Mirza Mohammad Afridi is a Pakistani politician who has been a Member of the

Senate of Pakistan Senate of Pakistan or Aiwān-e-Bālā Pākistān ( ur, , , literally "Pakistan upper house"), is the upper legislative chamber of the bicameral legislature of Pakistan, and together with the National Assembly makes up the Parliament of Pakista ...

, since March 2018 and

Deputy Chairman of the Senate of Pakistan The Deputy Chairman of the Senate of Pakistan (Urdu: ڈپٹی چیئرمین سینیٹ) is the Deputy Chair of the Senate of Pakistan.

since 12 March 2021.

Overview

Mirza Mohammad Afridi's name first emerged in the political arena at the highest level when he was independently elected a senator from the former FATA in 2018. He joined

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in 2018 after meeting the Prime Minister

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at Banni Gala. He is also reported to have been associated with the Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz). In this regard, the statement of PML-N leader

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has also come to light that Mirza Muhammad Afridi had joined the Noon League after being elected as a senator in 2018. However, there are reports that the Election Commission and Senate websites have written independent candidates in their membership with reference to the 2018 Senate elections. Mirza Muhammad Afridi belongs to the Sipah, a sub-branch of the Afridi tribe in the Khyber tribal region of Pakistan. Mirza Mohammad Afridi is the cousin of Peshawar Zalmi and Haier Company owner

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and nephew of former Senator Haji Mohammad Shah Afridi. Mirza Muhammad Afridi is an industrialist and businessman. Local journalists from

Khyber District Khyber District ( ps, خېبر ولسوالۍ, ur, ) is a district in Peshawar Division of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in Pakistan. Until 2018, it was an agency of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas; with the merger of FATA with Khyber Pakh ...

reported that Mirza Mohammad Afridi's family left the area about 30 years ago and settled in

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. Education also continued there.

Political career

Afridi was elected to the

as an independent candidate on general seat from FATA and then joined Pakistan Muslim League in

2018 Pakistani Senate election The triennial Senate Elections of Pakistan were held on 3 March 2018 to replace 52 retiring senators - half of the Senate's strength - with the winning candidates serving six-year terms. Overall, Pakistan Muslim League (N) came out as the largest ...

. He joined

in 2018.

References

External links

* https://www.dawn.com/news/1428853 Living people Members of the Senate of Pakistan Independent politicians in Pakistan Mirza Muhammad Year of birth missing (living people) Deputy chairmen of the Senate of Pakistan {{Pakistan-senator-stub