June 1946) is a Pakistani politician and industrialist. As a member of the Pakistan Muslim League (Junejo), he served in Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif'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 Benazir Bhutto. He was also elected to the Senate from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in 1990, serving until 1997.
In the 2008 general elections, Saifullah contested for two provincial seats from Lakki Marwat, and was elected to the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly from both. He is currently a member of Pakistan People's Party.
Early life and family
Saifullah was born in Peshawar, to the ethnic Pashtun from Lakki Marwat Saifullah family. 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 President Ghulam Ishaq Khan, and the father-in-law of Omar Ayub Khan, the grandson of Pakistan's former military dictator and President Ayub Khan.
Saifullah was educated at the University of Peshawar, and Christ Church, Oxford. He took the post of co-chairman of Saif Group, a Pakistani conglomerate, in 1984.
Political career
Saifullah was elected to the Senate from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in 1990, serving until 1997 as a member of the Pakistan Muslim League (Junejo). He served in Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif'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 Benazir Bhutto.
In the 2008 general elections, Saifullah contested for two provincial seats from Lakki Marwat, and was elected to the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly from both. He later joined Pakistan People's Party as a candidate for Governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, but this was vetoed by coalition partner Awami National Party, a rival of the Saifullah family.[1] He was instead appointed President of PPP Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, but resigned following his defeat in the 2013 general elections.
See also
References
- ↑ Mukhtar, Imran (February 18, 2012). "Senate defers 20th Amend Bill". The Nation. Pakistan. Retrieved 11 August 2012.