Akram Khan Durrani

{{Infobox officeholder

| honorific-prefix =

| name = Akram Khan Durrani

| native_name = {{nq|اکرم خان درانی}}

| native_name_lang = ur

| office = Minister for Housing and Works

| term_start = 4 August 2017

| term_end = 31 May 2018

| primeminister = Shahid Khaqan Abbasi

| president = Mamnoon Hussain

| term_start1 = 19 June 2013

| term_end1 = 28 July 2017

| primeminister1 = Nawaz Sharif

| president1 = Mamnoon Hussain

| office2 = 23rd Chief Minister of the North-West Frontier Province

| term_start2 = 29 September 2002

| term_end2 = 11 October 2007

| predecessor2 = Mehtab Ahmed Khan

| successor2 = Shamsul Mulk (caretaker)

| office3 = Member of the National Assembly of Pakistan

| term_start3 = 1 June 2013

| term_end3 = 31 May 2018

| constituency3 = NA-26 (Bannu)

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1960|3|02|df=y}}

| birthname = Akram Khan Durrani

| nationality = Pakistani

| party = JUI (F) (2002-present)

| relations = Ghulam Qadir Khan Durrani (father)

| children = Zahid Akram Durrani (son)

Ziad Durrani (son)

| office4 = Leader of Opposition in the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

| term_start4 = 2 October 2018

| term_end4 = 18 January 2023

| predecessor4 = Maulana Lutfur Rehman

| office5 = Member of the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

| term_start5 = 13 August 2018

| term_end5 = 18 January 2023

| constituency5 = PK-90 (Bannu-IV)

}}

Akram Khan Durrani ({{langx|ur|{{nq|اکرم خان درانی}}}}, {{langx|ps|اکرم خان دراني}}; born 2 March 1960) is a Pakistani politician who was the Leader of the Opposition in the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, in office from 2 October 2018 till 18 January 2023. He previously served as the Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa from 2002 to 2007. He served as Federal Minister for Housing and Works, in the Abbasi cabinet from August 2017 to May 2018 and as the Federal Minister for Housing and Works in the third Sharif ministry from June 2013 to July 2017. He was a member of the National Assembly of Pakistan from June 2013 to May 2018 from NA-26 (Bannu).

Early life

Durrani was born on 2 March 1960.{{cite web|title=Detail Information|url=http://www.pildat.org/MNA/rsDetail.asp?detid=26|website=pildat.org|publisher=PILDAT|access-date=24 April 2017|url-status=bot: unknown|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170425123702/http://www.pildat.org/MNA/rsDetail.asp?detid=26|archive-date=25 April 2017}} He belongs to Mewa Khel, a sub-tribe of the Durrani Pashtuns residing in Surrani, Bannu.

Political career

Durrani was elected several times to the provincial assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa from his home constituency of Bannu.{{cite news|title=JUI nominates Akram Durani for chief ministership|url=http://dawn.com/news/62140|access-date=8 October 2016|work=Dawn|date=17 October 2002|ref=dawn|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161009170210/http://www.dawn.com/news/62140|archive-date=9 October 2016}}

In September 2002, he was elected by the Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA) as the Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa where he served until 2007.{{cite news|title=Akram Durrani elected NWFP chief minister|url=http://www.dawn.com/news/69203/akram-durrani-elected-nwfp-chief-minister|access-date=8 October 2016|work=Dawn|date=30 November 2002|ref=dawn1|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161009164203/http://www.dawn.com/news/69203/akram-durrani-elected-nwfp-chief-minister|archive-date=9 October 2016}} He survived an assassination attempt in 2007 when he was the chief minister.{{cite news |title=Two killed in attack on minister's convoy |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1222604 |access-date=13 July 2018 |work=Dawn |date=27 November 2015}}

In the 2013 Pakistani general election he was elected as the member of the National Assembly of Pakistan.{{cite web|title=PHA-Profile|url=http://www.pha.gov.pk/profile-en.aspx|website=pha.gov.pk|access-date=8 October 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161009205856/http://www.pha.gov.pk/profile-en.aspx|archive-date=9 October 2016}} He also won provincial assembly seat which he relinquished in order to retain his national assembly seat.ECP, 2013 election result

