Nasim Wali Khan

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Nasim Wali Khan
نسیم ولی خان
Born1933 (1933)
DiedMay 16, 2021(2021-05-16) (aged 87–88)
Charsadda, Pakistan.
NationalityPakistani
OccupationPolitician
Known forFormer Provincial Leader of Awami National Party
Political partyAwami National Party
Awami National Party (Wali)
Spouse(s)
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(m. 1954)​
ChildrenSangeen Wali Khan, Gulalai Wali Khan, Asfandyar Wali Khan (step-son)

Nasim Wali Khan (Urdu: نسيم ولی خان 1933 – 16 May 2021) was a female politician in Pakistan. Nasim Wali Khan was a leader of Awami National Party–Wali.[1] Nasim Wali Khan was the former provincial president and parliamentary leader of the Awami National Party in Provincial Assembly of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa.[2]

She was born in 1933. She was one of the main leaders of the Pakistan National Alliance and made history in 1977 as the first woman elected from a Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province general seat in the 1977 election.[3]

Nasim Wali Khan married Khan Abdul Wali Khan in 1954.[4] She was the mother of Sangeen Wali Khan (late), and Dr Gulalai Wali Khan as well as step-mother of Asfandyar Wali Khan.[5] Nasim Wali Khan died on 16 May 2021 in Charsadda, Pakistan.[6][7][8]

Further reading[]

  • "Globe-trotting". India Today. 1978-09-15.

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References[]

  1. ^ "Asfandyar a failed leader: Nasim Wali". Dawn. Retrieved 2020-10-26.
  2. ^ Nasim opposes referendum on Pakhtunkhwa
  3. ^ Encyclopaedia of Women in South Asia: Pakistan (2004) Volume 2 of Encyclopaedia of Women in South Asia, Sangh Mittra, ISBN 81-7835-187-0, ISBN 978-81-7835-187-2
  4. ^ Twilight of the Frontiers Iron Lady Twilight of the Frontiers Iron Lady
  5. ^ http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/print.asp?page=2005%5C10%5C10%5Cstory_10-10-2005_pg7_46
  6. ^ "Veteran politician Begum Nasim Wali Khan dies, confirms family". ARY NEWS. 2021-05-16. Retrieved 2021-05-16.
  7. ^ "Veteran politician Begum Naseem Wali Khan passes away". www.geo.tv. Retrieved 2021-05-16.
  8. ^ "Veteran politician and ANP leader Begum Naseem Wali Khan passes away". Dawn. 16 May 2021.
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