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Pakistani murdered politician (1975–2013)

Israr Ullah Khan GandapurMinister
Minister for Law, Parliamentary Affairs and Human Rights
In office
31 May 2013 – 16 October 2013
Succeeded byImtiaz Shahid
ConstituencyPK-67 D.I. Khan-IV
Member of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly
In office
May 2013 – October 2013
In office
2008–2013
In office
2002–2008
Personal details
Born(1975-08-06)6 August 1975
Kulachi, Dera Ismail Khan District, Pakistan
Died16 October 2013(2013-10-16) (aged 38)
Kulachi, Dera Ismail Khan District, Pakistan
Political partyPakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)
Other political
affiliations		Pakistan People's Party (S) (2008-2013)
ParentInayatullah Khan Gandapur (father)
RelativesSardar Ikramullah Gandapur (brother)
Aghaz Ikramullah Gandapur (Nephew)

Sardar Israr Ullah Khan Gandapur (Urdu: اسرار اللہ خان گنڈا پور; 6 August 1975 – 16 October 2013) was a Pakistani politician who had been a member of the Provincial Assembly of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa from 2002 till his murder by a terrorist suicide bomber. In his third term, he was serving as Minister for Law, Parliamentary Affairs and Human Rights at the time of his death.

Murder

On 16 October 2013, Gandapur was murdered – along with at least seven other victims – by a suicide bomb blast on the first day of Eid al-Adha while greeting locals at his residence in Kulachi village. He was the third Member of the Provincial Assembly (MPA) killed by terrorists in a period of five months, following MPA Fareed Khan and MPA Imran Khan Mohmand.

Brother's murder

After his death, his seat in the Provincial Assembly was won by his brother, Ikramullah Gandapur; Ikramullah was murdered by a terrorist in the 2018 Kulachi suicide bombing.

Memorial

After the death of Sardar Israr Ullah Khan Gandapur, a government college was named in his honor.

References

  1. "Mr. Israr Ullah Khan Gandapur". www.pakp.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 18 January 2022. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
  2. ^ Ali, Zulfiqar (19 October 2013). "Sardar Israrullah Khan Gandapur". Dawn.
  3. "Pakistan minister Israrullah Gandapur killed in blast". BBC News. 16 October 2013.
  4. "Explosion kills K-P minister Israrullah Gandapur". The Express Tribune. Reuters. 16 October 2013.
  5. "PTI candidate Ikramullah Gandapur laid to rest in DI Khan". Geo News. 23 July 2018. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
  6. "Govt Degree College Shaheed Israr Ullah Khan Gandapur KULACHI (D.I.Khan)". www.admission.hed.gkp.pk.
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