Durrani was appointed as Minister for Housing & Works by the President of Pakistan Mamnoon Hussain on the advice of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on 29 August 2013.{{cite news|title=JUI-F represented: Three new ministers take oath - The Express Tribune|url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/659852/jui-f-represented-three-new-ministers-take-oath/|access-date=8 October 2016|work=The Express Tribune|publisher=The tribune|date=17 January 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160817095631/http://tribune.com.pk/story/659852/jui-f-represented-three-new-ministers-take-oath/|archive-date=17 August 2016}}

On 27 November 2015, Durrani survived an attempt on his life as his convoy came under a bomb attack in Narmikhail area of Bannu.{{cite news|title=Akram Khan Durrani survives bid on life in Bannu, two dead|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/77654-akram-khan-durrani-survives-bid-on-life-in-bannu-two-dead|access-date=8 October 2016|work=The News International|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161010072305/https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/77654-akram-khan-durrani-survives-bid-on-life-in-bannu-two-dead|archive-date=10 October 2016}}

He had ceased to hold ministerial office in July 2017 when the federal cabinet was disbanded following the resignation of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif after Panama Papers case decision.{{cite news|title=PM Nawaz Sharif steps down; federal cabinet stands dissolved|url=https://en.dailypakistan.com.pk/pakistan/pm-nawaz-gives-up-his-post-federal-cabinet-stands-dissolved/|access-date=28 July 2017|work=Daily Pakistan Global|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170728114411/https://en.dailypakistan.com.pk/pakistan/pm-nawaz-gives-up-his-post-federal-cabinet-stands-dissolved/|archive-date=28 July 2017}} Following the election of Shahid Khaqan Abbasi as Prime Minister of Pakistan in August 2017, he was inducted into the federal cabinet of Abbasi.{{cite news|title=A 43-member new cabinet sworn in|url=https://www.app.com.pk/a-43-member-new-cabinet-sworn-in/|access-date=4 August 2017|work=Associated Press of Pakistan|date=4 August 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170804174456/https://www.app.com.pk/a-43-member-new-cabinet-sworn-in/|archive-date=4 August 2017}}{{cite news|title=PM Khaqan Abbasi's 43-member cabinet takes oath today|url=https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2017/08/04/new-federal-cabinet-ministers-take-oath-today/|access-date=4 August 2017|work=Pakistan Today|date=4 August 2017}} He was appointed as the Minister for Housing and Works for the second time.{{cite news|last1=Raza|first1=Syed Irfan|title=PM Abbasi's bloated cabinet sworn in|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1349710/pm-abbasis-bloated-cabinet-sworn-in|access-date=5 August 2017|work=Dawn|location=Pakistan|date=5 August 2017|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170805040859/https://www.dawn.com/news/1349710/pm-abbasis-bloated-cabinet-sworn-in|archive-date=5 August 2017}} Upon the dissolution of the National Assembly on the expiration of its term on 31 May 2018, Durrani ceased to hold the office as Federal Minister for Housing and Works.{{cite web |title=Notification |url=http://www.cabinet.gov.pk/userfiles1/file/fm-mos-noti-01-06-2018.pdf |publisher=Cabinet division |access-date=1 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180601180526/http://www.cabinet.gov.pk/userfiles1/file/fm-mos-noti-01-06-2018.pdf |archive-date=1 June 2018}}

On 13 July 2018, Durrani remained safe despite a blast near his convoy that killed four people and injured 32 others.{{cite news |last1=Akbar |first1=Ali |title=Blast targets convoy of JUI-F leader Akram Khan Durrani, 4 killed |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1419792/blast-targets-convoy-of-jui-f-leader-akram-khan-durrani-4-killed |access-date=13 July 2018 |work=Dawn |date=13 July 2018}}

He was re-elected to Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as a candidate of MMA from Constituency PK-90 (Bannu-IV) in the 2018 Pakistani general election.{{cite news |title=Pakistan election 2018 results: National and provincial assemblies |url=https://www.samaa.tv/news/2018/07/live-pakistan-election-2018-results/ |access-date=3 September 2018 |publisher=Samaa TV |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180729083521/https://www.samaa.tv/news/2018/07/live-pakistan-election-2018-results/ |archive-date=2018-07-29 |url-status=live }}

On 2 October 2018, he became leader of the opposition in the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.{{cite news |title=Durrani named opposition leader in KP Assembly |url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/print/376150-durrani-named-opposition-leader-in-kp-assembly |access-date=17 October 2018 |work=The News |language=en}}

Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Akram Khan Durrani remained Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa from 2002 to 2007. One of his work was that he declared the 'Girl campus of Khyber Medical College' as an independent medical college by name Khyber Girls Medical College.