Amir Khan (politician)
{{Short description|Pakistani politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{Use Pakistani English|date=September 2024}}
{{Infobox officeholder
|name=Amir Khan
|native_name=عامر خان
|image=Amir Khan (politician) (cropped).jpg
|office= Secretary General of MQM-H
|term_start=1992
|term_end=2011
|predecessor=Position established
|1blankname1=Chairman
|1namedata1=Afaq Ahmed
|nationality=Pakistani
| party = MQM-P (2016-present)
| otherparty = MQM-L (1993-2016)
MQM-H (1992-1993)
| occupation = Politician}}
Aamir Khan ({{langx|ur|عامر خان}}) is a Pakistani politician who is the senior deputy convenor and leader of Muttahida Qaumi Movement – Pakistan.{{cite news|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/amp/912511-if-you-love-mohajirs-unity-join-mqm-pakistan-says-amir-khan|title=If you love Mohajirs' unity, join MQM-Pakistan, says Amir Khan|date=29 November 2021|access-date=10 December 2021|work=The News International (newspaper)}}{{cite news|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1662176|title=MQM-P invites PML-N to multiparty conference|date=6 December 2021|work=Dawn (newspaper)|access-date=10 December 2021}}{{cite news|url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/2302971/mqm-p-calls-for-governors-rule-in-sindh|title=MQM-P calls for governor's rule in Sindh|date=2 June 2021|work=The Express Tribune (newspaper)|access-date=10 December 2021}}{{cite news|url=https://dunyanews.tv/en/Pakistan/449297-Future-of-Karachi-belongs-to-MQM-P:-Amir-Khan|title=Future of Karachi belongs to MQM-P: Amir Khan|date=23 July 2018|work=Dunya News|access-date=10 December 2021}}
Political career
Khan started his career as a worker of MQM and its student wing APMSO.{{cite news|url=https://arynews.tv/amir-khan-mqm/|title=Amir Khan MQM|date=15 July 2018|access-date=10 December 2021|work=ARY News}}
In 1992, because of having ideological differences with MQM founder Altaf Hussain, Khan alongside Afaq Ahmed co-founded Muhajir Qaumi Movement – Haqiqi, a rival faction of much larger of then Muhajir Qaumi Movement which was later renamed to Muttahida Qaumi Movement as its first secretary general.{{Cite news|date=2017-06-15|title=25 years on, MQM-H facing tough fight for political survival|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1339547|access-date=2021-03-22|work=Dawn (newspaper)|language=en}}
In 2011, after suffering a long political survival as chief of MQM-H, he announced to rejoin MQM after seeking pardon from MQM founder Altaf Hussain because of his political insurgency against him in 1990s.{{cite news|url=https://nation.com.pk/26-May-2011/aamir-khan-rejoins-mqm|title=Aamir Khan rejoins MQM|date=26 May 2011|access-date=10 December 2021|work=The Nation (newspaper)}}{{cite news|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/631647/aamir-gets-altafs-pardon-rejoins-muttahida|title=Aamir gets Altaf's pardon, rejoins Muttahida|date=26 May 2011|access-date=10 December 2021|work=The Nation (newspaper)}}
In August 2016, after the controversial speeches of MQM founder Altaf Hussain, he alongside Farooq Sattar and other Pakistan-based leaders of MQM distances themselves from this scenario and Sattar announced formation of MQM Pakistan splitting away from its MQM's London based leadership for which Khan was appointed as its senior deputy convenor and core committee member.{{cite news|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1279873|title=MQM's Amir Khan distances party from newly-surfaced controversial Altaf speech|date=25 August 2016|access-date=10 December 2021|work=Dawn (newspaper)}}{{cite news|url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1279636/mqm-in-throes-of-power-struggle|title=MQM in throes of power struggle|date=24 August 2016|access-date=10 December 2021|work=Dawn (newspaper)}}
In February 2018, after having differences with Sattar over the allocations of party tickets for 2018 Pakistani Senate election, MQM-P further divided into Farooq MQM-Pakistan (PIB faction) led by Sattar and MQM-Pakistan (Bahadurabad) factions led by Khan whose convenor later became Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui.{{cite news|url=https://arynews.tv/en/mqm-ps-sattar-amir-senate-polls/|title=Sattar, Amir lead separate MQM-P sessions after differences over Senate tickets|work=ARY News|access-date=2018-02-06|language=en-us}}
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