Shammim Afridi

Shammim Afridi is a Pakistani politician who has been a Member of the Senate of Pakistan, since March 2018. He was Secretary Finance JWP Balochistan when Nawab Akbar Bugti was President of JWP

Senator
Shammim Afridi
Member of the Senate of Pakistan
Assumed office
12 March 2018
Personal details
NationalityPakistani
Political partyPakistan Peoples Party, Jamhoori Watan Party
ChildrenAbbas Khan Afridi[1]
Amjad Khan Afridi[1]

Political career

Afridi was elected to the Senate of Pakistan as an independent candidate on general seat from FATA in 2018 Pakistani Senate election.[2][3] He joined Pakistan Muslim League (N) (PML-N) after getting elected.[4] He took his oath as Senator on 12 March 2018[5] and joined the treasury benches, led by PML-N.[6]

References

  1. "Two Fata senators re-elected: Shamim Afridi, Mira Khan Afridi are newcomers". thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  2. "LIVE: PML-N-backed independent candidates lead in Punjab, PPP in Sindh - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 3 March 2018. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  3. Khan, Iftikhar A. (4 March 2018). "PML-N gains Senate control amid surprise PPP showing". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
  4. "Independent Fata Senator Mirza Afridi joins PML-N". The Nation. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  5. "Senate elect opposition-backed Sanjrani chairman and Mandviwala his deputy". The News. 12 March 2018. Archived from the original on 12 March 2018. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
  6. Guramani, Nadir (22 March 2018). "15 independent senators backed by PML-N in Senate polls join treasury". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 22 March 2018.


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