Ayub Afridi (politician)

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Ayub Afridi
Advisor to Prime Minister on Overseas Pakistanis
In office
23 November 2021 – 10 April 2022
PresidentArif Alvi
Prime MinisterImran Khan
Member of the Senate of Pakistan
In office
12 March 2018 – 23 November 2021
Personal details
NationalityPakistani
Political partyPTI (2018-present)
RelationsManzoor Afridi (cousin)[1][2]
Javed Afridi (nephew)[2]

Muhammad Ayub Afridi is a Pakistani politician who had been a Member of the Senate of Pakistan from March 2018 to December 2021.

Political career

Afridi was elected to the Senate of Pakistan as a candidate of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf on general seat from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in 2018 Pakistani Senate election.[3][4] He took oath as Senator on 12 March 2018.[5]

On 23 November 2021, he resigned from his seat as senator and was appointed as Advisor to Prime Minister on Overseas Pakistanis.[6][7][8]

References

  1. ^ "Manzoor Afridi to be KP caretaker CM". The News. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Manzoor Afridi set to become caretaker CM of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa". Dawn (newspaper). 26 May 2018. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
  3. ^ "LIVE: PML-N-backed independent candidates lead in Punjab, PPP in Sindh - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 3 March 2018. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  4. ^ Khan, Iftikhar A. (4 March 2018). "PML-N gains Senate control amid surprise PPP showing". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
  5. ^ "Senate elect opposition-backed Sanjrani chairman and Mandviwala his deputy". The News. 12 March 2018. Archived from the original on 12 March 2018. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
  6. ^ "PTI's Ayub Afridi resigns as senator, appointed PM's adviser on overseas Pakistanis". Dawn (newspaper). 23 November 2021. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
  7. ^ "PTI senator Ayub Afridi resigns for Tarin's election". The News International (newspaper). 23 November 2021. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
  8. ^ "PM approves appointment of Ayub Afridi as Advisor on Overseas Pakistanis". The Nation (newspaper). 23 November 2021. Retrieved 5 December 2021.


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