Inayatullah Khan Gandapur

Sardar Inayatullah Khan Gandapur (Urdu: سردار عنایت اللہ خان گنڈا پور; 27 August 1919 – 29 April 2005) was a Pakistani politician from the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. He was born on August 27, 1919, in Kulachi Tehsil of Dera Ismail Khan District. Elected to the provincial assembly in the 1970 elections, he served as finance minister from 1972 to 1973 under the coalition government of Mufti Mehmood. After the resignation of the provincial government in 1973, he defected to the Pakistan Peoples Party. He was the Chief Minister of the province from 29 April 1973 to 16 February 1975.[1] He was dismissed as Chief Minister unceremoniously following the assassination of Hayat Sherpao.[2]

Inayatullah Khan Gandapur Minister
Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
In office 29 April 1973 – 16 February 1975
Preceded by	Mufti Mahmud
Succeeded by	Nasrullah Khan Khattak
Minister for Finance and Statistics
In office 1972–1973
Personal details
Born	(1919-08-27)27 August 1919 Kulachi, Dera Ismail Khan District
Died	29 April 2005(2005-04-29) (aged 85) Kulachi, Dera Ismail Khan District
Nationality	Pakistani
Political party	Jamiat Ulema-e Islam Pakistan Peoples Party
Children	Israr Ullah Khan Gandapur Sardar Ikramullah Gandapur Sardar Inam Ullah Khan
Occupation	Politician

He died on 29 April 2005, leaving three sons, Sardar Ikramullah Gandapur a politician, Sardar Inam Ullah Khan (Deputy Director of Federal Investigation Agency Islamabad), and Sardar Israr Ullah Khan Gandapur. Sardar Israr Ullah Khan Gandapur (1975-2013) was assassinated on 16 October 2013 on Eid-day when greeting public in his house. Sardar Israr Ullah Khan, including 10 others died due to this blast. He was buried on 17 October in Dera Ismail Khan.[3] Sardar Ikramullah Gandapur was killed in a suicide attack on 22 July 2018 while heading to a political convention.[4]