Pakistani politician
Baba-e-Afghan Abdul Rahim Khan Mandokhail (Pashto: عبدالرحيم خان مندوخېل) (12 January 1937[1] – 20 May 2017) was a Pashtun Afghan nationalist and politician who had been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan, the Provincial Assembly of Balochistan, and the Senate of Pakistan.
Early life and education
Baba-e-Afghan Abdul Rahim Khan Mandokhail was born on 12 January 1937 in the village of Omzha Murssainzai (attached to Shin Ghar) of Fort Sandeman, British India (present-day Zhob, Pakistan).[1] According to some reports, he was born on 15 June 1932.[2]
He obtained degrees in Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Law.[3]
Political career
He served as a member of the Senate of Pakistan from 1991 to 1997.[4][3]
He was elected to the Provincial Assembly of Balochistan in 1997 Pakistani general election.[4][3][5]
He was re-elected to the Senate of Pakistan on general seat as Pashtunkhwa Milli Awami Party candidate in 2006[6][7] where he served until 2012.[4]
He was elected as the member of the National Assembly on a ticket of Pashtunkhwa Milli Awami Party from NA-260 (Quetta) in 2013 Pakistani general election.[8][9][10][11][12]
He served as senior deputy chairman of Pashtunkhwa Milli Awami Party from 1989 until his death on 20 May 2017 in Quetta.[4][13][14][8]
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