Abbas Khan Afridi

Senator
Ministry of Textile Industry
In office
March 2014  2015
President Mamnoon Hussain
Prime Minister Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif
Preceded by Khurram Dastgir Khan
Personal details
Born Abbas Khan Afridi
FATA, Pakistan
Nationality Pakistani
Political party Independent
Occupation Politician
Religion Islam

Abbas Khan Afridi is a Pakistani politician and former Federal Minister of Textile Industry[1] and a member of the Senate of Pakistan. [2]

Political career

He was elected to the Senate of Pakistan in March 2009 as an Independent candidate. He was sworn in as Federal Minister of Textile Industry on 19 March 2014.[3] Afridi was also the second highest tax payer in the country in 2013.[4]

References

  1. "Federal Minister List Pakistan". National Assembly of Pakistan. Retrieved 15 June 2014.
  2. "Senate profile". Senate of Pakistan. Retrieved 15 June 2014.
  3. "JUI-F's Abbas Afridi gets textile" (19 March 2014). Pakistan Today. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
  4. "Oath as Federal textile Minister". Tribune Pk. 19 March 2014. Retrieved 15 June 2014.
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