Ameer Haider Khan Hoti ( ur, ; ps, امير حېدر خان هوتي) is a Pakistani

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politician who was the

Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa The Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa ( ur, وزیر اعلیٰ خیبر پختونخوا) is the head of government of the Pakistani province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The chief minister leads the legislative branch of the provincial government ...

from 2008 to 2013. During his government, the province was renamed from "

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" to "

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (; ps, خېبر پښتونخوا; Urdu, Hindko: خیبر پختونخوا) commonly abbreviated as KP or KPK, is one of the Administrative units of Pakistan, four provinces of Pakistan. Located in the Geography of Pakistan, ...

." Hoti has been a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan since August 2018, and from June 2013 to May 2018. He is the Senior Vice President of the Awami National Party (ANP).

Personal life and education

Hoti was born on 5 February 1971 to the former federal minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa,

Azam Khan Hoti Azam Khan Hoti (27 April 1946 in Mardan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa – 15 April 2015) was a senior Awami National Party leader until 2013. He was the father of Ameer Haider Khan Hoti, the 25th Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Early life Azam K ...

. Hoti is a nephew of

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, the president of ANP. He has two sons and one daughter. He received his education from Aitchison College, and graduated from

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Political career

Hoti started his political career in 1990. Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa from Mardan constituency in 2002 Pakistani general election, but was unsuccessful. He was elected for the first time to the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa from PK-23 Mardan constituency in 2008 Pakistani general election. Following the election, he was elected as the

in March 2008 where he remained until March 2013. He is considered as the youngest and the longest-serving elected chief minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. He was elected to the National Assembly of Pakistan from NA-9 (Mardan-I) in 2013 Pakistani general election. In 2014, he was elected as the provincial president of Awami National Party (ANP). He was re-elected to the National Assembly as a candidate of ANP from Constituency

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in 2018 Pakistani general election.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hoti, Amer Haider Khan 1971 births Living people People from Mardan District Pashtun people Awami National Party politicians Chief Ministers of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Aitchison College alumni Pakistani MNAs 2013–2018 Edwardes College alumni Pakistani MNAs 2018–2023