Hidayat Ullah Khan
Hidayat Ullah Khan | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Senate of Pakistan | |
| Assumed office March 2021 | |
| Constituency | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa |
| Provincial Minister for Livestock and Dairy Development | |
| In office 2008–2013 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 January 1956 |
| Died | 3 July 2024 (aged 68)[1] Mamund Tehsil, Bajaur District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan[1] |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
| Political party | ANP (2008-2023) |
Hidayat Ullah Khan (Urdu: ہدایت اللہ خان; 1 January 1956–3 July 2024)[1] was a Pakistani politician who served as a member of the Senate of Pakistan from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa since March 2021, and belonged to the Awami National Party. He also served as a member of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly and Provincial Minister for Livestock and Dairy Development from 2008 to 2013.
Life and career
Hidayat Ullah Khan was born on 1 January 1956, in Nawagai, Bajaur District, as the son of Haji Bismillah Khan[2] and the younger brother of Shaukat Ullah Khan.[3] He served as a member of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly and Provincial Minister for Livestock and Dairy Development from 2008 to 2013,[4] and was a member of the Senate of Pakistan from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa since March 2021.[5] He was affiliated with the Awami National Party.[6] Khan was elected twice as an independent senator from the former Federally Administered Tribal Areas, and was a member of the National Counter Terrorism Authority and Chairman of the Senate Standing Committee on Aviation. He joined the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf in 2018, which local party activists disapproved of.[3]
Death
On 3 July 2024, Khan, along with Samiur Rehman, Malik Irfan, Naziruddin and Yar Muhammad, was killed in Mamund Tehsil by a remote-controlled[2] improvised explosive device.[3][1] Bajaur District Police Officer Sajjad Ahmad said that Khan was going to a by-election campaign in Damadola when he was attacked.[7] The bodies of Khan and his four were examined in the District Headquarters Hospital in Khar, Bajaur District.[3] Nobody has claimed responsibility for the attack.[1][7]
References
- ^ a b c d e "Pakistani Ex-Senator Killed with 4 Others in Attack on Their Vehicle". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. 3 July 2024.
- ^ a b "سابق سینیٹر ہدایت اللہ خان بم حملے جاں بحق" [Former Senator Hidayatullah Khan killed in bomb attack]. City 42 (in Urdu). 3 July 2024.
- ^ a b c d Khan, Shahid (4 July 2024). "Ex-senator among five killed in Bajaur IED blast". The Nation.
- ^ "Haji Hidayat Ullah". Archived from the original on 1 October 2022.
- ^ "Senator Hidayatullah elected as Chairman Aviation Standing Committee". June 2021.
- ^ "Senate of Pakistan". senate.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 21 March 2021.
- ^ a b "Former PTI senator Hidayatullah Khan, four others killed in IED blast in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa". South Asia Terrorism Portal. 4 July 2024.