Wajeeh uz Zaman Khan (born 27 October 1965) is a Pakistani politician and Chief of the Swati tribe,he is also the current "KHAN OF AGROR" which is the title previously entrusted upon his father (late)Fakhar uz Zaman Khan

advocate An advocate is a professional in the field of law. Different countries' legal systems use the term with somewhat differing meanings. The broad equivalent in many English law–based jurisdictions could be a barrister or a solicitor. However, ...

from Oghi,

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, ...

Background and early life

Wajeeh uz Zaman Khan was born in 1965 to a family of the

Mansehra Mansehra is a city in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan and the headquarters of Mansehra District. It is the 71st largest city of Pakistan and 7th largest city in the province. The name of the city (written in Hindko, Urdu and Goj ...

, Hazara region. His late father, Fakhar uz Zaman Khan, was a former member of the national assembly and a member of the defunct Majlis-e-shoora, who was descended from the chief of the indigenous Swati tribe who had once ruled the Oghi/Agror area. They were later deposed in 1888 by the British colonial government, and his mother, Fauzia Fakhar uz Zaman Khan, formerly a member of the Senate of Pakistan, came from a family of

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. He holds a Bachelor of Law degree, and is an advocate of the High court of Islamabad.

Legal and political career

After his father's death, Khan was expected to enter politics in the family tradition, However, After obtaining his basic school education from the Aitchison College Lahore, Khan went on to take a Bachelor of Arts degree and then a Law degree from the University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan. He eventually took up the legal profession under the

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High Court and for some years, and worked with a well reputed firm " Khan and Piracha Associates". By the mid-1990s, he became increasingly involved in politics, and first contested the 1993 General Elections in Pakistan on a

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ticket, as a candidate for the PK-56 Mansehra provincial seat. He was successful in winning this seat and thereafter retaining it for a tenure of 22 years. He was awarded the Ministry of Health in 1997 at the young age of 30 years. He retained his provincial seat till the year 2018. In 2013 he won on the

ticket. However, he later decided to bid farewell to the PML-N party. He made this decision after continuously asking for promised funds for his constituency. Since he did not receive funds and felt that the people voted for him expecting developmental work which he was previously known for, he decided to leave the party. He is deemed as the only political personality of the area who has developed the valley of Agror into what it is today. He is regarded as the only politician who has a strict anti corruption policy and has never been accused of corruption in his 25 year tenure. Wajeeh uz Zaman Khan is one of the most respected personalities in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa region He also served as the Chairman of DDAC Mansehra and has set a benchmark in performance for the position.

References

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