Mian Iftikhar Hussain ( ps, میا افتخار حسېن; ur, میاں افتخار حسین) is a Pashtun nationalist politician who is a senior leader of the Awami National Party (ANP). He has served as the spokesperson of the

Pakistan Democratic Movement The Pakistan Democratic Movement ( ur, پاکستان ڈیموکریٹک موومنٹ), or PDM, is a coalition of political parties in Pakistan. It was founded in September 2020 as a movement against then prime minister Imran Khan, accusing his ...

(PDM), an anti-establishment coalition of political parties in Pakistan.

Early life

Iftikhar was born on 15 April 1958 in Pabbi, Nowshera, Pakistan. He completed his masters in

Pashto Pashto (,; , ) is an Eastern Iranian language in the Indo-European language family. It is known in historical Persian literature as Afghani (). Spoken as a native language mostly by ethnic Pashtuns, it is one of the two official langua ...

from the

University of Peshawar The University of Peshawar ( ps, د پېښور پوهنتون; hnd, پشور یونیورسٹی; ur, ; abbreviated UoP; known more popularly as Peshawar University) is a public research university located in Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pa ...

. He was the student leader of the Pashtun Students Federation (PSF). In July 2010, he and his family were targeted by extremists in two separate attacks the first of which included the murder of his only son in a targeted attack. After the martyrdom of his lone son he formed Rashid Shaheed Foundation to help the new generation in Education and to restore and to preach Peace Education.Iftikhar undeterred despite death of only son
Thursday, July 29, 2010, Tauseef-ur-Rahman. THE NEWS

Political career

In 1990, Iftikhar was elected to the Provincial Assembly of KPK. He has been elected three times to the Provincial Assembly of KPK in 1990, 1997 and 2008. Iftikhar has previously served as the Awami National Party's Provincial General Secretary and the Secretary of Information. general secretary and secretary of information. Currently he is serving as Central Secretary General of the Awami National Party and is also the spokesperson of PDM. He serves as ANP's provincial information minister for

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, ...

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hussain, Mian Iftikhar Pashtun people Awami National Party politicians Provincial ministers of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa 1958 births Living people People from Nowshera District University of Peshawar alumni