Arbab Alamgir Khan
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Arbab Alamgir Khan is a politician from Peshawar
Peshawar
Peshawar is the capital of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and the administrative center and central economic hub for the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan....

, North-West Frontier Province
North-West Frontier Province
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa , formerly known as the North-West Frontier Province and various other names, is one of the four provinces of Pakistan, located in the north-west of the country...

 (NWFP), Pakistan
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 now khyber pukhton khowa. Arbab Alamgir Khan is the current Minister of Communications
Minister of Communications
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 in the Cabinet of Pakistan
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. Khan was elected from NA-2 Peshawar-II to the National Assembly of Pakistan
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. Arbab Alamgir Khan is a member of Pakistan Peoples Party
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He comes from the politically-active Arbab family of the North-West Frontier Province, and is a son of the late Arbab Jehangir Khan
Arbab Jehangir Khan
Arbab Jehangir Khan Khalil regarded as chief of the Khalil tribe, was a Pakistani politician hailed from Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. He served as the 14th Chief Minister from April 7, 1985 to May 29, 1988 and then as the Leader of opposition in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa assembly from 1989-1990...

, 14th Chief Minister
Chief Minister
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 of NWFP from April 7, 1985 to May 29, 1988. Arbab Alamgir Khan was born on January 27, 1961 in Peshawar
Peshawar
Peshawar is the capital of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and the administrative center and central economic hub for the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan....

. His wife, Asma Arbab Alamgir, is an MNA (member of the National Assembly of Pakistan) and the Adviser to the Prime Minister on SAFRON (States and Frontier Regions).He is also a relative of Arbab Khizer Hayat Khan Convener Pakistan People's Party (Shaheed Benazir Group) and Arbab Sikandar Khan, the late Governor of the North-West Frontier Province.

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  • Arbab Jehangir Khan
    Arbab Jehangir Khan
    Arbab Jehangir Khan Khalil regarded as chief of the Khalil tribe, was a Pakistani politician hailed from Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. He served as the 14th Chief Minister from April 7, 1985 to May 29, 1988 and then as the Leader of opposition in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa assembly from 1989-1990...

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